Championnat

Championnat du Monde des Conducteurs

At first I believed I was dreaming, then I believed I was time shifting between alternate realities. Only to realise I wasn’t dreaming nor hopping between alternate realities. What I’m talking about? The fact that the current FIA Formula One Championship as we know it only exists since 1981. The trigger came a few weeks […]

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John Newhouse

What happened to John Newhouse ?

If you’re from my generation or older you are probably aware of former Formula One driver John Newhouse. In 1997, Jacques Villeneuve won the World Championship for Rothmans Williams Renault. He had a contract for 1998 as well. However, it seemed that Jacques took a sabbatical from Formula One. That’s why Williams hired John Newhouse […]

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Calvin Lo

Brings Calvin Lo Hong Kong back in the F1?

Earlier this week some rumours appeared to me that a Hong Kong based Billionaire is looking to enter the Formula One. His name is Calvin Lo and, according to Wikipedia, R.E. Lee International, the world’s largest and considered as the most successful life insurance broker company. So far the background. I was triggered today as […]

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Barbara Behlau

Simtek’s saviour Barbara Behlau

Barbara Behlau made it happen that Roland Ratzenberger made his debut in the Formula One in 1994 with Simtek. After Ratzenberger’s horrific dead in Imola, Barbara was impressed how the team kept the spirit for Ratzenberger alive within the team. This was one of the reasons she purchased 30% of the stakes in the team. […]

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