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by **Henrique** » 02 Aug 2009, 09:17

That happened because he forgot he wasn't driving a F1 car, so he hit the brakes at the spot where he would usually brake in F1, too late for a road car.

by **Henrique** » 05 Aug 2009, 10:35

Domenico Schiattarella shows how not to do a spin turn (special appearance by Robert Moreno's Forti!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP2Lj-_4fQg

by **noisebox** » 06 Aug 2009, 19:43

Not F1 but truly reject worthy - I'm sure Yuje Ide would've done this first if he'd thought of it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ZY92mHzK8&NR=1

by **muttley** » 07 Aug 2009, 00:20

noisebox wrote:Not F1 but truly reject worthy - I'm sure Yuje Ide would've done this first if he'd thought of it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ZY92mHzK8&NR=1

Of course it's reject worthy, it's Tarso Marques! (I forgot he even existed, so he doubles as a reject and as a forgettable driver)

by **noisebox** » 07 Aug 2009, 01:21

muttley wrote:Of course it's reject worthy, it's Tarso Marques! (I forgot he even existed, so he doubles as a reject and as a forgettable driver)

Thanks for that - I didn't realise!

by **shinji** » 09 Aug 2009, 03:26

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5awDdwwXPzg

by **RejectSteve** » 09 Aug 2009, 19:13

shinji wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5awDdwwXPzg

That's Jean all right! Speedcar was a bit of a reject series, wasn't it? It looks that those cars had to crawl around the first turn to stay on the track proper.

by **Bort** » 10 Aug 2009, 13:15

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMBP1T_jw5w&feature=rec-HM-fresh+div

Kimi fails at being a human.

by **Henrique** » 11 Aug 2009, 00:40

How rude!

by **Kuwashima** » 11 Aug 2009, 00:43

Bort wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMBP1T_jw5w&feature=rec-HM-fresh+div

Kimi fails at being a human.

OK, I'm sure autograph hunters are a pain. But, Kimi.... really? :shock:

That is a disgrace.

by **Nuppiz** » 11 Aug 2009, 01:53

I know that being rather unemotional is a part of that "Iceman" moniker, but that was more like cowardice than keeping your head cool...

by **Jack O Malley** » 11 Aug 2009, 11:43

The girl was knocked down by the woman, not by Kimi!

by **Bort** » 11 Aug 2009, 13:39

Jack O Malley wrote:The girl was knocked down by the woman, not by Kimi!

Actually Kimi pushed the womans folders out of his way, directly into the little girls face.
The least he could have done was go back and help the little girl up, then walk away from the autograph hunter.

by **Steve** » 12 Aug 2009, 02:52

I was looking at some racing vids and came across Tony Kanaan's recent Indycar pitlane fire:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOi3n9XeEzw

What looked strange to me was that they were using water to put the fire out, rather than the CO2 or foam extinguishers I'm used to seeing in F1 - a couple of guys even resorted to throwing buckets of water over the car. I know Indy uses an ethanol/gasoline mix rather than 'normal' fuel but I always thought it was dangerous to use water on oil or alcohol fires. Is this standard practice for fire safety in Indy racing?

by **RejectSteve** » 12 Aug 2009, 05:50

Steve wrote:What looked strange to me was that they were using water to put the fire out, rather than the CO2 or foam extinguishers I'm used to seeing in F1 - a couple of guys even resorted to throwing buckets of water over the car. I know Indy uses an ethanol/gasoline mix rather than 'normal' fuel but I always thought it was dangerous to use water on oil or alcohol fires. Is this standard practice for fire safety in Indy racing?

Yep. I'm not entirely sure what fuel blend IRL uses, but CART used methanol for the simple reason that a fire could be put out with water - however the problem being that the fire wasn't visible. IRL recently added dyes to the fuel to make fix the visibility issue. If I'm not mistaken this was a caution taken from Eddie Sachs' firey accident at Indy in 1964, I believe.

by **CarlosFerreira** » 12 Aug 2009, 06:29

shinji wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5awDdwwXPzg

That's the spirit! Rolling starts and waiting for the lights to go green is for wimps...

by **jackanderton** » 14 Aug 2009, 00:11

Bort wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMBP1T_jw5w&feature=rec-HM-fresh+div

Kimi fails at being a human.

Italian commentator on the verge of corpsing by the end. I like how he just walks out in the middle of the disaster zone like it was coreographed. I like how the woman for a split second carries on trying to get his autograph even after he's just clattered into her child. I like how Kimi looks at his friend as they walk of and does a little 'stupid bitch' shake of his head.

This is just perfect.

by **shinji** » 14 Aug 2009, 00:28

jackanderton wrote:
Bort wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMBP1T_jw5w&feature=rec-HM-fresh+div

Kimi fails at being a human.

Italian commentator on the verge of corpsing by the end. I like how he just walks out in the middle of the disaster zone like it was coreographed. I like how the woman for a split second carries on trying to get his autograph even after he's just clattered into her child. I like how Kimi looks at his friend as they walk of and does a little 'stupid bitch' shake of his head.

This is just perfect.

I don't think it was Kimi's fault. It was really the woman who knocked over the child, Kimi was probably going somewhere so he gestured to the woman to help it and walked on. Still funny though.

by **jackanderton** » 14 Aug 2009, 00:42

He did see the woman and the autograph book, but he didn't see the little girl hiding behind it. An honest mistake, but one that Kimi's more likely to do than other drivers, simply by way of his personality.

I don't massively care, some of the people commenting on the youtube page are making out like he's satan destroying the good family name of Ferrari. Someone should make a compilation of the many times Schumi stormed into his motorhome after an unsuccessful races.

I just find the whole thing hilarious though. The coincidence of it happening slap bang in the middle of a piece-to-camera.

by **CarlosFerreira** » 14 Aug 2009, 00:56

jackanderton wrote:I don't massively care, some of the people commenting on the youtube page are making out like he's satan destroying the good family name of Ferrari. Someone should make a compilation of the many times Schumi stormed into his motorhome after an unsuccessful races.

The name of the user that posted the video and says Kimi should get kicked out of Ferrari is a Portuguese name. I kind of believe he might just be Brazilian... :roll:

by **noisebox** » 18 Aug 2009, 19:36

jackanderton wrote:He did see the woman and the autograph book, but he didn't see the little girl hiding behind it. An honest mistake, but one that Kimi's more likely to do than other drivers, simply by way of his personality.

I don't massively care, some of the people commenting on the youtube page are making out like he's satan destroying the good family name of Ferrari. Someone should make a compilation of the many times Schumi stormed into his motorhome after an unsuccessful races.

I just find the whole thing hilarious though. The coincidence of it happening slap bang in the middle of a piece-to-camera.

Fair enough, but if you were involved in an incident when a small child was knocked over would you not at least check they were OK - he comes accross as a complete prick in that clip.

by **tristan1117** » 21 Aug 2009, 10:24

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsaQxWMklDE

Mansell crashes a Minardi two seater F1 car into Alonso in the other Minardi two seater! As if this isn't disastrous enough, Paul Stoddard is driving the car behind both of them. :lol:

by **Life w12** » 21 Aug 2009, 11:28

Oscar Larrauri crashes into AJ Foyt at the 1988 IMSA West Palm Beach Grand Prix, Foyt then returns the favor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4s-Se60pzs
It's a shame they used 962s as bumper cars

by **Bleu** » 23 Aug 2009, 05:10

Italian F1 Reject overtakes another:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP4h0CsNXec

by **watka** » 24 Aug 2009, 03:55

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bww3eU1OV9s

Reject driver on an F3000 reject track - with helmet cam!

by **Irisado** » 24 Aug 2009, 06:25

Bleu wrote:Italian F1 Reject overtakes another:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP4h0CsNXec

Zanardi's 1999 performances for Williams really were shockingly bad most of the time weren't they? I had forgotten that Badoer overtook him in that race, thanks for making a Minardi and Badoer fan very happy

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by **HELLRAZOR7** » 29 Aug 2009, 05:54

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTCmzQ4mh5c

footwork porsche @ 3.05

sounds lovely too. also a brief clip of stefan johansson in footwork overalls

by **HELLRAZOR7** » 29 Aug 2009, 06:31

i nearly died laughing from the taki inoue video with the cat.

i dunno if this is true or not but apparently one year at the us grand prix pedro de la rosa was tricked by stewards into jumping over a wall. when he jumped over he didnt know there was a huge drop and he landed in a pool of water.

i know in usa 2000 theres a clip of a steward pushing a benetton off the track too hard and it smacks the barrier

by **gnrpoison** » 02 Sep 2009, 10:28

Lavaggi's baptism of fire in the Minardi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cBjRArH25I

by **CarlosFerreira** » 02 Sep 2009, 19:06

gnrpoison wrote:Lavaggi's baptism of fire in the Minardi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cBjRArH25I

Asleep at the wheel...

by **Phoenix** » 03 Sep 2009, 01:59

gnrpoison wrote:Lavaggi's baptism of fire in the Minardi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cBjRArH25I

Yes, THAT'S FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by **Nuppiz** » 03 Sep 2009, 02:33

Phoenix wrote:
gnrpoison wrote:Lavaggi's baptism of fire in the Minardi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cBjRArH25I

Yes, THAT'S FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love that he is calmfully climbing out of the car, and only when he notices the flames he's like "OH S***!"

by **shinji** » 03 Sep 2009, 02:37

gnrpoison wrote:Lavaggi's baptism of fire in the Minardi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cBjRArH25I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOErZuzZpS8

by **CarlosFerreira** » 03 Sep 2009, 02:44

shinji wrote:
gnrpoison wrote:Lavaggi's baptism of fire in the Minardi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cBjRArH25I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOErZuzZpS8

Jeez, that's rejectful. I wonder how come that never made it into one of the podcasts?!

by **Irisado** » 10 Sep 2009, 08:12

I wonder if Jacques Villeneuve ever thanked Giovanni Lavaggi for Estoril 1996....

Still, according to Nigel Roebuck, Deletraz's drives for Pacific in 1995 made Lavaggi 'look like Nuvolari', and having watched both of them drive that year, I would have to agree. At least Lavaggi tried to race the Fortis of Diniz and Moreno at the back of the grid. Deletraz was six seconds slower than them in qualifying for the Portuguese Grand Prix, and miles off the pace in both that race and the following race at the Nurburgring.

Website · by **Wizzie** » 15 Sep 2009, 18:05

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b3NJvkzWCk&feature=related
Ok... where are the F1 historian buffs when you need them because I have never heard of this crash before today

by **Klon** » 15 Sep 2009, 21:00

shinji wrote:
gnrpoison wrote:Lavaggi's baptism of fire in the Minardi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cBjRArH25I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOErZuzZpS8

I must counter-attack with this little piece of art:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_sY2rjx ... re=related

by **Henrique** » 16 Sep 2009, 00:58

Gather around, F1 Rejects forum, and remember Super Aguri's greatest moment from the Japanese perspective.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAwSmjV1Mi8

by **thehemogoblin** » 16 Sep 2009, 02:22

Henrique wrote:Gather around, F1 Rejects forum, and remember Super Aguri's greatest moment from the Japanese perspective.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAwSmjV1Mi8

That was one of my favorite pieces of Formula One history.

by **shinji** » 16 Sep 2009, 02:37

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr6J3bzrMEU <- the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDURv8fj9dk <- my reaction

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