Grand Prix Rejects

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The difficulty of the game in the higher levels is terribly hard. The only way to play the game and win is enabling a "Boost Mode" that lies in the Options section. I've won all the races of a championship season in Schumacher's Benetton on the hardest difficulty settings (albeit with aut...

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Great to see this game get some appreciation almost 20 years after its initial release! I do have a slight quibble, however, with this paragraph: The biggest problem and one that, to be fair, many racing games still suffer from is the lack of adequate balancing. One can absolutely destroy the compet...

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Thank you! Those are from the overtaking feature and the FIA Gala/final championship standings sections, I believe.

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Thanks! And the other is to commemorate Johnny Herbert's first win, am I correct?

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Oh yes, I distinctly remember that world-beating partnership of Ralf Alesi and Ayrton Brundle!

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Thank you! Probably my favourite opening montage right there.

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Any other backing music you can find from any of the classic season reviews would also be much appreciated! And I know I'm not the only one!

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Wow! Thank you for this.

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Robert Doornbos is really on fire in this qualifying lap.

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Great read; thanks for writing and posting! Always fantastic to see new content on this site.

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Incidentally has there been a podium when the drivers couldn't open the champagne bottle? I recall seeing a photo some years ago of the podium finishers at IIRC one race around 1988 / 1989 where the top 3 (I think Prost & Nannini were amongst them) appeared to be struggling to open the champs. ...

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In the FFords, Sam Brabham was also driving with a livery reminiscent of his father's Brabham BT59:

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I think it's a very optimistic interpretation of what could have happened. He was running in seventh place when he retired on lap 47 with a gearbox failure, and would have finished fourth had he retained his track position to the end. He would have had to pass Boutsen, who was 25 seconds short of la...

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Jocke1 wrote:Damon Hill presents truck racing
http://youtu.be/rqe4OnrRyGY

Looks like the same year that this game was based on.

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Regarding high front wings, McLaren also tried one out in 1977:

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What a great post!

And this thread seems like the ideal place to "spam" my YouTube videos of the Lolas in action! Australia FP1 and FP2.

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No time for lengthy research, but I can help for a couple of these: 03 is 1980, Hockenheim 04 is 1980 at the Österreichring 05 is 1979, possibly Kyalami 06 is Long Beach 1981 For 01, 02 I am not sure about the year. It is Netherlands in both. They're both from 1980 - you can tell because the Brabha...

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1. Malaysia 2006
2. Canada 2006
3. Italy 2006
4. Germany 2003
5. San Marino 2002
6. Europe 2003
7. Japan 2003
8. Brazil 2003

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This season is shaping up nicely, particularly as rumours are linking Fabrizio Giovanardi to the now-vacant seat at Motorbase.

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I karted a few times at my local indoor track when I was small, then I moved up to more powerful machines on outdoor tracks (Rye House, Whilton Mill and Red Lodge) at university level. I have one podium finish from about twelve races or so since then. I took part in the test day for the British Uni...

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That's a good (albeit sad) story! Hopefully you'll be able to add some more chapters to it later in life. Do you have records for all of those races or was that all from memory? And if we're going to start posting old photos, here is my first time ever in a kart, on my ninth birthday in 1997! http:/...

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MrMasaTasa wrote:I raced karting in 1999-2003. Out of 39 races, my best results were 7(!) 2nd places without a win, and 4 poles.

Nick, is that you??

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But that can't be correct, as Capelli had been let go by that point.

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The Barrichello photo was taken at Suzuka.

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For the Larini photo, I also have this photo from the same point of Schumacher in the Jordan (which of course has to be Belgium): http://i.imgur.com/0nbvCkE.jpg A wild theory for the Lauda photo: perhaps it's not Lauda at all, but Ricardo Zunino borrowing his helmet in confused circumstances at the ...

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1. I don't know where this one was taken. Why is he number 6? That could be a clue to the location.
2. Spa-Francorchamps
3. Montréal
4. Imola - I have a photo of Claudio Langes in 1990 which features the same marking on the tarmac.

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takagi_for_the_win wrote:Well I turn 18 on the 16th September, making my birth year 1996

Ooh! Snap! Birthday brothers! But I'm eight years older.

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Yes, from reading between the lines I had assumed that Rotek had purchased one of Gilham's entries, hence why the "no new teams" information is still technically accurate. This also explains why Simon Belcher has an entry, as his team is linked-up with an existing entrant.

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1. Michael Schumacher - Ferrari F300 - 1998 Canadian Grand Prix
2. Michael Schumacher - Benetton B192 - 1992 Spanish Grand Prix
3. Michael Schumacher - Ferrari F300 - 1998 Belgian Grand Prix

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I think the photo of Senna is from the 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix. Looking at the spectators and lighting, it was taken during high summer (Canada was chilly and frequently wet), the high kerb in the background is typical of the Hungaroring in its early years, and next to the Villeneuve message is an...

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Another excellent article with lots of fascinating detail; a pleasure to read as always!

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And now, an old favourite!

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Sub-zero: http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/FILE+In+Profile+Alex+Zanardi+803RV5QBlNDx.jpg http://cdn.images.autosport.com/specials/60years/photos/large/97zanardi.jpg http://image.europeancarweb.com/f/images/16861591+w799+h499+cr1+ar0/epcp_0901_03_z%2BBMW%2Brace_car.jpg http://cycling-passion.com/wp...

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In other news, Triple 8 are taking the fight to Dynamics. The third MG will be driven by Marc Hynes, who apparently works in a management role at...Marussia! Really? They didn't put Tom Ingram in the 3rd car? I thought they'd have gone with a KX driver or will they pay for him to go somewhere else....

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Forti did not survive its destruction in F1, and ownership dispute with Shannon Racing, but Guido Forti was a consultant to lower-formulae teams afterwards. He died, aged 72, in January this year.

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Alex Yoong crashes heavily in qualifying for the Audi R8 LMS Cup race supporting the Macau Grand Prix.

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It also inspired me to buy a magazine series called Real Robots for a while, featuring the chance to build your own automated "pet" with various functions (and a true robot, not the R/C vehicles of Robot Wars) - does anyone else remember this? I do believe I still have my little handmade ...

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I still have a VHS player which is used solely to watch F1 season reviews from 1981 to 2002.

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YES! I was also a big Robot Wars fan during the first four series, even buying the official magazine and some of the house robot toys. My first internet forum experience was also on the official Robot Wars site. I think I just stopped watching after Series 4 because I was more interested in other th...

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