Reject moments that never happened

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 28 May 2012, 11:33

This is basically a thread for things that you could imagine Reject teams or drivers doing, but unfortunately never happened.

For Example: A reject team withdrawing from a flyaway round because one or more of their cars got damaged in freight.

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 28 May 2012, 12:16

eurobrun wrote:This is basically a thread for things that you could imagine Reject teams or drivers doing, but unfortunately never happened.

For Example: A reject team withdrawing from a flyaway round because one or more of their cars got damaged in freight.

I think reality can be more weird than imagination really. For instance, sitting out of a test because some car parts got stuck in the customs office of the country where the team are having said test. Which, coincidently, is the same country where the team comes from...

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 28 May 2012, 16:29

A driver not racing at an event because he didn't like the country :lol:

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 28 May 2012, 16:32

pasta_maldonado wrote:A driver not racing at an event because he didn't like the country

Surely no driver would ever do this! I mean, Kimi not going to Australia for the WRC last year because it was too far away, whole different ball game, right?

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 28 May 2012, 16:56

Some driver dissatisfied with the political regime of a given country stops the car in the middle of the track as a way of protesting, perhaps?

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 28 May 2012, 20:43

How about having to withdraw from a GP because the parts can't get delivered due to a lorry (truck?) strike? To quote the website:

F1 Rejects Profile on Andrea Moda wrote:But if Sassetti thought things couldn't get worse after the Canada debacle, he was in for a rude shock. A lorry drivers' blockade over a new licensing system had paralysed the main roads throughout France, and the teams had to resort to back roads to get their transporters to Magny-Cours.

All managed to make it, except - you guessed it - Andrea Moda. Sassetti's team got stuck in the blockade and simply never showed up.

Sunshine_Baby_[IT] · Post by **Sunshine_Baby_[IT]** » 28 May 2012, 22:00

JeremyMcClean wrote:How about having to withdraw from a GP because the parts can't get delivered due to a lorry (truck?) strike? To quote the website:

F1 Rejects Profile on Andrea Moda wrote:But if Sassetti thought things couldn't get worse after the Canada debacle, he was in for a rude shock. A lorry drivers' blockade over a new licensing system had paralysed the main roads throughout France, and the teams had to resort to back roads to get their transporters to Magny-Cours.

All managed to make it, except - you guessed it - Andrea Moda. Sassetti's team got stuck in the blockade and simply never showed up.

Well, it seems that this reject moment really happened. :-)

midgrid · Post by **midgrid** » 29 May 2012, 00:03

Two drivers from the same team seemingly having to miss a race on separate occasions due to severe toothache, only for the team principal to reveal his hitherto unexpected dental skills and perform root canal surgery, returning his charges to health and racing fitness.

...Yes, this has happened!

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 29 May 2012, 00:38

Sunshine_Baby_[IT] wrote:
JeremyMcClean wrote:How about having to withdraw from a GP because the parts can't get delivered due to a lorry (truck?) strike? To quote the website:

F1 Rejects Profile on Andrea Moda wrote:But if Sassetti thought things couldn't get worse after the Canada debacle, he was in for a rude shock. A lorry drivers' blockade over a new licensing system had paralysed the main roads throughout France, and the teams had to resort to back roads to get their transporters to Magny-Cours.

All managed to make it, except - you guessed it - Andrea Moda. Sassetti's team got stuck in the blockade and simply never showed up.

Well, it seems that this reject moment really happened.

True, but they were meant to race but they didn't.

FantometteBR · Post by **FantometteBR** » 29 May 2012, 00:40

A driver qualify to all his races (more than one) only to retire at the first corner

Post by **tommykl** » 29 May 2012, 05:37

Actually start-and-parking in Formula 1.

Post by **mario** » 29 May 2012, 18:39

Sunshine_Baby_[IT] wrote:
JeremyMcClean wrote:How about having to withdraw from a GP because the parts can't get delivered due to a lorry (truck?) strike? To quote the website:

F1 Rejects Profile on Andrea Moda wrote:But if Sassetti thought things couldn't get worse after the Canada debacle, he was in for a rude shock. A lorry drivers' blockade over a new licensing system had paralysed the main roads throughout France, and the teams had to resort to back roads to get their transporters to Magny-Cours.

All managed to make it, except - you guessed it - Andrea Moda. Sassetti's team got stuck in the blockade and simply never showed up.

Well, it seems that this reject moment really happened.

Ferrari officially withdrew from the 1959 British GP because mass transport strikes in Italy meant that they could not ship their cars out to the UK.

Post by **Ataxia** » 29 May 2012, 19:49

This would be funny; a driver somehow leaves his team radio on, and the world feed picks up the driver singing Dani California to himself. Cue camera to pitwall of team members with big grins on...and much laughter in the press conference.

Or a driver ends up with a sudden hay-fever attack, sneezes then bins the car...if only.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 29 May 2012, 20:21

How about two teams actually having a fistfight at a test track, like in the GPM2 Chairman Game.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 29 May 2012, 21:48

tristan1117 wrote:How about two teams actually having a fistfight at a test track, like in the GPM2 Chairman Game.

I have a feeling that's only the tip of the iceberg there.

Sunshine_Baby_[IT] · Post by **Sunshine_Baby_[IT]** » 30 May 2012, 06:30

BaconLettuceNinja wrote:This would be funny; a driver somehow leaves his team radio on, and the world feed picks up the driver singing Dani California to himself.

I agree, it would be really great. :-)

eytl · Post by **eytl** » 30 May 2012, 11:16

BaconLettuceNinja wrote:Or a driver ends up with a sudden hay-fever attack, sneezes then bins the car...if only.

This is exactly the reason why I could never be an F1 driver ...

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 30 May 2012, 11:19

eytl wrote:
BaconLettuceNinja wrote:Or a driver ends up with a sudden hay-fever attack, sneezes then bins the car...if only.

This is exactly the reason why I could never be an F1 driver ...

I wonder if some hard to explain blunders were caused by sneezing... It takes some odds but it might be possible. Coulthard and the pit-lane incident, anyone?

Sunshine_Baby_[IT] · Post by **Sunshine_Baby_[IT]** » 30 May 2012, 13:39

I suppose the most rejectful (and impossible) moment that could happen to a driver, could be to be lapped by Deletraz... :lol:

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 30 May 2012, 14:22

Sunshine_Baby_[IT] wrote:I suppose the most rejectful (and impossible) moment that could happen to a driver, could be to be lapped by Deletraz...

Sunshine_Baby_[IT] · Post by **Sunshine_Baby_[IT]** » 30 May 2012, 20:47

Is this bird:

a relative of the owl of Interlagos track?

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 30 May 2012, 23:34

Sunshine_Baby_[IT] wrote:Is this bird:
http://images.cheezburger.com/completes ... bb1836.jpg

a relative of the owl of Interlagos track?
http://www.owl-help.org.uk/page3/files/ ... 185809.jpg

Afraid so. Although they are very distant cousins! :lol:

WeirdKerr · Post by **WeirdKerr** » 31 May 2012, 21:11

A track gets resurfaced. Tyre manufacturer A consequently brings wrong tyre compound. Tyre manuacturer B's tyres are ok.. but they only supply 6 cars on the grid cutting a long story short all of the cars using T.M. A pull in at the end of the parade lap leaving 6 cars on the grid.... the race goes ahead.... nah thats just too preposterous :lol:

AdrianSutil · Post by **AdrianSutil** » 01 Jun 2012, 04:54

eytl wrote:
BaconLettuceNinja wrote:Or a driver ends up with a sudden hay-fever attack, sneezes then bins the car...if only.

This is exactly the reason why I could never be an F1 driver ...

You and me both. Nose sprays and eye drops and I still struggle.

Lewis Hamilton suffers from hay-fever and he gets by fine.

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 01 Jun 2012, 12:14

AdrianSutil wrote:
eytl wrote:
BaconLettuceNinja wrote:Or a driver ends up with a sudden hay-fever attack, sneezes then bins the car...if only.

This is exactly the reason why I could never be an F1 driver ...

You and me both. Nose sprays and eye drops and I still struggle.

Lewis Hamilton suffers from hay-fever and he gets by fine.

Its interesting because I often suffer from it too during the summer, yet with my helmet on when riding, I've never sneezed or had any problems with it. It's bizarre!

WaffleCat · Post by **WaffleCat** » 01 Jun 2012, 13:07

AndreaModa wrote:Its interesting because I often suffer from it too during the summer, yet with my helmet on when riding, I've never sneezed or had any problems with it. It's bizarre!

This just proves that speed cures almost everything,unlike Webber throwing up in his helmet at Fuji...

Pointrox · Post by **Pointrox** » 01 Jun 2012, 22:28

I've never seen anything like this in Formula One.

WaffleCat · Post by **WaffleCat** » 02 Jun 2012, 01:26

Pointrox wrote:I've never seen anything like this in Formula One.

There was Inoue and Heidfeld,but I 've never seen a Safety car take out the field.

However,in one of the first races the safety car was experimented in,1973 Canadian I do believe,safety car driver Eppe Weitzes(?) picked up the wrong car,screwing up timing sheets and causing some people to lap everybody by default.

Gerudo Dragon · Post by **Gerudo Dragon** » 02 Jun 2012, 03:06

A driver retiring because of a cramp in his arm, oh wait...

Verde · Post by **Verde** » 04 Jun 2012, 15:28

A Formula One race being halted by hail (it happened once in Surfers Paradise during a ChampCar race) or snow (F3000 in Nürburgring, 1985). Or by a tornado - whoa.

Sunshine_Baby_[IT] · Post by **Sunshine_Baby_[IT]** » 05 Jun 2012, 16:39

Verde wrote:A Formula One race being halted by hail (it happened once in Surfers Paradise during a ChampCar race) or snow (F3000 in Nürburgring, 1985). Or by a tornado - whoa.

It would be great to have a F1 race with snow! Unluckily it's almost impossible.

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 05 Jun 2012, 16:50

A driver being pulled into the pits with less than 10 laps to go, to change to intermediate tires with no sign of rain....... oh wait.

Sunshine_Baby_[IT] · Post by **Sunshine_Baby_[IT]** » 05 Jun 2012, 17:03

A team which let a driver go on track without taking the fuel hose away from the car... Oh, wait... it seems it happened at least three times in a few years!

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 05 Jun 2012, 17:04

A driver being sent out on wets on a bone dry track........oh wait.

Verde · Post by **Verde** » 05 Jun 2012, 17:49

A race being threatened by angry rioters wishing democracy and equal rights.

Oh, wait! According to Bernie Ecclestone, it never happened and won't!

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 05 Jun 2012, 19:13

A driver weaving in and out across the track whilst being lapped with nobody knowing exactly what he was doing.... oh wait.

nigellamansell · Post by **nigellamansell** » 05 Jun 2012, 19:22

Having a major sponsor force you to enter the championship one year before you were planning to without your car ever seeing the insides of a wind tunnel.

That's never happened before surely???

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 05 Jun 2012, 19:24

Entering a car made of paper-mache and sveral rolled up Yellow Pages.....oh wait.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 05 Jun 2012, 22:31

A drivers qualifying run being disrupted because of a large inflatible orange blowing on to the track.

That has actually happened in NASCAR.

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 06 Jun 2012, 07:47

eurobrun wrote:A drivers qualifying run being disrupted because of a large inflatible orange blowing on to the track.

That has actually happened in NASCAR.

Well, that's NASCAR , an' tha's jus' how we like 't in th' good ol' Jawjuh