Grand Prix Rejects

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(Whilst this game is clearly terrific, having never owned a game console until we got a Wii last year, I must admit I was always a devotee of PC games instead, especially the awesome "Grand Prix 2" and its sequels. And before that, anyone around here old enough to remember "Accolade ...

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Hi everyone, The new content keeps on coming! Forum member "TomPryce" has written a review of the classic 1996 console game by Psygnosis and Bizarre Creations (based on the 1995 season), "Formula 1" - the game which begun a series which has continued to this day (albeit produced ...

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I have a "thing" about Romania. Can't put my finger on it, or explain why, but I just do. So for me if this really comes to fruition this will be IMHO the most exciting team since Super Aguri.

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Hi everyone, Well it wouldn't be F1 Rejects if we weren't a day late and a dollar short, would it? Apparently they've now kissed and made up, but since everyone chipped in with their two cents over Lewis v Nico at Monaco, we thought we would too ... from a slightly different angle. We wonder if a co...

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Wallio wrote:I must ask though, in your research did it say what driving Bob did on The Hollywood Knights? That is probably my favorite movie ever, so I'm curious.

I'm afraid I didn't find that out. The listings on the Internet Movie Database didn't go beyond simply saying that he was credited in that film.

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Hi everyone, Our latest driver profile is now up. And what a story it is as well. Originally I chose to do the profile of Bob Drake because I knew he was the last man to drive the fabled Maserati 250F in a World Championship Grand Prix, and I thought that was profile-worthy enough. Little did I know...

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Official decision time! I'll keep this short and sweet. Most of you have already cited the large field of candidates - and there were many this time around - and the reasons for their nominations, but I couldn't go past awarding a joint award to Adrian Sutil and Esteban Gutierrez. As some of you hav...

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With this race, I would not be surprised if Sutil and Gutierrez have effectively signed Sauber's bankruptcy notice - with their financial problems, Sauber literally cannot afford to finish 10th in the WCC Damn good observation, that. Either that, or Sutil and Gutierrez have just ensured Simona de S...

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Eifelland wrote:Is today the most important day in the history of F1 Rejects?

The day we spoke to HWNSNBM probably takes that mantle. But we haven't had a day like this in a long time.

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Well, having gone to bed (Sydney time) convinced Rosberg would take a penalty, I am absolutely astounded that no action has been taken, mainly because it appears as though the stewards have not looked into the reversing back onto the track at all. I find that impossible to believe. I do agree with t...

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Nico's one of the cleanest, sporting drivers on the field today. He's raced fairly with decorum, and I've never seen him ever do anything to disadvantage anyone else in a dirty and cheap manner. It was an honest mistake; if it was anyone else, nobody would bat an eye. Since it had the misfortune to...

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I must say, having seen a view external replays of Rosberg's off, it's nowhere near as clumsy and obvious as Schumi at the Rascasse but still there's something a bit odd about it. There's a lot of steering wheel movement before the brakes lock up. If one were cynical and wanting to be a conspiracy t...

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[EDIT] Looking at the onboard footage from Hamilton's car, it looks as if Rosberg was reversing back onto the track whilst other cars were continuing with their laps. Strictly speaking, I believe that it is technically illegal to reverse along the track during a session - I wonder if Rosberg might ...

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Whoa! How did a Monaco GP thread and a simple question from one of our regular and respected members turn into a papaya-throwing contest over the protocol (if there be one) of whether one asks a question within this community (which is what I like to think of this is, not just a forum) or searches f...

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For what any list like this is worth: http://www.foxsports.com.au/more-sports/formula-one-ace-lewis-hamilton-has-been-named-the-worlds-most-marketable-athlete/story-e6frf56c-1226923690372 According to this, the four most marketable open-wheeler drivers in the world are, in order: 1. Lewis Hamilton 2...

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Here in Australia it was well-known that Sir Jack had been frail and unwell for a while, but still his passing has come as a shock, and the news has broken quickly. It is 10am Monday morning here on the east coast of Australia and apparently he passed away after an early breakfast this morning. Sir ...

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Official decision time. I have felt it calling me all week. An irrepressible urge which has been rising like a phoenix (!) deep within and which can no longer be resisted after all these years of handing out Reject of the Race awards. The voices in my head are much too loud and this time I must give...

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I agree this looks very interesting, but ... I find it curious that there's this "33 Days" project which another thread discusses, which seems to piggyback on "1" and "Rush" and the Lauda crash, and this Keegan project which seems to want to expand on the James Hunt sid...

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I haven't really been focussed on this (not even with 1/16 of an eye) so I've missed the fact that the Drivers' Club has swelled to a rather meaningless 40 drivers when only 20 seats are on offer. But still ... * 13 rejects (Albers, Alguersuari, D'Ambrosio, Bourdais, Buemi, Chandhok, Doornboss, Di G...

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I really do wonder of some chaps have ever heard of Danny Tiatto If ever there was a walking red card, he was it. Then again, since you're a Victory fan, the walking two-week suspension was Kevin Muscat ... Finally, the Aussie A-League has been run and won and Brisbane were deserved winners. League...

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So many years following both F1 Rejects and the Eurovision Song Contest, and it's only now that I learn that the latter has a cult following here? Wow. And quite a few things to comment on on this page! Right now, I'm not sure what I'm looking forward to more this weekend! The entry was quite rejec...

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Well, look no further than Portugal for a reject country in Eurovision. Never won, never placed in the top five and one 6th in 1996. That, my friends, complies with reject requirements! Some songs did went into cult status, like Paulo de Carvalho's 'E depois do Adeus' which was dead last in 1974, t...

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mario wrote:it wasn't really until the third generation of engines (the OX11 series) that they really developed something unique (but that is another story).

Another story which, as you know, I'd love for you to write! It would be cool to have a complete series on the Yamaha engines ...

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I am glad to see that Autosport are giving this sad news the attention it deserves: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/113800 Needless to say, as those of you who have followed this site for a while will know, Al Pease holds a very dear place in our heart. Some of you might even remember th...

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This wrote:It's not about the winners, it's about the many rejectful songs turning into cult status! Obviously a lot of them were deliberatly rejectful.

Yes, and therein lies the synergy between the ESC and F1 Rejects. We take the not-so-serious very seriously indeed!

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The thing is, though, he says he'd prefer racing F1 cars to be like taming a dragon - these cars are far more dragon-like than in years past. They're much more powerful and quicker in a straight line, and the much-reduced amount of grip available means you really have to work a lot more than last y...

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Once in a while, every country decides to have an actually decent artist have a go, and they make a decent song out of it. And then, there's Moldova. Excuse me! I have liked several of the Moldovan entries over the years! On a semi-serious note, I have always wondered what it would be like if Jamie...

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mario wrote:you could also add the BRM V16 to that list

Teaser time ... I'm also working on a profile that has something to do with the BRM V16 disaster in the early 1950s so if any of you have good info on that, email me.

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Imagine a van der Garde/De Silvestro lineup. That would be something. That would actually make me take notice of them! At the moment, Sauber is committing that heinous F1 Rejects crime of being so mediocre that they're actually anonymous. Jocke, I think the only way that Chilton won't make the chec...

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Liverpool fans should be thankful they don't support Fulham who not only just got relegated but their youth side lost the FA Youth Cup final...after being 6-4 up on aggregate...against Chelsea. Or, alternatively, since this is F1 Rejects, and I keep one-sixteenth of an eye on the other end of the F...

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Best decision ever.

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Thanks the hard work is making an extra long edition! No worries. There's not really that much hard work involved in the preparation and recording (although there's lots of hard work for Jamie in the post-recording editing). The preparation largely involved us having dinner at a pub, identifying in...

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A big thanks for Mario for writing the article, which clearly demonstrates plenty of research and an incredibly detailed technical insight into not just the 1989 Yamaha engine, but other engines from 1989 as well. I have always wondered what happened to Zakspeed in 1989 given the fact that they wer...

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Hi everyone, The new content keeps on coming! And it's the first submitted article we've posted in over 6 years! Our resident forum brains trust "mario" wrote a superb article on the tale of woe that was the Zakspeed Yamaha collaboration in 1989. This is the story of how Yamaha's ambition ...

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As I said on a previous podcast, Baku has hosted Eurovision and missed out on bidding for the Olympics, so why not a Grand Prix? I saw a documentary last year about how the modern, advanced, rich waterfront / promenade image which Azerbaijan is trying to promote via these high-profile events hides s...

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A few of us were having a conversation in the F1R Chat, when the topic of V8 Supercar enduro co-drivers came up. I proposed the following avatar bet... I've had an idea for a sort-of avatar bet - if Paul Morris manages to somehow win an enduro, we all have to have a picture of him as our avatar for...

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Yannick wrote:It's hard not to be an admirer of Zlobin's own efforts as a racecar driver after the bathplugging plugs you and Jamie have given him on your podcasts. Here's hoping you discuss this news item in detail on the next one, too!

You won't be disappointed, my friend.

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I must say the whole thing is a bit of a surprise because there are several other "almost moves" from the period that are well-known (e.g. Alesi going to Williams in 1991) and there would have been no real reason to keep this a secret for 20-odd years. And some of these negotiations sound ...

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Official decision time! Well, if only Pastor Maldonado had continued his free practice hilarity into the GP itself, he would have been a certainty for back-to-back ROTRs, but even he restrained himself in a race largely devoid of absurdity. To the point where I would probably have agreed with many o...

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As has been pointed out on the ROTR thread, some reports are suggesting the race was called two laps early due to the chequered being shown to Hamilton. If that is correct (and Autosport is yet to report it) then Kobayashi's pass on Bianchi on the last lap counts for nothing. In the scheme of things...

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