Which formula 1 drivers are a mystery for you ?

f1-gast · Post by **f1-gast** » 23 Jun 2011, 08:50

Probably you know this, you heared about a f1 driver you read some info about this driver but still you don't get the driver, and is still be a mystery to you.
Well post them here maybe we can give eachother the answer.

I hav this with Luciano Burti, the first time i heared his name was in 1997 orso, and since then im asking myself who is he ?
I can't get a clear view of him, he was testdriver for Stewart Ferrari, drove for Prost, had this mega crashes, but still i don't know the guy it's the only f1 driver for me that i can't understand

Pointrox · Post by **Pointrox** » 23 Jun 2011, 23:08

HWNSNBM
Although we know a bit of his past before he joined the mighty Minardi, it is still too little for me, and I would love to know more. Also, I would love to know what he is up to now.

...or not?

Chanoch Nissany
This guy is a true legend for me, but I also would love to know about his relatively short racing career.

Tiff Needell
Some people don't know it, but Tiff Needell had his (rejectworthy) moments in F1

nome66 · Post by **nome66** » 24 Jun 2011, 01:36

HWNSNBM
I know the acronym,
and i may be trippin' out on n00b juice, but i would sure love to know his name....

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 24 Jun 2011, 05:40

Masami Kuwashima. Why he was dumped after FP1 is still a mystery.

Post by **tommykl** » 24 Jun 2011, 06:15

FMecha wrote:Masami Kuwashima. Why he was dumped after FP1 is still a mystery.

It was sponsorship. Simples.

nome66 wrote:HWNSNBM
I know the acronym,
and i may be trippin' out on n00b juice, but i would sure love to know his name....

It's the link in FMecha's sig

f1-gast · Post by **f1-gast** » 24 Jun 2011, 07:07

a bit offtopic but what mean's that HWNSNBM ?

Post by **tommykl** » 24 Jun 2011, 07:28

f1-gast wrote:a bit offtopic but what mean's that HWNSNBM ?

He Whose Name Shall Not Be Mentioned

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 24 Jun 2011, 10:57

So I want to say the most mystery: Claudio Langes. We know about his F1 carrer but we only know few his post-F1 carrer.

tommykl wrote:
FMecha wrote:Masami Kuwashima. Why he was dumped after FP1 is still a mystery.

It was sponsorship. Simples.
nome66 wrote:HWNSNBM
I know the acronym,
and i may be trippin' out on n00b juice, but i would sure love to know his name....

It's the link in FMecha's sig

If you click that, expect a papaya rain.

AdrianSutil · Post by **AdrianSutil** » 25 Jun 2011, 02:06

Always wanted to know more about Sakon Yamamoto. I know he drove for both Super Agiri and then Spyker and was obviously a pay-driver with pretty dud results. And the legend that was Tomas Enge, who had a few races with Prost at the end of 2001.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 25 Jun 2011, 09:49

Nicolas Kiesa.

ranig · Post by **ranig** » 25 Jun 2011, 10:05

Vincenzo Sospiri. I don't know what happened to him after the Lola epic fiasco.

dinizintheoven · Post by **dinizintheoven** » 27 Jun 2011, 13:50

Pointrox wrote:HWNSNBM
Although we know a bit of his past before he joined the mighty Minardi, it is still too little for me, and I would love to know more. Also, I would love to know what he is up to now.
...or not?

Recent evidence from Richard's F1 suggests he's been whiling away his time driving the two-seater Minardi on demonstrations - it still exists, it still runs, apparently Paul Stoddart is still involved, and HWNSNBM's been one of his most loyal drivers. I think this is how Jamie & Enoch managed to get that interview with him a couple of years ago, on one of those demonstrations at the Australian GP.

I still want to see him race again, though!

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 27 Jun 2011, 13:56

Dominico Schiattarella is a bit of an unknown for me... But I know he went racing in the US, the thing is what he did after or before that period...

f1-gast · Post by **f1-gast** » 27 Jun 2011, 14:10

ranig wrote:Vincenzo Sospiri. I don't know what happened to him after the Lola epic fiasco.

After Lola he raced some GT cars, and runs now (or did run) his own F3 team.

karsten · Post by **karsten** » 27 Jun 2011, 19:03

pantano. i know he was around but was completely transparent to me.

P_Friesacher · Post by **P_Friesacher** » 27 Jun 2011, 21:46

I know he's actually somewhat popular here, but Kazuki Nakajima came and went without leaving any kind of lasting impression on me at all.

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 27 Jun 2011, 22:07

For those who were wondering what Adams is doing today, he's just having a regular job and has finally paid of his debts.

AdrianSutil · Post by **AdrianSutil** » 27 Jun 2011, 22:32

karsten wrote:pantano. i know he was around but was completely transparent to me.

pretty sure he drives in the WTCC with reasonable results. Could be wrong though.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 27 Jun 2011, 23:07

AdrianSutil wrote:
karsten wrote:pantano. i know he was around but was completely transparent to me.

pretty sure he drives in the WTCC with reasonable results. Could be wrong though.

Nope. He's now in Auto GP for Super Nova Racing.

Speaking of mysteries...what about Nicolas Kiesa?

golic_2004 · Post by **golic_2004** » 28 Jun 2011, 02:06

Pointrox wrote:

Chanoch Nissany
This guy is a true legend for me, but I also would love to know about his relatively short racing career.

As it turns out he's multiple champion in the Hungarian Championship E-2000 series.
http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/459/career/

http://www.enjoytherace.hu/index.php?ac ... &newsID=29

AND a funny April Fools joke about him http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=127577

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 28 Jun 2011, 18:48

Phoenix wrote:Speaking of mysteries...what about Nicolas Kiesa?

dr-baker wrote:Nicolas Kiesa.

Vepe · Post by **Vepe** » 28 Jun 2011, 19:01

dr-baker wrote:
Phoenix wrote:Speaking of mysteries...what about Nicolas Kiesa?

dr-baker wrote:Nicolas Kiesa.

Apparently he raced in sportscars in -06, 3rd in own class in Sebring...
Also got a DTM drive, but was injured in motocross accident and haven´t raced in international series since...
He also tested Kolles Audi R10 in Paul Ricard in 2009

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 28 Jun 2011, 21:12

golic_2004 wrote:
Pointrox wrote:

Chanoch Nissany
This guy is a true legend for me, but I also would love to know about his relatively short racing career.

As it turns out he's multiple champion in the Hungarian Championship E-2000 series.

I didn't know Nissany did compete in F3000 in 2004. Talk about meteoric rising through the ranks :lol:

Also, how fitting that he often piloted Nissan-powered cars too.

Pieman · Post by **Pieman** » 28 Jun 2011, 23:06

I only remember Ralph Firman as an F3 driver - battling hard with Oliver Gavin and Warren Hughes in the mid-90s. I never remember seeing him in F1, even though he did a full season with Jordan. Same with Pantano really.

I know Kiesa was reasonable in FFord and F3000 (wasn't it him who inherited the win following Bjorn Wirdheim's Epic Fail moment at Monaco?) and I remember Sospiri being brilliant in F3000 but after the Lola debacle I don't recall ever even seeing his name mentioned again.

I don't remember ever seeing Patrick Friesacher's name outside his spell with Minardi either.

David AGS · Post by **David AGS** » 29 Jun 2011, 11:55

*Nissany still got his 2005 Minardi overalls! (Probably his only set!)

Kiesa apparently had a big amount of cash behind him in junior formula 1, which helped him get the Minardi F1 drive in 2003. I dont think he was a dud F3000 driver, but he wasnt a gun as well. Tested with Minardi and Jordan in late 2004 and did well, was offered the 05' Minardi drive depending on cash, which failed to arrive so he took Jordan's Friday seat.

That Mianrdi drive went to Patrick Friesacher. A highly rated youngster, he was on Red Bull's books early in his career, but dropped just like Jani and Klien etc. Was driving in their F3000 team, but did average. Got Minardi drive, but ran out of cash. I think I read somewhere a while ago, his dream in particular was to drive F1 (I know thats everyones on here) in particular as he broke both his legs in a karting crash as a junior

Ralph Firman, aka Pierce Brosnan: Won the Autosport McLaren Trophy in 1995/1996??? Done okay, but spent his career mostly racing in Japan. Benson and Hedges wanted an Englishman at Jordan, and Pierce came knocking. Had a good record in Japanese Formula, (Jordan did well with Irvine in the same formula) and would have come with a smallish wage.

eagleash · Post by **eagleash** » 29 Jun 2011, 11:59

Firman is English born but races as "Irish" (via his Mother).

f1-gast · Post by **f1-gast** » 29 Jun 2011, 12:05

AdrianSutil wrote:
karsten wrote:pantano. i know he was around but was completely transparent to me.

pretty sure he drives in the WTCC with reasonable results. Could be wrong though.

Monteiro

Benetton · Post by **Benetton** » 29 Jun 2011, 16:30

Scott Speed, where is he now??

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 29 Jun 2011, 16:42

Benetton wrote:Scott Speed, where is he now??

On twitter. In his last tweet at the time of this post he was on his way to get an haircut (4 hours ago).

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 29 Jun 2011, 19:07

Benetton wrote:Scott Speed, where is he now??

Failing at NASCAR and the IRL.

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 29 Jun 2011, 22:50

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:
Benetton wrote:Scott Speed, where is he now??

Failing at IRL.

Never did. Technically from this year onwards, it's no longer sanctioned by the IRL, and it hasn't been called IRL since 2002 IIRC.

But yes, you do kinda fail when you fail to get your car up to speed (with a name like Speed), get replaced, and then see your car go wham in another drivers hands, in the centennial Indy 500.

For me? I don't know, Justin Wilson I guess. I know he was dominant (by the results sheet) F3000 champion, is now in IndyCar, but nothing much really.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 30 Jun 2011, 12:55

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:
BlindCaveSalamander wrote:
Benetton wrote:Scott Speed, where is he now??

Failing at IRL.

Never did. Technically from this year onwards, it's no longer sanctioned by the IRL, and it hasn't been called IRL since 2002 IIRC.

You're German alright.

muttley · Post by **muttley** » 30 Jun 2011, 13:12

Tora Takagi. He wasn't that bad for a japanese rookie, but then he disappeared to the States.

S951 · Post by **S951** » 30 Jun 2011, 16:05

Jos the Boss

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 30 Jun 2011, 22:39

Klon wrote:You're German alright.

What's that supposed to mean? I just happen to be engrossed in American motorsport right now.

f1-gast · Post by **f1-gast** » 01 Jul 2011, 08:19

www.investinwilson.com still exist so i think he is still in the autosport.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 01 Jul 2011, 09:33

f1-gast wrote:http://www.investinwilson.com still exist so i think he is still in the autosport.

He's an established member of the IndyCar field now. Has been for a number of years now (pretty much since he left F1 via ChampCar).

Pointrox · Post by **Pointrox** » 01 Jul 2011, 12:53

S951 wrote:Jos the Boss

He was racing in A1GP and Le Mans, and since 2009 he hasn't been racing. However, he didn't announce his retirement so...
For now Jos is running a karting school and is managing his son's racing career. His name's Max, if you want to know.
(kinda reminds me of Sti... Ben Collins - if you read his autobiography, you know what I mean)

P_Friesacher wrote:I know he's actually somewhat popular here, but Kazuki Nakajima came and went without leaving any kind of lasting impression on me at all.

After 2009 he had a year off and now he is competing in Formula Nippon, leading the championship and racing against his younger brother Daisuke and a handful of Europeans like Andre Lotterer, Andrea Caldarelli and Alexandre Imperatori (impressive surname, unlike his results).

David AGS · Post by **David AGS** » 02 Jul 2011, 09:55

Jos the Boss

had a lot of potential, wild sometimes.

He finished at the end of 2003, much to the regret of his former teams.

Benetton (dont exist {by name}), Simtek, Arrows, Tyrrell (dontexist{by name}) Stewart, HONDA, Minardi!

I think on memory he faced some time behind bars for assaulting his wife.

A bit of a mystery is Mika Salo.

Spent a year off in 2001 to test and develop the Toyota, then was sacked. Done a bit of Champ Car and a little Aussie V-8's but thats bout it!

Jeroen Krautmeir · Post by **Jeroen Krautmeir** » 02 Jul 2011, 10:20

David AGS wrote:A bit of a mystery is Mika Salo.

Spent a year off in 2001 to test and develop the Toyota, then was sacked. Done a bit of Champ Car and a little Aussie V-8's but thats bout it!

He spent 1 or 2 races with Lotus at the end of 1994, Tyrrell in 1995 to 1997, then Arrows, then BAR and Ferrari, then Sauber then Toyota. Then there was his stint in CART, as you say, with Craig Pollock's team, whose name escapes me at the moment. I didn't know he was in V8s though. Good to know!