Reject Interviews

Welcome to Reject Interviews - where we talk to the stars of our site!

See below to read our chats with Canadian and US motorsports legends, sportscar aces and more - including World Exclusive talks with some of the forgotten men of Formula One...



Andrea Montermini Interview

Interview with
Andrea Montermini

A man who has driven in almost every motorsport category, Andrea kindly talks to F1 Rejects about his career, and the fact that he is the only man alive with connections to Simtek, Pacific, Forti and MasterCard Lola!

Adrian Campos Interview

Interview with
Adrian Campos

A pioneer for Spanish motorsport, Campos talks to David Cameron about his time in F1 with Minardi, and starting a team that gave Fernando Alonso his break, now competes in GP2 and might have its eye on F1!

Alex Yoong Interview

Interview with
Alex Yoong

One of the most maligned figures in recent Grand Prix history, Alex kindly talks to F1 Rejects about his career: his experiences and frustrations at Minardi, his time in CART, in Aussie V8s at Bathurst, and more!

Neville Lederle Interview

Interview with
Neville Lederle

After getting a taste for racing in Europe, Neville returned home to South Africa and entered the next South African GP in his Lotus 21, scoring a point for 6th! Here he talks to Mischa Bijenhof of his memories from a career that lasted barely 8 years.

Desire Wilson Interview

Interview with
Desiré Wilson

One of the few women to appear in F1, Wilson has aquitted herself admirably in numerous motorsport categories. Here Desiré kindly talks to us about her F1 and Indy 500 attempts, which were low points in an otherwise sterling career.

Mikko Kozarowitzky Interview

Interview with
Mikko Kozarowitzky

The forgotten Finn of F1, Mikko was a Super Vee champion with experience in F3, F2 and FPacific when he was given a chance in 2 Grands Prix in 1977. After two failures to make the grid, Mikko dropped off the F1 radar, until tracked down by Mischa Bijenhof.

Allen Berg Interview

Interview with
Allen Berg

After mixing it with Senna and Brundle in British F3, Berg had an unmemorable F1 stint with Osella. A move to the Americas saw him carve his niche over 10 years in Mexican F2 and F3. Here he kindly talks to F1 Rejects about his career, his time in F1, and life as a team owner!

Frank J. Dochnal Interview

Interview with
Frank J. Dochnal

Another F1 obscurity found! Tracked down in retirement after a long career as an Indy mechanic and USAC official, the now 83-year-old Frank talks to F1 Rejects' Stephen Slater about his ill-fated one-off attempt to qualify at the Mexican GP in 1963, his early driving experiences!

Perry McCarthy InterviewPerry McCarthy Interview

Interview with
Perry McCarthy

Dubbed by The Times as "the world's unluckiest racing driver", McCarthy was caught in the middle of one of the most embarrassing F1 efforts ever. A trusted pilot both in sportcars and open-seaters, Perry talks to Stephen Slater about the farce that was Andrea Moda!

David Kennedy Interview

Interview with
David Kennedy

A young hotshot in the late-70s, this pioneer Irishman was oh-so-unlucky in F1, but soon found his niche as Madza's top sportscar star in the 1980s. F1 Rejects caught up with David at the Melbourne GP in 2003 where he currently works as a TV commentator and driver manager.

Jonathan Williams Interview

Interview with
Jonathan Williams

An F3 hotshot, Williams became a works Ferrari driver in 1967, and it was for the famous marque that he started his one-and-only GP. He also co-drove the Porsche used in Steve McQueen's movie "Le Mans". Jonathan talks to F1 Rejects about the film, Ferrari, his early career and more!

Tom Jones Interview

Interview with
Tom Jones

Once the most obscure Grand Prix entrant ever - nobody knew anything about the man who appeared ever so briefly in qualifying for the Canadian GP at Mosport in 1967. But that was until F1 Rejects uncovered this mystery man, and spoke to him about his F1 adventure...

Gary Brabham Interview

Interview with
Gary Brabham

Son of Sir Jack, the inagrual British F3000 Champion and Sebring 12hrs winner suffered a difficult European career - his solitary F1 berth coming with unarguably one of the worst teams in history, Life. Here he talks to F1 Rejects' Stephen Slater about his Life experience and more...

Al Pease Interview

Interview with
Al Pease

A Canadian motorsports legend, winner of countless national and regional titles, the versatile Pease had an F1 career like a Monty Python sketch! Here he kindly answers a few questions from F1 Rejects' Stephen Slater about his career, especially his torrid time in F1.

Eric van de Poele Interview

Interview with
Eric van de Poele

Eric van de Poele (DTM Champion 1987, F3000 Runner-Up 1990, a multiple Sebring and Spa 24hrs winner, and veteran of many Le Mans campaigns) kindly answers a few questions for us about his experiences in F1 with Lambo, Brabham and Fondmetal back in 1991-92.

Eppie Wietzes Interview

Interview with
Eppie Wietzes

A back-to-back Canadian FAtlantic Champion, Can-Am and F5000 veteran, Wietzes had two F1 starts (seven years apart!) and a role in the infamous 1973 Canadian GP safety-car calamity. Here he kindly talks to F1 Rejects' Stephen Slater about his career and time in F1.

Sam Posey Interview

Interview with
Sam Posey

One of the most well-known figures in American motorsport, Posey has driven in Can-Am, Le Mans, Formula A, IndyCar racing, F5000 and, of course, F1, as well as commentating on IndyCar and F1 since the 1970s. F1 Rejects' Stephen Slater spoke to him about his F1 forays.



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