Grand Prix Rejects

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The champagne's only just been washed out of Andy Jordan's overalls, and already we have a couple of important announcements about the 2014 BTCC season. 1. Honda-Yuasa-Dynamics will switch from the Civic Type-R to a new unspecified model, to be revealed later in the year. I read a rumour in the offi...

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Alan Henry wrote a book called Ferrari: the Battle for Revival in the mid-1990s. I don't own it, and it's been several years since I flicked through it in a second-hand bookshop, but I believe it covers your topic very well. There are cheap used copies on Amazon and Abebooks, so it could be worth bu...

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On the subject of Pacific, I've just noticed that last week's issue of Autosport features an interview with Oliver Gavin. Most of it covers his current role as a works Corvette driver, but there is also a sidebar on his almost-F1 adventures with Pacific. I'll scan it when I next have the chance. He...

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That's extremely interesting; thank you for the translation! What's he up to these days? Does he still want to enter F1 or has he given up?

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On the subject of Pacific, I've just noticed that last week's issue of Autosport features an interview with Oliver Gavin. Most of it covers his current role as a works Corvette driver, but there is also a sidebar on his almost-F1 adventures with Pacific. I'll scan it when I next have the chance.

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Jochen Rindt was Austrian, but born in Germany. So they wouldn't have had to wait so long for Schumacher to come along and give them their first title. I thought that Rindt thought of himself as German rather than Austrian (being born in Germany to German parents, but having to be raised by his gra...

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On a related note, he has also been interviewed by Top Gear Magazine.

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Unfortunately from a statistical domination point of view, Cammish has decided to step down from the final two meetings of the year to give another driver a chance in the JTR team. I expect to see him in the BTCC next year.

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Onslow-Cole has also made noises about wanting to race GT cars, and has recently tested for Aston Martin.

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Try The Science of Formula 1 design, by David Tremayne. The latest edition was published in 2009.

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I haven't been a student for a couple of years now, but I do work for a university! Also hoping to return to student life (although it will be very different from the undergraduate experience for several reasons) to do a master's degree next year.

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Does it only work with Acer computers?

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One team that did have an awful year was Footwork Arrows. They had a reasonably competitive car at the start of the season and looked a challenger for the minor points and the top 10. But the moment Tom Walkinshaw bought the team, they just gave up on the season. Plus, sending Verstappen back on tr...

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My first point of reference for distinguishing the FW11 from the FW11B is that the FW11B has a fully dark-blue nose tip, whereas the area under the plane of the front wing is white on the FW11. Compare FW11 with FW11B . So it is solved. And though I would usually pride myself on being able to spot ...

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My first point of reference for distinguishing the FW11 from the FW11B is that the FW11B has a fully dark-blue nose tip, whereas the area under the plane of the front wing is white on the FW11.

Compare FW11 with FW11B.

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Faustus wrote:Just got 1 more recently, as I've been buying non-reject models lately.
Actually, forget that, he's not a reject.

I think being a Lucky Bastard is close enough.

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I think Formula Ford is really struggling in its first year with wings, so to speak. Also, the fact that a 24-year-old-driver with a lot of prior experience in higher categories is racing for the best team in a Formula Four-level series has got to count for something. Anyway, Fords are no longer co...

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takagi_for_the_win wrote:Could it be that Cammish is just an excellent talent?

He's a good driver, but he does have significantly more experience at this level than the rest of the field, except Jayde Kruger, who is nevertheless having to learn all the British circuits and joined the championship late.

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Happy birthday to Chanoch Nissany, 50 years old today!

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RIP.

Joe Saward has posted an excellent biography of him.

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I've always wondered precisely what Palik is saying in this video.

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2. Silverstone
4. Jacarepaguá
5. Montréal

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1. Both are from Canada 2. Valencia sounds reasonable, but I don't know. It doesn't look much like any of the race circuits that year. 3. Yes, it's at the exit of the kink in between the old Bus Stop Chicane and the start-finish straight, where the pit-lane entry was as you say. Looking at photos of...

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10) Michael Schumacher, Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, Ferrari F300, Ferrari 047 3.0 V10, 1998 Austrian GP, A1-Ring. I'm pretty sure that this one was taken between Bico de Pato and Mergulho at Interlagos. On the right-hand side of the track at this point, the ground falls away (towards Pinheirinho), a...

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1. Mika Hakkinen - McLaren MP4-16 - 2001 - ? 2. Eddie Irvine - Ferrari F310 - 1996 - Monaco GP 3. Michael Schumacher - Ferrari F310 - 1996 - Hungarian GP (Hungaroring) 4. Eddie Irvine - Ferrari F310 - 1996 - Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps) 5. Keke Rosberg - McLaren MP4/2C - 1986 - Monaco GP 6. Michae...

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1. Montréal, I think.
3. Bas Leinders

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The (f) is Brazil for sure ? I have a photo of Brazil like this one which is reversed : http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MqwqDoSNwUs/U ... Brazil+(11).jpg Could it be at the same track but on a different point ?

Yes, I think it's between the exit of the Senna S and the Curva do Sol. I believe the Senna photo may be at Murgulho.

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b) Mark Webber - Minardi PS02 - 2002 - French GP (Magny-Cours)
d) Aguri Suzuki - Ligier JS41 - 1995 - Argentine GP (Buenos Aires)
e) Jos Verstappen - Minardi PS03 - 2003 - San Marino GP (Imola)
f) Jean Alesi - Ferrari 412T1 - 1994 - Brazilian GP (Interlagos)

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2. Graham Hill - Lotus 49 - 1967 - Dutch GP (Zandvoort) 3. Justin Wilson - Minardi PS03 - 2003 - Malaysian GP (Sepang) 4. Aguri Suzuki - Ligier JS41 - 1995 - Pacific GP (Aida) 5. Jos Verstappen - Minardi PS03 - 2003 - French GP (Magny-Cours) 7. David Coulthard(?) - McLaren MP4-17D - 2003 - Austrian ...

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1. Michael Schumacher - Ferrari F2002 - 2002 - Hockenheim 2. Kimi Raikkonen - McLaren MP4-17 - 2002 - Silverstone 3. Jean Alesi - Prost AP03 - 2000 - A1-Ring 4. Jackie Stewart - Tyrrell 005 - 1972 - ? 5. Niki Lauda - Ferrari 312B3 - 1974 - ? (the 312T had a white airbox, amongst other small differen...

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I would use the money to fund a career in touring cars, working my way through the single-make categories before I finally achieve my ambition of not getting lapped more than once in the BTCC.

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BlindCaveSalamander wrote:Looks like I missed a cracking meeting, anyone know when the highlights are?

The official site hasn't yet been updated, but I would expect highlights to be on ITV4 tomorrow evening at either eight or nine pm.

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As far as I'm aware, only the official season reviews exist (and these are only on VHS for 1981-2002, unless you bought a copy of Formula 1 2001 and Formula 1 2002 for the PS2, which both featured multi-channel DVDs for the previous season). Before 1981, there are various short highlights available ...

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radomer wrote:
midgrid wrote:I have it as Argentina.

You mean the last one with the Jordan ?

Yes, that one.

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I have it as Argentina.

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I wonder if Paul Stoddart, who tested on occasion himself, was any faster than Nissany?

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2005 was the last good year for colour balance. Too many white-dominated overalls since then.

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Silverstone!

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Yes, of course that would make sense due to Prost's withdrawal.

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Allan McNish in the fictional Toyota showcar of 2002: Which car is this based on? Minichamps usually use the previous year's model with the current livery for these, so what did they do in this case, where there was no previous Toyota to work with (assuming that no model was made of the TF101...)?

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