Grand Prix Rejects

Pieman

Well done Bleu - I enjoyed that! (Bit disppointed that Minardi didn't manage to win a race though.)

Pieman

I've posted about Belgium '98 before on here - I was about 12 years old, and I remember we were at a rather posh garden party at a friend of my dad's place. There was no-one else there of my age so I was bored out of my head until I remembered there was a GP that weekend, so I sneaked off into the l...

Pieman

shinji wrote:Andy Sutcliffe?

Day after Gaston Mazzacane though.

I share with Gaston Mazzacane - clearly my birthday is the day before yours.

Pieman

It must have surprised the commentators - they forgot to shout "CRAASHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" Also, as someone has already said in the comments, watch the driver of the blue car attempt to "do a Barrichello" at 30 seconds, only for his steering wheel to bounce straight back into hi...

Pieman

2000 Minardi (Fluorescent yellow) I actually really liked that one. Liveries I hated included the late-90s red Williams (Williams cars are blue and white or Saudia green and white - anything else is wrong), and the last Lotuses of 1993-4 - a tonne of logos floating around all over the place and no ...

Pieman

Joakim Bonnier. Despite an F1 career lasting from the mid-50s to the early 70s, his win in the 1959 Dutch GP was his only podium finish. (Do one-off race wins count?) Also, off the top of my head I can recall Reine Wisell, Ludovico Scarfiotti (I think his win was his only podium, anyway) and the Ony...

Pieman

1. Hamilton
2. Button
3. Webber
4. Massa
5. Sutil
6. Rosberg
7. Kubica
8. Schumacher
9. Barrichello
10. Alonso

Pole: Vettel
Fastest lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Vettel
ROTR: Sauber
IIDOTR: Sutil
DBTMOTR: Petrov
Minor League Premiership (Driver): Alguersuari
Minor League Premiership (Team): Virgin

Pieman

To be complete, Daly didn't retire directly because of the crash. His car had no front or back wing, which meant he had to drive quite slowly, effectively drowning the electric system. One account I've got states that when he spun and knocked the rear wing off, he also broke the gearbox casing, and...

Pieman

I think it would have been Jarno Trulli, but we shall wait and see...

Pieman

Well, with Schumacher already out of the way, this is where it gets really good!

Pieman

Bleu wrote:Onyx winning race...

Also, when I saw Modena's name I thought EuroBrun had won a race, but then I remembered he was at Brabham in '89.

Pieman

That has to be the most unlikely win I'll ever take!

Pieman

In light of this, I have changed my "first retirement" prediction.

Pieman

Other than working out when Schumacher would win his title, I've refrained from guessing - I think it's more fun to see what Bleu comes out with. Keep up the good work!

To me, the mid-80s was when the era of proper rejects began - I can't wait to see how many will be unrejectified!

Pieman

Pieman's predictions: 1. Webber 2. Vettel 3. Hamilton 4. Kubica 5. Buemi 6. Massa 7. Button 8. Schumacher 9. Liuzzi 10. Sutil Pole: Webber Fastest lap: Hamilton First Retirement: Glock ROTR: Ferrari IIDOTR: Buemi DBTMOTR: Petrov Minor League Premiership (Driver): Alguersuari Minor League Premiership...

Pieman

Is that a win for Arrows in their first season I spy?

Pieman

.....but Chris Amon still doesn't win a race!

Pieman

I had a feeling there wouldn't be much point in having a vote this time!

I shall go with the overwhelming majority.

Pieman

I'm really interested in the 2000s, when Schumacher dominated. He's probably going to get his title in 1994 or 1995, leaving five or six orphaned titles. Having taken a quick look at the tables, I'd guess at Schumacher winning in 1992! This will be very interesting to follow - keep up the good work...

Pieman

1. Webber
2. Alonso
3. Vettel
4. Hamilton
5. Button
6. Rosberg
7. Massa
8. Sutil
9. Liuzzi
10. Petrov

Pole: Vettel
Fastest lap: Webber
First Retirement: Kubica
ROTR: The circuit.
IIDOTR: Lotus.
DBTMOTR: Buemi
Minor League Premiership (Driver): Hulkenberg
Minor League Premiership (Team): Lotus

Pieman

Lotus could well do I reckon towards the end of the season, but for Virgin or HRT to get near the points it really would have to be a race of Adelaide 1995 or Monaco 1996 proportions. I was thinking while watching Le Mans last weekend - there seem to be three "classes" within F1 at the mom...

Pieman

There are several worthy candidates for this one, but my nomination goes to Vitaly Petrov. He has impressed me on occasions this year, but yesterday he looked exactly like the clueless pay-driver I thought he would be at the beginning of the season (if that sentence makes sense!).

Pieman

1. Kovalainen - best drive he and Lotus have had so far. I feel a point coming soon.

2. Liuzzi - I wonder if he had been told "one more bad showing and Di Resta gets your drive"? Very good all-round showing.

Pieman

One of the biggest memories I have of this incredible race is that when Damon took the lead, ITV were on an ad break, and had to embarrassedly replay the move several times afterwards. There was uproar about it afterwards. When Hill's car started failing, a small part of me thought "Williams, t...

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Pieman's Predictions 2010 Canadian Grand Prix: 1. Vettel 2. Hamilton 3. Kubica 4. Webber 5. Alonso 6. Massa 7. Rosberg 8. Schumacher 9. Sutil 10. Petrov Pole: Vettel Fastest lap: Hamilton First Retirement: Kovalainen ROTR: Button IIDOTR: Glock DBTMOTR: Liuzzi Minor League Premiership (Driver): Algue...

Pieman

Has anyone managed a full house on this yet? Just tried it again and frustratingly got 81/82 - the only one I missed was Antonio Pizzonia.

Pieman

f1-gast, where did you get those 1996 Fortis from? I'd love to own one of those.

Pieman

Well my avatar has always been a 1996 Forti, so it's always counted.

Originally the yellow version, but now in the sublime Shannon green to complete the rejectful triumvirate of car, driver and crooked team owner.

Pieman

Pieman's Predictions 1. Webber 2. Vettel 3. Button 4. Hamilton 5. Rosberg 6. Massa 7. Kubica 8. Liuzzi 9. Petrov 10. Barrichello Pole: Vettel Fastest lap: Webber First Retirement: di Grassi ROTR: Sauber IIDOTR: Petrov DBTMOTR: Sutil Minor League Premiership (Driver): Glock Minor League Premiership (...

Pieman

I seem to remember early incarnations of Fondmetal being well in the top ten in practice sessions, unless I've read their profile on the main site wrongly.

Pieman

Loris was not only an F1 Reject but a reasonable sports car driver as well if I remember correctly. Rest in peace Loris.

Pieman

David Purley briefly led a Belgian GP (possibly in the infamous Lec) during a round of tyre stops in the wet.

Pieman

2010 Monaco Grand Prix: 1. Webber 2. Hamilton 3. Button 4. Rosberg 5. Vettel 6. Alonso 7. Massa 8. Hulkenberg 9. Kubica 10. Petrov Pole: Hamilton Fastest lap: Webber First Retirement: Glock ROTR: Schumacher IIDOTR: Hulkenberg DBTMOTR: Barrichello Minor League Premiership (Driver): Petrov Minor Leagu...

Pieman

1. Virgin - what was looking like their most rejectful race weekend so far somehow turned into a double finish.

2. Barrichello - much the same as the above, converting an awful weekend into a points finish.

Pieman

First go with the new data - 75 out of 82.

I forgot Hulkenberg is still a reject, I missed out Papis

and every time I play this I always forget Kiesa, Takagi and Lammers.

Pieman

Pieman's Predictions 2010 Spanish Grand Prix: 1. Webber 2. Vettel 3. Hamilton 4. Button 5. Schumacher 6. Massa 7. Alonso 8. Rosberg 9. Petrov 10. Hulkenberg Pole: Vettel Fastest lap: Webber First Retirement: Kubica ROTR: Sauber. IIDOTR: Schumacher. DBTMOTR: Barrichello. Minor League Premiership (Dri...

Pieman

So there I am thinking Alan Shoe Trader has made a comeback worthy of HWNSNBM, then I click the thread and find...."designer urinals"?

Pieman

Strong contention for Tonio Liuzzi - pathetic qualifying and a major balls-up in the race - and also for Virgin - for not looking even slightly bothered all weekend - but my nomination goes to BBC commentator Jonathan Legard . Never at any point did he seem to have a clue what he was talking about, ...

Pieman

1. Petrov
2. Kovalainen

For the reasons described above.

Pieman

MinardiFan95 wrote:Fair Dinkum Sheds.

Best team name ever!

Someone get them an F1 sponsorship deal!

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