Grand Prix Rejects

Hill winning at Silverstone in 1994. A home race victory and the disqualification of his main rival - it was every thing an 8 year old Hill fan could have dreamed of!

Wizzie wrote:

Yannick wrote:It's just Team Bahar, pardon me, Group Bahar. I can only hope they will perform well, otherwise they will be called Group Bahahahahar.

How did nobody come up with that before?

A true moment of Genii!

Becks used to sponsor Jaguar for a few years, and which reject team had Jagermeister and a fiery ornage red car for a race or two? Can't for the life of me remember! And Fosters sponsored the Lola-Haas team for a while, and of course was a big circuit sponsor for many years. I'll add Budweiser to t...

Pedro fills in his UB40 -again.

Eddie Irvine to Jaguar in 2000. Admittedly as Stewart the team had done well in 1999, but from scoring 74 points in 1999 to 4 points in 2000 makes it look disasterous. Not to mention that 2000 was the year that Ferrari finally got it all right, I think anyone would have prefered to have been part of...

F1 has been deprived of the best of Nelsinho and it is to its detriment that his talent is now being demonstrated elsewhere. Oh yes. I think we can all agree that we have been deprived. Every time I see a car making an excursion over the grass or a driver being comprehensivly beaten by his team mat...

"The Team did a great job" etc While it's nice to give them credit it just sounds like awful pr-speak these days. Hamilton is the worst for this I reckon. Agreed, its one thing to say it but it just loses its meaning when its said at every post-race press conference. Why aren't things don...

It's not really the fault of the REST OF THE ENTIRE CIVILIZED WORLD that you Brits and especially the stupid americans persist with your illogical measurements. Granted, Americans are the worst offenders. Instead of the VERY logical Metric system where 10 of the lower unit is one bigger, they choos...

I've been a member of this forum since day one and will check the pages most days. The depth of knowledge that is posted by forum members astounds me - there's hardly a question/topic that doesn't get at least 5 indepth answers! And the respect of F1's reject drivers and teams is also given to other...

I have a feeling that a failed Ferrari engine may take the title away from Alonso, just as one handed the 2006 WDC to him. Is it posible for an engine to last the rest of the season?

Jonathan Legard: "OH NO! He's gone right up there!"

I'm going to give reject of the race to Hispania for giving Yamamoto the drive for one race! One race! Way to undermine your drivers who already have to struggle at the back with a car that can't perform - no matter who is in it. As regard to the Alonso penalty debate: I am in favour of a rule chang...

Ah, forget Wimbledon and the World cup you might as well watch the F1: there's more chance of an Englishman appearing in the next round.

I can remember a quote on Ukyo's retirement and his that said 'apparently tackling K2 with an ice-pick is easier than challenging Michael schumacher in a Minardi'. Evidently not.

This is surly going to be the greatest attempt at getting the 'Hall of Shame' updated. If Villenneuve does drive for Lotus in 2010, he has to be, at the least, tying with Alan Jones for bronze in the 'Hang up the Keys' award!

Today is a sad day for F1 - as sad as the day that Toyota withdrew from the sport. Selling the team back to Peter Sauber is a mistake. This is a guy who has had his shot at F1 glory, he was even allowed to have his name adorn the names of the cars after BMW took over and still nothing to show for it...

This thread is possibly 13 years in the making... any one remember the famous "Diniz in the Oven" headline?

The Motorsport (Alian) Menu:

Niki Chowder
Clay Rigatoni
Bertrand Gateaux

followed by bar tender David Coulthard's Harvey Pitwallbangers

I mean seriously, when hasn't there been controversy or a third driver snatching the title in situations when two teamies are equally fighting for the title (so that rules out 92 and 77) 1996? Hill vs Villeneuve was pretty straightforward. Although maybe in light of recent events, the final race sh...

Current points scoring system - If Bernie had had his way and the medals had been introduced at the start of 2009, Jensen Button would have been crowned world champion this weekend. Its a joke! I'd much rather have it all wrapped up nice an early and then enjoy the remainder of the season safe in t...

I don't know if any of you have played/play Grand Prix Manager 2? Its pretty dated but good fun f1 manager sim, which has the option of messing around with the points system before you start your campaign, even points for pole and fastest lap. With the current system there is the problem that you ca...

kostas22 wrote:
Sebastian Vettel to make appearance on next series of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

Sebastian's new rose-tinted glasses were doing wonders for his optimism for the rest of the season.

Andy Priaulx? My personal preference as a Guernseyman.

As much as I'd love to see Hamilton vs Schumacher, I think that Ferrari will pick a driver that will alow Kimi a chance to resore himself to the driver he was in 2007. On the back of a second place and in an improving car, with the motivation of doing for the team and Filipe, I think that Kimi will ...

Herman Tilke circuits and/or Grand Prix held in countries with no F1 fans, motor sport heritage but plenty of $.

Of the current drivers, only Buemi, Nakajima and Sutil have never led a race. Nakajima has been running 2nd, Buemi and Sutil 4th at best so far. When did Piquet and Bourdais lead? I can imagine Piquet leading at Hockenheim during a round of pit stops or something, but Bourdais I'm struggling with.

The google satellite image of the Hockenheimring is the pre-2002 layout. It makes for some pretty nostaligic viewing!