July 20th
1943 - Chris Amon was born, in the 20th of July. Known to the general public as one of the best drivers never to have won a Grand Prix, we like to remember him just not for that, but for founding his own racing team, Chris Amon Racing (or Amon), which during the course of 1974, would enter in 4 GP's (Spain, Monaco, Germany and Italy), with Chris Amon himself at the wheel, and one additional car for Larry Perkins at Germany. The name of the car was the AF101, and it was powered by a Cosworth V8. It would qualify at Spain and Monaco, at the hands of Amon, but in the later, Amon chose not to race because the car would break down anyway. The team would go bankrupt after the Italian Grand Prix, and Amon would come back for the last two rounds of the champioship, driving a BRM. He would drive in 1975 and 1976 with Ensign, grabbing a best result of 5th in the 1976 Spanish Grand Prix.
During his career, he drove for Reg Parnell Racing, Cooper, Ferrari, March, Matra, Tecno, and the teams already mentioned. He would grab 11 podiums, 5 Pole Positions, 3 Fastest Laps, and 83 career points. He would never win a race, despite leading a grand prix several times. Only two men surpassed his number of podiums without scoring a race win: Stefan Johansson and Nick Heidfeld.
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Miguel98 wrote:I hope no one minds that I wrote this
It's perfectly fine, Miguel, great contribution. It also means I don't have to write an entry for today!
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July 21st
1951 - The Scottish Grand Prix was held. That's right, Scotland hosted its own Formula One Grand Prix, albeit a non-championship race. It was run, like all great British circuits, on a disused airfield (alright, maybe not all of them) in Berwickshire. It was won by F1 reject Philip Fotheringham-Parker in an old Maserati. Ian Stewart (not related to Jackie or Jimmy) was third in a Jaguar XK120.
1951 - The Scottish Grand Prix was held. That's right, Scotland hosted its own Formula One Grand Prix, albeit a non-championship race. It was run, like all great British circuits, on a disused airfield (alright, maybe not all of them) in Berwickshire. It was won by F1 reject Philip Fotheringham-Parker in an old Maserati. Ian Stewart (not related to Jackie or Jimmy) was third in a Jaguar XK120.
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July 22nd
2007 - The European Grand Prix, held at Nürburgring, hosted what probably still is the most unbelievable start of the 21st century. Clouds were gathering while all the drivers were aligning on the starting grid, unaware when rain would have begun to fall. All but Markus Winkelhock: the German driver, who had been hired by Spyker for an one-off in his home Grand Prix, pitted for wets at the end of the warm-up lap. He had to start from the pitlane, yet rain began to fall during the first lap, forcing all drivers to pit for intermediates with Winkelhock comfortably gaining the lead. Intermediates weren't enough either, and, while Spyker had gone for full wets from the beginning, a whole lot of drivers spun at turn 1, including Scott Speed (who thus ended his Formula 1 career in an unimpressive way, given that he was axed by Toro Rosso at the end of the weekend). The race was red-flagged: at the restart, Winkelhock slipped down the order, eventually retiring due to a mechanical failure, but he is even today one of the greatest examples of rejectfulness in modern Formula 1, as well as one of the few drivers who led more than one third of any laps they ever raced in a GP.
2007 - The European Grand Prix, held at Nürburgring, hosted what probably still is the most unbelievable start of the 21st century. Clouds were gathering while all the drivers were aligning on the starting grid, unaware when rain would have begun to fall. All but Markus Winkelhock: the German driver, who had been hired by Spyker for an one-off in his home Grand Prix, pitted for wets at the end of the warm-up lap. He had to start from the pitlane, yet rain began to fall during the first lap, forcing all drivers to pit for intermediates with Winkelhock comfortably gaining the lead. Intermediates weren't enough either, and, while Spyker had gone for full wets from the beginning, a whole lot of drivers spun at turn 1, including Scott Speed (who thus ended his Formula 1 career in an unimpressive way, given that he was axed by Toro Rosso at the end of the weekend). The race was red-flagged: at the restart, Winkelhock slipped down the order, eventually retiring due to a mechanical failure, but he is even today one of the greatest examples of rejectfulness in modern Formula 1, as well as one of the few drivers who led more than one third of any laps they ever raced in a GP.
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Speaking of which, that race could've ended really badly.
Eurosport broadcast for the 1990 Mexican GP prequalifying:
"The Life, it looked very lifeless yet again... in fact Bruno did one, slow lap"
"The Life, it looked very lifeless yet again... in fact Bruno did one, slow lap"
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Nuppiz wrote:Speaking of which, that race could've ended really badly.
I'd completely forgotten about that until now. What a close call for both Liuzzi and the driver of the tractor
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Simtek wrote:Nuppiz wrote:Speaking of which, that race could've ended really badly.
I'd completely forgotten about that until now. What a close call for both Liuzzi and the driver of the tractor
Scary in light of recent events.
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July 23rd
1947 - Torsten Palm was born in Kristinehamn. In 1975 he rented a Hesketh and competed in the Monaco and Swedish Grands Prix with it. He failed to qualify in Monaco and ran out of fuel two laps from the end in Anderstorp where he was classified in tenth place. Not long afterwards Torsten retired to manage his fellow countryman Eje Elgh. Nowadays, he runs a dealership and a garage.
1947 - Torsten Palm was born in Kristinehamn. In 1975 he rented a Hesketh and competed in the Monaco and Swedish Grands Prix with it. He failed to qualify in Monaco and ran out of fuel two laps from the end in Anderstorp where he was classified in tenth place. Not long afterwards Torsten retired to manage his fellow countryman Eje Elgh. Nowadays, he runs a dealership and a garage.
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July 24th
1988 - Oscar Larrauri reached the chequered flag for the second and final time in his F1 career by finishing 16th and 2 laps down in the 1988 German Grand Prix for EuroBrun. He would struggle to get out of qualifying and pre-qualifying for the remaineder of the season, making the grid for the last time in Adelaide.
1988 - Oscar Larrauri reached the chequered flag for the second and final time in his F1 career by finishing 16th and 2 laps down in the 1988 German Grand Prix for EuroBrun. He would struggle to get out of qualifying and pre-qualifying for the remaineder of the season, making the grid for the last time in Adelaide.
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July 25th
2010 - On the anniversary of his horrible accident at the Hungaroring Felipe Massa found himself leading the German Grand Prix and looked set to win his first race since that day. It was not to be however, as he was soon ordered to let his teammate Fernando Alonso past. He did and finished 2nd behind the Spaniard. Not only was it a blatant use of team orders but it was also cheating as team orders had been banned since 2002. Ferrari were subsequently fined $100,000 and the ban on team orders was lifted for 2011 because it was nearly impossible to police anyway. In the same race Force India won ROTR after both cars finished two laps down, ahead of only Timo Glock and Bruno Senna of Virgin and HRT respectively.
2010 - On the anniversary of his horrible accident at the Hungaroring Felipe Massa found himself leading the German Grand Prix and looked set to win his first race since that day. It was not to be however, as he was soon ordered to let his teammate Fernando Alonso past. He did and finished 2nd behind the Spaniard. Not only was it a blatant use of team orders but it was also cheating as team orders had been banned since 2002. Ferrari were subsequently fined $100,000 and the ban on team orders was lifted for 2011 because it was nearly impossible to police anyway. In the same race Force India won ROTR after both cars finished two laps down, ahead of only Timo Glock and Bruno Senna of Virgin and HRT respectively.
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Almost forgot about this!
July 26th
2009 - Jaime Alguersuari made his Grand Prix début for Toro Rosso, becoming the youngest driver in F1 history up to that point in the process, breaking the record set 28 years earlier in 1980 by Mike Thackwell. The Spaniard finished ahead of his teammate Sébastien Buemi in 15th. This was also the last race for honourary reject Nelson Piquet, Jr., who was released by Renault on account of his poor performance compared to his teammate Fernando Alonso. After this, Nelson spoke up about what really happened when he crashed at Singapore the previous year, instigating one of the biggest controversies in the sport's recent history.
July 26th
2009 - Jaime Alguersuari made his Grand Prix début for Toro Rosso, becoming the youngest driver in F1 history up to that point in the process, breaking the record set 28 years earlier in 1980 by Mike Thackwell. The Spaniard finished ahead of his teammate Sébastien Buemi in 15th. This was also the last race for honourary reject Nelson Piquet, Jr., who was released by Renault on account of his poor performance compared to his teammate Fernando Alonso. After this, Nelson spoke up about what really happened when he crashed at Singapore the previous year, instigating one of the biggest controversies in the sport's recent history.
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July 27th
1997 - Norberto Fontana finished 9th for the second consecutive time at Hockenheim. This was to be the penultimate race of his brief F1 career. For the rest of the season he would be replaced by Gianni Morbidelli in the Sauber team, except for Jerez, where Fontana would return to the cockpit for the last time.
1997 - Norberto Fontana finished 9th for the second consecutive time at Hockenheim. This was to be the penultimate race of his brief F1 career. For the rest of the season he would be replaced by Gianni Morbidelli in the Sauber team, except for Jerez, where Fontana would return to the cockpit for the last time.
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July 28th
1996 - 19 cars lined up for the start of the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim. Not among them were the two Fortis, as the team was unable to secure any engines, and Giovanni Lavaggi, who Minardi had brought in to replace Giancarlo Fisichella and failed to make the 107% time in qualifying.
1996 - 19 cars lined up for the start of the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim. Not among them were the two Fortis, as the team was unable to secure any engines, and Giovanni Lavaggi, who Minardi had brought in to replace Giancarlo Fisichella and failed to make the 107% time in qualifying.
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July 29th
1990 - Both Monteverdi Onyx cars made what turned out to be their final Grand Prix start. JJ Lehto and Gregor Foitek occupied the last row of the grid. Foitek spun off after 19 laps, while Lehto finished 6 laps down on race winner Ayrton Senna, outside classification. The team would last one more race before part-owner Karl Foitek (the father of Gregor) withdrew his financial backing. The team were already in financial difficulty and so they withdrew from the sport.
1990 - Both Monteverdi Onyx cars made what turned out to be their final Grand Prix start. JJ Lehto and Gregor Foitek occupied the last row of the grid. Foitek spun off after 19 laps, while Lehto finished 6 laps down on race winner Ayrton Senna, outside classification. The team would last one more race before part-owner Karl Foitek (the father of Gregor) withdrew his financial backing. The team were already in financial difficulty and so they withdrew from the sport.
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Simtek wrote:July 29th
1990 - Both Monteverdi Onyx cars made what turned out to be their final Grand Prix start. JJ Lehto and Gregor Foitek occupied the last row of the grid. Foitek spun off after 19 laps, while Lehto finished 6 laps down on race winner Ayrton Senna, outside classification. The team would last one more race before part-owner Karl Foitek (the father of Gregor) withdrew his financial backing. The team were already in financial difficulty and so they withdrew from the sport.
Such a sad end for what began as such a promising team. I dare say they may even still be here had things worked out for them.
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July 30th
2000 - Rubens Barrichello grabs his first Grand Prix in the German Grand Prix, at the Hockenheimring, from 18th on the grid. The race was chaotic, with constantly changing conditions providing some great action for the fans. Jenson finished 4th, and almost finish 3rd, while Pedro De La Rosa scored points in the Arrows. The race was also marked by a person invading the track, Robert Sehli, who was protesting that he had been fired, and that led to the SC beeing deployed onto the track.
2000 - Rubens Barrichello grabs his first Grand Prix in the German Grand Prix, at the Hockenheimring, from 18th on the grid. The race was chaotic, with constantly changing conditions providing some great action for the fans. Jenson finished 4th, and almost finish 3rd, while Pedro De La Rosa scored points in the Arrows. The race was also marked by a person invading the track, Robert Sehli, who was protesting that he had been fired, and that led to the SC beeing deployed onto the track.
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July 31st
1994 - Carnage at the German Grand Prix. It all started before the cars even reached the first corner when Alex Zanardi and Andrea de Cesaris came together towards the back of the pack, taking out the Minardis of Michele Alboreto and Pierluigi Martini. Future McLaren teammates Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard then tangled and the Finn slid in front of a group of cars. Mark Blundell slammed hard on the brakes to avoid hitting the McLaren only to be collected by Eddie Irvine, whose Jordan teammate Rubens Barrichello had gone into the gravel. Johnny Herbert and Martin Brundle tangled, with the Lotus joining the already long list of retirements but the McLaren was able to continue. Heinz-Harald Frentzen also managed to negotiate the first turn despite some contact only to stop before completing the lap with a broken suspension and a punctured tyre. Damon Hill also had a damaged suspension from contact with Ukyo Katayama but was able to continue, albeit a lap down and outside the points. Jean Alesi was ahead of the carnage having qualified second, but not even he was safe from the gods of attrition as he stopped with an electrical problem before the first chicane.
The attrition rate remained high throughout the race. Katayama suffered a throttle problem, Jos Verstappen had his famous pit lane fire, David Coulthard had an electrical problem, Martin Brundle's Peugeot engine predictably blew, Michael Schumacher's engine blew while he was chasing down race leader Gerhard Berger, David Brabham's clutch failed and just two laps later his Simtek teammate Jean-Marc Gounon's engine expired. This left just eight cars to take the chequered flag, with Berger ending a 58-race win drought for Ferrari. Second and third were the two Ligiers of Olvier Panis and Éric Bernard, both of them taking their first podium and it was Bernard's only points finish of 1994. Next were the two Footwork cars of Christian Fittipaldi and Gianni Morbidelli, followed by the Larrousses of Érik Comas and Olivier Beretta, the latter missing out on points. In eigth and last was a disappointed Damon Hill.
1994 - Carnage at the German Grand Prix. It all started before the cars even reached the first corner when Alex Zanardi and Andrea de Cesaris came together towards the back of the pack, taking out the Minardis of Michele Alboreto and Pierluigi Martini. Future McLaren teammates Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard then tangled and the Finn slid in front of a group of cars. Mark Blundell slammed hard on the brakes to avoid hitting the McLaren only to be collected by Eddie Irvine, whose Jordan teammate Rubens Barrichello had gone into the gravel. Johnny Herbert and Martin Brundle tangled, with the Lotus joining the already long list of retirements but the McLaren was able to continue. Heinz-Harald Frentzen also managed to negotiate the first turn despite some contact only to stop before completing the lap with a broken suspension and a punctured tyre. Damon Hill also had a damaged suspension from contact with Ukyo Katayama but was able to continue, albeit a lap down and outside the points. Jean Alesi was ahead of the carnage having qualified second, but not even he was safe from the gods of attrition as he stopped with an electrical problem before the first chicane.
The attrition rate remained high throughout the race. Katayama suffered a throttle problem, Jos Verstappen had his famous pit lane fire, David Coulthard had an electrical problem, Martin Brundle's Peugeot engine predictably blew, Michael Schumacher's engine blew while he was chasing down race leader Gerhard Berger, David Brabham's clutch failed and just two laps later his Simtek teammate Jean-Marc Gounon's engine expired. This left just eight cars to take the chequered flag, with Berger ending a 58-race win drought for Ferrari. Second and third were the two Ligiers of Olvier Panis and Éric Bernard, both of them taking their first podium and it was Bernard's only points finish of 1994. Next were the two Footwork cars of Christian Fittipaldi and Gianni Morbidelli, followed by the Larrousses of Érik Comas and Olivier Beretta, the latter missing out on points. In eigth and last was a disappointed Damon Hill.
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August 1st
1965 - Paul Hawkins, the hugely popular sportscar driver who was one of only two people to crash into the Monaco harbour, made his last of three Grand Prix starts fifty years ago today at the Nurburgring. He started last in his DW Racing Lotus 33 and lasted three laps of the Nordschleife before going out with an oil leak.
1965 - Paul Hawkins, the hugely popular sportscar driver who was one of only two people to crash into the Monaco harbour, made his last of three Grand Prix starts fifty years ago today at the Nurburgring. He started last in his DW Racing Lotus 33 and lasted three laps of the Nordschleife before going out with an oil leak.
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August 2nd
1959 - The German Grand Prix was held on the AVUS circuit in West Berlin. AVUS had a rather simple layout best described as two very long straights with a hairpin at either end, and that is essentially what it was, though it was nonetheless challenging due to having a steep 43-degree banking at the end of the lap, site of some of the most iconic images of 1930s Grand Prix racing, but also the scene of some horrific accidents such as the one that claimed the life of Jean Behra in the Formula Two support race. This race was unique in World Championship history as it was divided into two 30-lap heats, a format which was occasionally used in non-championship events like the Buenos Aires Grand Prix. Both heats finished in an all-Ferrari podium. Tony Brooks took the overall win from his American teammates Dan Gurney and Phil Hill. F1 reject Ian Burgess achieved his best result in 6th, driving a Centro Sud Cooper-Maserati.
1959 - The German Grand Prix was held on the AVUS circuit in West Berlin. AVUS had a rather simple layout best described as two very long straights with a hairpin at either end, and that is essentially what it was, though it was nonetheless challenging due to having a steep 43-degree banking at the end of the lap, site of some of the most iconic images of 1930s Grand Prix racing, but also the scene of some horrific accidents such as the one that claimed the life of Jean Behra in the Formula Two support race. This race was unique in World Championship history as it was divided into two 30-lap heats, a format which was occasionally used in non-championship events like the Buenos Aires Grand Prix. Both heats finished in an all-Ferrari podium. Tony Brooks took the overall win from his American teammates Dan Gurney and Phil Hill. F1 reject Ian Burgess achieved his best result in 6th, driving a Centro Sud Cooper-Maserati.
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August 3rd
1975 - Gijs van Lennep scored a point on his last of eight Grand Prix starts. He'd started at the back of the grid in 24th, dragging his Ensign up to 6th place. Lella Lombardi, who started behind the Dutch nobleman on the grid, was 7th, and Harald Ertl, who started one place ahead of van Lennep, was 8th on his Grand Prix début.
1975 - Gijs van Lennep scored a point on his last of eight Grand Prix starts. He'd started at the back of the grid in 24th, dragging his Ensign up to 6th place. Lella Lombardi, who started behind the Dutch nobleman on the grid, was 7th, and Harald Ertl, who started one place ahead of van Lennep, was 8th on his Grand Prix début.
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August 4th
2005 - The first F1 Rejects podcast was released. After the Hungarian Grand Prix webmaster Jamie McGregor and site author and senior Grand Prix analyst Enoch Law got together to discuss the race, then-upcoming features on the website and the first edition of GMIF1P. It ran for 17 minutes, not much compared to the 1 hour-plus length of future podcasts and some other trademarks had yet to be established, such as the intro music, but it was a landmark moment for the website.
2005 - The first F1 Rejects podcast was released. After the Hungarian Grand Prix webmaster Jamie McGregor and site author and senior Grand Prix analyst Enoch Law got together to discuss the race, then-upcoming features on the website and the first edition of GMIF1P. It ran for 17 minutes, not much compared to the 1 hour-plus length of future podcasts and some other trademarks had yet to be established, such as the intro music, but it was a landmark moment for the website.
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Simtek wrote:August 4th
2005 - The first F1 Rejects podcast was released. After the Hungarian Grand Prix webmaster Jamie McGregor and site author and senior Grand Prix analyst Enoch Law got together to discuss the race, then-upcoming features on the website and the first edition of GMIF1P. It ran for 17 minutes, not much compared to the 1 hour-plus length of future podcasts and some other trademarks had yet to be established, such as the intro and outro music, but it was a landmark moment for the website.
It may not have had the intro, but the outro most certainly WAS there...
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dr-baker wrote:Simtek wrote:August 4th
2005 - The first F1 Rejects podcast was released. After the Hungarian Grand Prix webmaster Jamie McGregor and site author and senior Grand Prix analyst Enoch Law got together to discuss the race, then-upcoming features on the website and the first edition of GMIF1P. It ran for 17 minutes, not much compared to the 1 hour-plus length of future podcasts and some other trademarks had yet to be established, such as the intro and outro music, but it was a landmark moment for the website.
It may not have had the intro, but the outro most certainly WAS there...
And having just re-listened to it, it was indeed. It's been a while...
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August 5th
1991 - Ferrari driver Esteban Gutiérrez was born.
1991 - Ferrari driver Esteban Gutiérrez was born.
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Simtek wrote:August 5th
1991 - Ferrari driver Esteban Gutiérrez was born.
That still doesn't sound right...
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August 6th
1995 - Norberto Fontana won the Masters of Formula 3 race at Zandvoort ahead of Ralf Schumacher and Hélio Castroneves.
1995 - Norberto Fontana won the Masters of Formula 3 race at Zandvoort ahead of Ralf Schumacher and Hélio Castroneves.
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August 7th
1944 - British driver Dave Morgan is born on this date. Morgan only entered the 1975 British GP, qualifying 23rd and being classified 18th at the end of the race (he spun off due to heavy rain, as pretty much everyone else did, during the last few laps before the accident-packed race was red-flagged). Alongside being a F1 reject in his own right, he most notably worked at the Modena team as Eric van de Poele's engineer, which accounts for a pretty meaningful reject connection.
Yet, Dave Morgan is mostly known for his crash with James Hunt at the Crystal Palace Formula 3 race in 1970, after which Hunt ran to him and knocked him on the ground. It was eventually Morgan who was deemed responsible for the crash and banned. Here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSCDucychzA
1944 - British driver Dave Morgan is born on this date. Morgan only entered the 1975 British GP, qualifying 23rd and being classified 18th at the end of the race (he spun off due to heavy rain, as pretty much everyone else did, during the last few laps before the accident-packed race was red-flagged). Alongside being a F1 reject in his own right, he most notably worked at the Modena team as Eric van de Poele's engineer, which accounts for a pretty meaningful reject connection.
Yet, Dave Morgan is mostly known for his crash with James Hunt at the Crystal Palace Formula 3 race in 1970, after which Hunt ran to him and knocked him on the ground. It was eventually Morgan who was deemed responsible for the crash and banned. Here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSCDucychzA
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August 8th
1982 - Nelson Piquet and Eliseo Salazar decided to settle things the old-fashioned way after they tangled at the Ostkurve chicane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG6ZGWA_xiA
1982 - Nelson Piquet and Eliseo Salazar decided to settle things the old-fashioned way after they tangled at the Ostkurve chicane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG6ZGWA_xiA
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August 9th
1980 - Harald Ertl failed to qualify for his final Grand Prix. He was doing a one-off for ATS at Hockenheim, but was the slowest of 26 runners, 7 seconds off the pole position time of Alan Jones and 2.4 seconds off the next slowest car of Rupert Keegan. As only 24 grid slots were available the Austrian did not qualify.
1980 - Harald Ertl failed to qualify for his final Grand Prix. He was doing a one-off for ATS at Hockenheim, but was the slowest of 26 runners, 7 seconds off the pole position time of Alan Jones and 2.4 seconds off the next slowest car of Rupert Keegan. As only 24 grid slots were available the Austrian did not qualify.
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August 10th
1997 - Damon Hill almost achieved the first Grand Prix victory for the Arrows team. He qualified 3rd on the grid, eventually finding himself with a dominant lead in the race. He was within a few laps of winning in this big upset only for his hydraulic pump to fail, causing Hill to slow and allowing Villeneuve to catch and pass him on the final lap. The reigning world champion was still happy to finish 2nd. The reason for the Arrows performing so well was put down at least in part to the Bridgestone tyres, which operated very well at the Hungaroring; Shinji Nakano, whose Prost was using the Bridgestones, finished a career-best 6th.
1997 - Damon Hill almost achieved the first Grand Prix victory for the Arrows team. He qualified 3rd on the grid, eventually finding himself with a dominant lead in the race. He was within a few laps of winning in this big upset only for his hydraulic pump to fail, causing Hill to slow and allowing Villeneuve to catch and pass him on the final lap. The reigning world champion was still happy to finish 2nd. The reason for the Arrows performing so well was put down at least in part to the Bridgestone tyres, which operated very well at the Hungaroring; Shinji Nakano, whose Prost was using the Bridgestones, finished a career-best 6th.
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Re: This Day in Reject History
Simtek wrote:August 10th
1997 - Damon Hill almost achieved the first Grand Prix victory for the Arrows team. He qualified 3rd on the grid, eventually finding himself with a dominant lead in the race. He was within a few laps of winning in this big upset only for his hydraulic pump to fail, causing Hill to slow and allowing Villeneuve to catch and pass him on the final lap. The reigning world champion was still happy to finish 2nd. The reason for the Arrows performing so well was put down at least in part to the Bridgestone tyres, which operated very well at the Hungaroring; Shinji Nakano, whose Prost was using the Bridgestones, finished a career-best 6th.
It was said at the time that it was a 50p washer that caused the part to fail, if I remember correctly... I do wish that Damon won that day, not only because I am a Damon fan, but also, wouldn't that have given Minardi the record for most races/entries without a win? (I obviously count Toro Rosso as a separate entity). (And sorry Faustus, just more of a Minardi fan than Arrows, although it does count as me wishing a victory onto Arrows!)
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Re: This Day in Reject History
August 11th
1985 - Manfred Winkelhock hit a concrete barrier at Clayton Corner during the 1000 km of Mosport. He was flown by medical helicopter to Sunnybrook Medical Center near Toronto having suffered severe head trauma. He succumbed to his injuries the next day, aged 33.
1985 - Manfred Winkelhock hit a concrete barrier at Clayton Corner during the 1000 km of Mosport. He was flown by medical helicopter to Sunnybrook Medical Center near Toronto having suffered severe head trauma. He succumbed to his injuries the next day, aged 33.
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Simtek wrote:August 11th
1985 - Manfred Winkelhock hit a concrete barrier at Clayton Corner during the 1000 km of Mosport. He was flown by medical helicopter to Sunnybrook Medical Center near Toronto having suffered severe head trauma. He succumbed to his injuries the next day, aged 33.
I don't think I realised before that Manfred Winkelhock died on my birthday. And I turn 33 tomorrow...
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August 12th
1990 - Gabriele Tarquini reached the finish of a Grand Prix for the only time in 1990, having started just four that whole season in his AGS. He scraped through pre-qualifying with the fourth-fastest time by nearly two tenths from Olivier Grouillard's Osella. He then qualified 24th on the grid, ahead of fellow Italians Nicola Larini in the Ligier and Alex Caffi in the Arrows. Gabriele went on to finish 13th in the race, beating the other Ligier of Philippe Alliot and the Minardi of Paolo Barilla.
1990 - Gabriele Tarquini reached the finish of a Grand Prix for the only time in 1990, having started just four that whole season in his AGS. He scraped through pre-qualifying with the fourth-fastest time by nearly two tenths from Olivier Grouillard's Osella. He then qualified 24th on the grid, ahead of fellow Italians Nicola Larini in the Ligier and Alex Caffi in the Arrows. Gabriele went on to finish 13th in the race, beating the other Ligier of Philippe Alliot and the Minardi of Paolo Barilla.
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Re: This Day in Reject History
On this day 14th August 1977
The Shadow team scored their only race win, with Alan Jones winning the Austrian Grand Prix.
Also quite a 'what if' moment in F1 history - what if Tom Pryce had lived and not been replaced by Alan Jones.
The Shadow team scored their only race win, with Alan Jones winning the Austrian Grand Prix.
Also quite a 'what if' moment in F1 history - what if Tom Pryce had lived and not been replaced by Alan Jones.
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Izzyeviel wrote:On this day 14th August 1977
The Shadow team scored their only race win, with Alan Jones winning the Austrian Grand Prix.
Also quite a 'what if' moment in F1 history - what if Tom Pryce had lived and not been replaced by Alan Jones.
Jones would have probably stayed at Surtees and would have ended up at Williams in 1978 anyway.
Pryce would probably stay at Shadow for the next season or move to Arrows (altough their sponsor likely preffered Patrese). Could be enough to land a seat at for example Tyrrell. I doubt he would ever really got his breaktrough, altough one or two wins might have been possible.
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Re: This Day in Reject History
August 15th
1965 - Frank Gardner was third in his privately entered Brabham at the Mediterranean Grand Prix, ahead of the works cars of Denny Hulme and Jack Brabham.
1965 - Frank Gardner was third in his privately entered Brabham at the Mediterranean Grand Prix, ahead of the works cars of Denny Hulme and Jack Brabham.
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Simtek wrote:August 15th
1965 - Frank Gardner was third in his privately entered Brabham at the Mediterranean Grand Prix, ahead of the works cars of Denny Hulme and Jack Brabham.
I hadn't heard (or at least, cannot recollect) of a Mediterranean Grand Prix before, so I Googled this and found out that it was non-championship race at Pergusa, Sicily, and that there were 6 finishers out of 20 entrants and 15 starters.
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Re: This Day in Reject History
August 16th
1987 - The original Oesterreichring hosted its last Grand Prix, a race that infamously had to be restarted twice, both because of pile-ups on the narrow start-finish straight. On top of this, Stefan Johansson hit a deer in practice, killing it instantly and leaving the Swede complaining of a headache. Fortunately, he was alright.
The first start
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1987 - The original Oesterreichring hosted its last Grand Prix, a race that infamously had to be restarted twice, both because of pile-ups on the narrow start-finish straight. On top of this, Stefan Johansson hit a deer in practice, killing it instantly and leaving the Swede complaining of a headache. Fortunately, he was alright.
The first start
The second start
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