One of the most underrated drivers in the history of Formula One is Giovanni Lavaggi. Many of you know him as Johnny Carwash and remember him for the burning Minardi at Hockenheim. I personally know him as the last gentlemen driver in the Formula One, and remember him for his willpower to reach what he […]
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While March (nee Leyton House) was in 1990 positively about their future in the Formule One, this would change only a season later. When in September 1991 Akira Akagi was implicated in a financial scandal involving the Fuji Bank and his Marusho Kosan Company. Therefore, Akagi was arrested and Leyton House moved rapidly into bankruptcy. […]
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While Tamoil became the Turmoil and Lysys was just fooling around with it’s own clients. You may ask yourself where there no other investors or companies interested to invest in the team. A good example is the Arrows team in 2002 while they filed for bankruptcy there were a bunch of serious candidates. Sure, 1993 […]
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Somehow the March team managed to survive during the winter while two deals went bust due to several reasons. While the believe in the team’s future was near zero they decided to pack their cars and move to Kyalami. There was only a big problem while the cars were on their way to Kyalami. There […]
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Jan came with his March CG911B as thirteenth over the finish line on 3laps from race winner Gerhard Berger. The team was ready to pack their cars, tools and other stuff and fly back the day later to Bicester where the winter was awaiting them. It would be a turbulent winter for the team. A […]
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It’s a hot, sunny and humid day when the drivers parked their cars on the starting grid for the 1993 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami. Fans next to the track are enjoying a cold cola or a cold Beer while discussion random Formula One. On that same starting grid, two drivers are missing Jan […]
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Leyton House Racing appeared on the grid in 1990, it was of course the March F1 Team that re-appeared on the grid in 1987. Sponsored by Leyton House a Japanese real-estate company. Where 1990 eventually was a good season, 1991 began badly. Financial struggle, and eventually the arrest of Akira Akagi in September was the […]
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