In August 2019 i wrote my first article regarding Panthera Team Asia F1, they arrived! Their original plans were to debut in 2021. Remind yourself at that point there was no covid-19 pandemic. There were even more teams that announced they were interested to debut in 2021. As the new rules were more suitable to […]
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In 1971, the first headlines appeared of McNally engineering ready to debut in the Formula One. McNally was a company based in Newcastle and famous for their alloy wheels. Gordon McNally told the media already in the late 1960s that he was ready to compete in the Formula One with his own team. Eventually the […]
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Pygmée (Constructions Mechaniques Pygmée), founded in 1960 in Annecy by Marius Dal Bo and was a French manufacturer specialised in racing cars. The company existed for 13 years before they had to close down their doors due to financial difficulties. The team was well known for constructing Junior Formula, Formula 2 and Formula 3 cars […]
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In 1993, an article was published, assumable in Auto Motor und Sport, regarding an All German Formula 1 team. The car seen on the drawing has been appointed as the MiG 194. The interesting part of the car is the fact it is all German. Only German manufacturers were names in the article. Interesting to […]
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Did you know that in the Persuaders, a brilliant series from the early 1970s, Brett Sinclair is also a Grand Prix driver? There is even the Sinclair Special featured in the episode “Someone Waiting” an episode about bribing people out of the race at Silverstone, which Brett Sinclair eventually would win. So which car was […]
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Michael Schumacher as team boss in the Formula One? The impossible would become possible. As we have to believe Eddie Jordan who came with the news in the summer of 2006. Was it a joke? Was it serious? Alternatively, was it just a PR move to promote Schumacher? It could be possible. For 2008, the […]
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Nearly five years ago i published one of my first articles on unracedf1.com. The last twenty-Five years of Team Lotus Part 1. There are multiple reasons why it never came to a part two in those years. However, this article can be seen as Part 2. After the team went into bankruptcy the team was […]
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As there are over 650 Unraced F1 projects from the period 1885 – 2020 I decided before to publish articles of unraced projects per year. This is easier for you to see which attempts happened a specific year. Of course, it is easier for me as well as researching and writing an article takes a […]
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Everyone remembers the application the FIA opened in 2008 for new teams to debut in 2010. However, did you know the FIA opened an application in 2006 for new teams to enter the Formula 1 in 2008? On the 14th of February 2006 the bid was opened. Twenty-two teams applied for an entry in 2008. […]
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In late 2016 Manor Racing went into bankruptcy. While the team did everything to stay on the grid, the team already completed the design of the MRT06. There was a bit of hope left that a new team would take over their place on the grid. A few former Manor Racing employees came with the […]
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