Grand Prix Rejects

Bleu wrote:

Har1MAS1415 wrote:1991
Frank Sytner joined another BMW team and rumoured to be partnering Finnish driver Hakki Salamentio.

Heikki Salmenautio (1958-2016) is the correct name for the driver you probably mean.

Blast whoever published Motorsport Magazine's 1991 BTCC preview! That's how the article spelt it.

1991 James Weaver was intended to share the #44 Prodrive BMW with Steve Soper and Christian Danner. The team also intended to run a 3rd car for Jimmy McRae. Trackstar originally intended to run a trio of Audi 80s for Robb Gravett, Mike Smith and Jonathan Palmer. The team then intended to run Smith a...

Can include non-starters as technically they entered but never actually raced and tests that never went anywhere. In keeping with the Rejects theme, there was the infamous Eagle Aircraft Flyer Special that Ken Hamilton tried and failed to qualify for the 1982 Indy 500 with. Also the Ferrari 637 and ...

1992 Dave Brodie was supposed to do another season with his 4x4 Sapphire. Also Pinkney was entered in his Sapphire for the British GP meeting 1993 Prodrive were going to run works Mercedes in the last few rounds, with Tim Sugden and possibly Bernd Schneider. The other Gareth Howell was entered in hi...

This can include non-starters as technically that makes them entries that never happened.

This can also include tests that never went anywhere.

Mercedes do hold the record for the longest winless streak but for teams that didn't disappear then come back again, Ligier holds the record, McLaren now has the 2nd longest.

Nick Halstead to sub for Rick Parfitt at Croft.

Paul Rivett of course has just completed a two-meeting stint in place of Neate.

McLaren have just ended the 2nd longest win drought in F1 History at 171 races, only Ligier had to wait longer, discounting teams that left and came back.

For extra-rejectful measure, Batchelor also entered the 2005 BTCC with the Super 2000 Honda Civic, initially with him to drive and later with Richard Marsh but, like Brilliance in the WTCC, the car didn't appear at all! Having said that though, his team weren't too bad in 2003, Tom Boardman scored 7...

Add AlphaTauri to the ROTR list.

1. Valtteri Bottas
2. The McLaren drivers
3. George Russell

1. Max Verstappen
2. Max Verstappen's pit crew
3. Lewis Hamilton
4. Antonio Giovinazzi
5. Nikita Maze-pain-in-Haas' arse

DHM to Perez for his penalty.