While the list of drivers that entered, at least one Grand Prix during the last 74 years is long. There is also the group of drivers that were to appear on the grid however for whatever reason never appeared on the grid or had their contract terminated like Jos Verstappen with Arrows for 2002. I […]
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You might say that the Turbo era in the 1980s meant the downfall to some of the best teams the Formula One had at that point. Team Lotus is a good example, winning the championship in 1978, to only three podium finishes in 1988. Besides them, also Tyrrell is an example of the downfall of […]
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While going through some old magazines on the attic i came across some random article about US Formula Won Series. The article felt a bit weird to see in the British Autosport magazine. Similar to the British Formula One Championship that evolved from the Group 8 Shellsport Championship in the late 1970s, it was a […]
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It is a cold day in February when rumours appear about John Watson and Toleman. Sacked by McLaren at the end of 1983 in favour of Alain Prost he moved in 1984 towards the World Sportscar Championship with the Rothmans Porsche. For 1985, it seemed to be the World Sportscar Championship again. However, in early […]
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In a time when you could simply buy yourself a seat within a team, there were drivers that left the grid quicker then they appeared on. There are drivers you probably never heard of, drivers with dreams of Formula One. Some of them fulfilling their dream in the British Formula One Championship (Shellsport Championship). However, […]
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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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The 10th of December 1990 a day, that would backfire eight months later in the face of Bertrand Gachot. That day Bertrand on his way to the Carlton Towers in London to negotiate with Eddie Jordan and 7UP he came bumper to bumper with a cab driver. After he and Eddie were speaking to each […]
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What you may not know is the fact that Pirelli has been in the Formula One since 1950. Not since 2011. Besides Pirelli, also Dunlop, Firestone and Englebert were active as supplier in 1950. The manufacturer would stay In the Formula One until 1958 when they supplied the Maserati’s on the grid. With a brief […]
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Andrea de Cesaris is one of the Formula One drivers that appeared on the grid for fifteen seasons! Debuting in 1980 for Alfa Romeo in Canada, only to retire 14 years later after the European Grand Prix for Sauber. An interesting career that delivered him the nickname already in 1981 when he managed to crash […]
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Its January 1998 when everything became clear, the Tyrrell Racing team we knew wouldn’t exist anymore after the 1998 Season. The Tyrrell 026 would be the last Tyrrell to appear on the grid. The Tosser Ricardo Rosset would replace Jos Verstappen. While Ken Tyrrell preferred to keep Jos for 1998. Eventually, Ken and Bob Tyrrell […]
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