Grand Prix Rejects

From memory, Vitaly Petrov's debut was incredibly messy and kind of set the tone for his season

Unless it's already been mentioned, Kovalainen spent most of his first race spinning at turn 1.

Max Papis had somewhat of a memorable F1 debut at Sliverstone 1995, breaking his suspension due to clipping the pit lane wall after a tire change.

What was it with F1 drivers & accidents in the pitlane in 1995?

ibsey wrote:Max Papis had somewhat of a memorable F1 debut at Sliverstone 1995, breaking his suspension due to clipping the pit lane wall after a tire change.

Berger did exactly the same thing during qualifying the year before.

After today's latest news, I think the Lotus E20 can be included in this thread.

Wizzie wrote:From memory, Vitaly Petrov's debut was incredibly messy and kind of set the tone for his season

Didn't he retire due to a mechanical problem with the suspension?

JeremyMcClean wrote:

Wizzie wrote:From memory, Vitaly Petrov's debut was incredibly messy and kind of set the tone for his season

Didn't he retire due to a mechanical problem with the suspension?

After about two million off-track excursions over the course of the weekend.

Nikita Mazepin at Bahrain in 2021. Only got as far as Turn 3 before losing control and spinning into the barriers.

Oscar Piastri in Bahrain the weekend just gone.
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