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Oh yes I remember the classic 2008 F3 season. We had Alguersuari, Turvey, Hartley and Checo all fighting for the title and 3 of them made F1. Just a shame Turvey couldn’t make it further than a McLaren test seat. We also some good performances by the likes of Mustonen and Ericsson
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Tiago Monteiro was linked to an STR seat for 2007
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After Tom Pryce won the Monaco F3 race in 1974, three F1 teams were interested in him:Williams, Hesketh and Shadow.
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Zanardi was originally nominated for a Tyrrell drive in 1992 so the team could meet the deadline, before they signed up de Cesaris
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Also in 1992, Karl Wendlinger was close to Tyrrell, but he didn't have enough money. So they took Grouillard.
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Emmanuel Collard was first choice to replace the injured Panis for 97, but after an unsuccessful test, they went with Trulli instead
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16 Jan 2020, 20:18 (Ref:3951985) | #209 | |
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A.J.Foyt was close to race with BRM in the sixties.
And Emerson Fittipaldi was a candidate to replace Lauda at Ferrari in '76. |
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When Renault decided to add a second car for 1979, their originally wanted Pironi, but Ken Tyrrell wouldn’t let him go
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In 1982 Williams approached Gilles Villeneuve.
He would only be 70 today. |
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McLaren also made an offer to him for 82. In the 81 Canadian GP, they used pitboards to communicate a possible deal between the two
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After BMS pulled out at the end of 93, their drivers Alboreto and Badoer both were contenders for the second Benetton seat for 94. In the end they BMS's merger with Minardi meant they went there, Alboreto as race driver, Badoer as test driver
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19 Jan 2020, 11:27 (Ref:3952278) | #215 | |
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Bernoldi was another one linked to the second Jordan seat for 2003
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Andrea Montermini tested a Larrousse pre-1992, and was expected to go there, but it didn't happen.
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Gary Paffet was a candidate for Sauber in 05. As was DC, Davidson, Liuzzi and Richard Lyons
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I think his name was in connection now you mention it
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Well neither got the 2nd Enstone seat cause Lehto blew them away 😉
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I always felt Gilles would have won the '83 title cauae the C2b was arguably the best car, aftet all it won the constructors.
But logically he would have left Ferrari at the end of '82 after getting 'effed over' so the Mclaren deal is more than likely true. He would have been in prime position for the Tag engine programme.... Prost may never have been signed as Gilles would have partnered Lauda. |
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Red Bull thought they had a deal to buy Jordan the year before they bought Minardi and would have started 'Torro Rosso' in 2004 with Bernoldi and the winner of their American driver search of 2002 Paul Edwards. Scott Speed who finished runner up in the driver search would have been test driver.
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Prost was talking to Ferrari first, after he was sacked by Renault. But they kept Arnoux and the recently signed Alboreto.
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If they seriously had the chance to sign Prost for '84 they would have fared much better than they did. No disrespect to the late Michele but he wasn't in Le Prof's league but woukd have mafe a great back up man. However at the time Alboreto was as hot a property as anyone else I guess. |
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