I am a faithful listener to the podcast, so I figured the F1 Rejects site is the place to help me with this problem. I have a new (to me) 1978 Mercedes 240D which needs a nickname. Those of you familiar with this powerful 60+horsepower, 3300lb. car will not be surprised that I am thinking that a German driver who is SLOW might fit the bill. So far I am leaning toward "Ralf" (need I say it? Schumacher). Any other suggestions?
Thanks!
Help me name my car!
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Salamander
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I think you hit the nail on the head there with Ralf. Might I suggest Markus Winkelhock? After all, he does qualify for reject status.
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BlindCaveSalamander wrote:I think you hit the nail on the head there with Ralf.
Yeah, naming a slow car after the second most successful German F1 driver...
Well, you could name it: "Rial 2.0" or "The Adrian"
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Klon wrote:Yeah, naming a slow car after the second most successful German F1 driver...
Third, Jochen Rindt managed to win a WC, albeit posthumously. Ralf was pretty decent, I must admit, but all I'll ever remember him for is his godawful 2007.
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Stefan ? (like Stefan Bellof)
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BlindCaveSalamander wrote:Klon wrote:Yeah, naming a slow car after the second most successful German F1 driver...
Third, Jochen Rindt managed to win a WC, albeit posthumously. Ralf was pretty decent, I must admit, but all I'll ever remember him for is his godawful 2007.
Jochen Rindt was Austrian
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Irisado wrote:BlindCaveSalamander wrote:Klon wrote:Yeah, naming a slow car after the second most successful German F1 driver...
Third, Jochen Rindt managed to win a WC, albeit posthumously. Ralf was pretty decent, I must admit, but all I'll ever remember him for is his godawful 2007.
Jochen Rindt was Austrian
He was born in Germany.
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BlindCaveSalamander wrote:He was born in Germany.
I don't dispute that, but in all the books I have ever read, and over at Formula 1's website, his nationality is listed as Austrian, so I don't think he counts as a German World Champion for that reason.
My favourite teams: Minardi, Forti, Osella
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Hans. Heyer.
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If its a heavy, slow Merc and if it doesn't need to be a driver, it sounds like Norbert Haug 
Also, wasn't Zakspeed German? They were pretty slow, too.
Also, wasn't Zakspeed German? They were pretty slow, too.
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How about Karl, as in Karl Wendlinger? I know, I know, he's Austrian and not German, but he wasn't exactly the fastest driver out there and Sauber did use Mercedes engines when he drove for them.
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Not exactly a snappy name, but slow and powered by Mercedes... MP4/24!
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Congratulation on the car. A guy I know used to drive one; brilliant machine! he needed to wind up to overtake, and overall it was so painfully slow, you'd be going flat out everywhere.
Unsurprisingly, we realised we couldn't name it after a person. That thing was a tank. We called it the Tiger.
Unsurprisingly, we realised we couldn't name it after a person. That thing was a tank. We called it the Tiger.
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Volker Weidler?
Didn't succeed in F1 with Rial (10 DNQ/DNPQ and no starts) but was Le Mans winner before he retired because of tinnitus
Didn't succeed in F1 with Rial (10 DNQ/DNPQ and no starts) but was Le Mans winner before he retired because of tinnitus
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How about Zakspeed?
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How about "Nigel Mansell", after the McLaren-Mercedes MP4/10 fiasco?
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The car is from 1978? Then it should be named after a driver from the 1970s. I don't know in what series Mercedes was involved during the 1970s. I'm sorry I can't help you.
But here's an anecdote. When I was on holiday during the mid-90s, I rented a bike. I named it Fifti because it was so slow it had to start further back than the cars of Forti Corse.
But here's an anecdote. When I was on holiday during the mid-90s, I rented a bike. I named it Fifti because it was so slow it had to start further back than the cars of Forti Corse.
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If the car is from 1978, then it's got to be Kauhsen.
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I whole-Heartedly Second Hans Heyer
Or umm...Hermann.......after another Fat German....
Or umm...Hermann.......after another Fat German....
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Faustus wrote:If the car is from 1978, then it's got to be Kauhsen.
I have a feeling that Kauhsen raced in 1979 not 1978.....(nips off to check).....Looks like I'm right, I can only see them listed in the non-qualifiers for a couple of races in 1979, but not for 1978. Have I missed a result somewhere?
Regardless, I rather like the suggestion though.
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CarlosFerreira wrote:Faustus wrote:How about Zakspeed?
Or Zak-no-speed.
Actually, in Dutch (my native tongue), "zakken" means "to sag", or "to decrease", so I've always found their team name quite ironic.
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