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- 08 Mar 2024, 17:47
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2024 discussion thread
- Replies: 187
- Views: 13794
Re: 2024 discussion thread
Oliver Bearman will be using #38. If memory serves me correct, that number hasn't been raced since Christian Danner in 1989 with Rial.
- 08 Mar 2024, 17:42
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Re: Reject of the Race - Saudi Arabia 2024
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1537
Re: Reject of the Race - Saudi Arabia 2024
1. Alpine, simple as.
2. The Christian Horner scandal
DHM: Everyone except Max!
2. The Christian Horner scandal
DHM: Everyone except Max!
- 07 Mar 2024, 14:48
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: The _TCC Series Thread
- Replies: 1660
- Views: 440096
Re: The _TCC Series Thread
Not quite.
They're still with us but they'll only run two Cupras in 2024.
- 07 Mar 2024, 14:47
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: Failures of Motorsports - Car Designs, Team Mistakes and More
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1957
Re: Failures of Motorsports - Car Designs, Team Mistakes and More
Can we class Team HARD in this category now that they have folded? After all, only 1 win in over a decade of trying when in that time, teams that entered after them have won titles (BMR, entered in 2013, won in 2017 with Ash Sutton and the Subaru. Laser Tools, entered in 2014, won in 2020 and 2021 ...
- 07 Mar 2024, 14:45
- Forum: The HWNSNBM Memorial Forum
- Topic: NEW! Formula E Special: Di Grassi and Buemi profiles!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5661
Re: NEW! Formula E Special: Di Grassi and Buemi profiles!
- 21 Feb 2024, 22:20
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: Rumoured F1/motorsport driver/team moves
- Replies: 32
- Views: 12270
Re: Rumoured F1/motorsport driver/team moves
Just how many teams was the late Andrea de Cesaris linked to during his F1 Career that he never actually drove for? Zakspeed for 1988. AGS for 1991. Simtek for 1994. (Given what eventually happened to Ratzenberger and Montermini, he probably did the right thing not joining, could have gone full circ...
- 21 Feb 2024, 22:02
- Forum: The HWNSNBM Memorial Forum
- Topic: NEW! Formula E Special: Di Grassi and Buemi profiles!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5661
Re: NEW! Formula E Special: Di Grassi and Buemi profiles!
What happened to the Lucas di Grassi profile?
- 20 Dec 2023, 21:46
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: BTCC Rejects
- Replies: 47
- Views: 16416
Re: BTCC Rejects
Yes, that's a thought, I have been entertaining the idea.dr-baker wrote: ↑20 Dec 2023, 21:26You could do it perhaps?Har1MAS1415 wrote: ↑20 Dec 2023, 15:28 Wish someone would do an article commemorating Team HARD now that Tony Gilham's outfit has folded and sold off some of their Cupras.
- 20 Dec 2023, 15:28
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: BTCC Rejects
- Replies: 47
- Views: 16416
Re: BTCC Rejects
Wish someone would do an article commemorating Team HARD now that Tony Gilham's outfit has folded and sold off some of their Cupras.
- 20 Dec 2023, 15:20
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: The _TCC Series Thread
- Replies: 1660
- Views: 440096
Re: The _TCC Series Thread
Jake Hill remains at WSR for the 2024 BTCC.
- 16 Dec 2023, 18:02
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: Failures of Motorsports - Car Designs, Team Mistakes and More
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1957
Re: Failures of Motorsports - Car Designs, Team Mistakes and More
Can we class Team HARD in this category now that they have folded? After all, only 1 win in over a decade of trying when in that time, teams that entered after them have won titles (BMR, entered in 2013, won in 2017 with Ash Sutton and the Subaru. Laser Tools, entered in 2014, won in 2020 and 2021 w...
- 16 Dec 2023, 17:47
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: The _TCC Series Thread
- Replies: 1660
- Views: 440096
Re: The _TCC Series Thread
Mikey Doble also continues with PMR for 2024.
Chris Smiley returns with Restart Racing who have acquired a pair of Cupras from Team HARD.
R.I.P Team HARD
Chris Smiley returns with Restart Racing who have acquired a pair of Cupras from Team HARD.
R.I.P Team HARD
- 13 Dec 2023, 21:16
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: Failures of Motorsports - Car Designs, Team Mistakes and More
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1957
Re: Failures of Motorsports - Car Designs, Team Mistakes and More
The Monte Carlo 001-Cosworth Or the Life L190 of International Formula 3000. In the hands of Fulvio Ballabio, the car's sole outing at Imola in the 1986 F3000 Season saw it not only fail to qualify but it was also bog last of the 36 entrants. Its fastest time? 3 minutes, 4.8 seconds! 1 minute, 25 se...
- 13 Dec 2023, 21:12
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: Rumoured F1/motorsport driver/team moves
- Replies: 32
- Views: 12270
Re: Rumoured F1/motorsport driver/team moves
https://f1nostalgia.blogspot.com/2018/11/da-first-life-vida-comeca-em-1990.html?m=1 Fabrizio Giovanardi being expected to race for the Life team in 1990. https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/bigears/F1/1989_Life_begins_290689_Autosport_v.jpg Autosport said Fabrizio Giovanardi was expected to test...
- 07 Dec 2023, 16:45
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: Failures of Motorsports - Car Designs, Team Mistakes and More
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1957
Re: Failures of Motorsports - Car Designs, Team Mistakes and More
Lotus Elise GT1 The Lotus Esprit had been a mainstay of the BPR Global GT Endurance Series since the category was launched in 1994. The best performances had been winning the GT3 Class at the Silverstone 4 Hours in 1995 and finishing 2nd outright at the same event in 1996. When the category evolved ...
- 07 Dec 2023, 16:41
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: Rumoured F1/motorsport driver/team moves
- Replies: 32
- Views: 12270
Re: Rumoured F1/motorsport driver/team moves
Outside chance or not, Roberto Ravaglia being linked to Coloni for 1989 has got to be one of the most outlandish rumours in F1 History, if not all time.
- 06 Dec 2023, 22:54
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: Rumoured F1/motorsport driver/team moves
- Replies: 32
- Views: 12270
Re: Rumoured F1/motorsport driver/team moves
https://f1nostalgia.blogspot.com/2018/1 ... 0.html?m=1
Fabrizio Giovanardi being expected to race for the Life team in 1990.
Fabrizio Giovanardi being expected to race for the Life team in 1990.
- 06 Dec 2023, 22:51
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: Failures of Motorsports - Car Designs, Team Mistakes and More
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1957
Failures of Motorsports - Car Designs, Team Mistakes and More
From bad car designs, to team or driver performance that lead to poor results and sanctioning bodies making new regulations that later destroyed a series is the point for this thread. I know this also kind of applies to this website as a whole but I was feeling inspired after coming across this Redd...
- 05 Dec 2023, 22:51
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: DTM Rejects
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2426
Re: DTM Rejects
Futurecom TME, no points in 4 years of trying, although they came close a couple of times in 2007. I know they ran 2-year old Audis throughout their time as a DTM entrant but look what Paul di Resta achieved in a 2-year-old Merc in 2007 and even Mathias Lauda managed a few points in the other 2-year...
- 05 Dec 2023, 22:26
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: Rumoured F1/motorsport driver/team moves
- Replies: 32
- Views: 12270
Re: Rumoured F1/motorsport driver/team moves
Jacques Villeneuve and Kazuki Nakajima were allegedly the intended drivers for Stefan GP in 2010.
- 19 Nov 2023, 10:10
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2302994
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
After a meeting, and a deferral and another meeting, finally it's been decided-the results of the US Grand Prix will stand.... Hardly surprising. ...but given some of the FIA's decisions, not beyond the realms of probability that they would have done something daft... I thought doing something daft...
- 19 Nov 2023, 10:08
- Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
- Topic: Rejected from the word go?
- Replies: 480
- Views: 2049045
Re: Rejected from the word go?
Vaguely, yes. My point exactly, I only vaguely remembered them myself! I remember the name, but have to recall that it isn't Phoenix GP that were going to take over the Prost entry. Don't think it is Alex Wurz's Superfund entry. Is it the entry that Jean Alesi was involved with? You mean Direxiv? K...
- 11 Nov 2023, 12:31
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: The _TCC Series Thread
- Replies: 1660
- Views: 440096
Re: The _TCC Series Thread
Aron Taylor-Smith continues with PMR for the 2024 BTCC.
https://www.btcc.net/2023/11/09/carstor ... lor-smith/
https://www.btcc.net/2023/11/09/carstor ... lor-smith/
- 11 Nov 2023, 12:29
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: Rumoured F1/motorsport driver/team moves
- Replies: 32
- Views: 12270
Re: Rumoured F1/motorsport driver/team moves
Anyone remember when Toro Rosso wanted to run Sebastien Loeb in Abu Dhabi in 2009 but he wasn't granted a superlicence?
- 11 Nov 2023, 12:26
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2302994
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
Hardly surprising.MyHamsterRacedAnOnyx wrote: ↑11 Nov 2023, 11:18 After a meeting, and a deferral and another meeting, finally it's been decided-the results of the US Grand Prix will stand....
- 11 Nov 2023, 12:25
- Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
- Topic: Rejected from the word go?
- Replies: 480
- Views: 2049045
Re: Rejected from the word go?
- 05 Nov 2023, 22:36
- Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
- Topic: Rejected from the word go?
- Replies: 480
- Views: 2049045
Re: Rejected from the word go?
Anyone remember Panthera Team Asia?
- 05 Nov 2023, 22:34
- Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
- Topic: RIP Erich Zakowski (1933-2023)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1437
Re: RIP Erich Zakowski (1933-2023)
Rest in Peace Erich.Bleu wrote: ↑05 Nov 2023, 14:36 The boss of Zakspeed F1 team which raced between 1985 and 1989 is gone:
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/zaks ... /10542643/
- 30 Oct 2023, 18:08
- Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
- Topic: MasterCard Lola
- Replies: 194
- Views: 198282
- 30 Oct 2023, 18:06
- Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
- Topic: MasterCard Lola
- Replies: 194
- Views: 198282
- 30 Oct 2023, 10:11
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Reject of the Race - Mexico 2023
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9276
Re: Reject of the Race - Mexico 2023
Perez. Great performance in your home GP! NOT!
- 30 Oct 2023, 10:10
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Mexico 2023
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6034
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Mexico 2023
Danny Ric. Looks he's finally rediscovered his mojo.
- 30 Oct 2023, 10:05
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Unusual F1 Stats
- Replies: 1424
- Views: 1684158
Re: Unusual F1 Stats
With Daniel Ricciardo breaking his 2023 points duck, it means that for the first time since 1993 & 1994 (22/25) we have had more than 20 point-scorers in a season two years running (21/21).
- 08 Oct 2023, 12:41
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Unusual F1 Stats
- Replies: 1424
- Views: 1684158
Re: Unusual F1 Stats
Max Verstappen could secure the title in the Sprint Race in Qatar. Technically, this would mean he would equal Michael Schumacher's 2002 record of winning the title with 6 races to go. He only needs to finish 6th or higher or, if he fails to score, have Perez finish 4th or lower. At the rate he's g...
- 25 Sep 2023, 09:23
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Expression of Interest for New Teams
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3219
Re: Expression of Interest for New Teams
Only Andretti Global left standing now so it seems.
- 25 Sep 2023, 09:19
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Japanese GP ROTR 2023
- Replies: 28
- Views: 14648
Re: Japanese GP ROTR 2023
To me, the FL points should be open to everybody who starts the race or no one at all. Opening it up to all 20 rewards the likes of Zhou for posting the FL and gives the lower teams something to fight for. Sargeant and Perez for ROTR. Like it was in the 1950s, without which, Alberto Ascari would ha...
- 24 Sep 2023, 23:27
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2302994
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
In other news: The FIA has rejected bids from all but Andretti Global with regards to potential new teams. The entrants that have been turned down were apparently LKY SUNZ, Rodin Carlin and Hitech, and I'm not really surprised that they were all turned down. There were suggestions that the LKY SUNZ...
- 24 Sep 2023, 23:26
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Japanese GP ROTR 2023
- Replies: 28
- Views: 14648
Re: Japanese GP ROTR 2023
The current Points System: Thanks to the inclusion of Sprint races (I know there wasn't one in Suzuka) and the points system used for them, Sergio Perez is still mathematically in contention for the title but if in the more-than-likelihood of Max Verstappen finishing 6th or higher in the Sprint rac...
- 24 Sep 2023, 18:58
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: The _TCC Series Thread
- Replies: 1660
- Views: 440096
Re: The _TCC Series Thread
This could end up being Hondas 1st winless season since 1995. (Excluding 2001 when Honda took a year out and Simon Graves came 1st on the road in his Production Class Honda on 3 occasions)
- 24 Sep 2023, 18:55
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: Drivers that crashed with each other 2 times or more
- Replies: 49
- Views: 18792