2005 was the last year that privateers, the small teams, appeared on the grid. Minardi was the last team of an era were many tried their luck in the Formula One. Due the coming ban on turbo engines in 1989 and the restrictions, it was financially attractive for teams to try their luck. Most of them failed to even complete two season, some only did a few races before they
The last race of the 2005 season is held, the end of an era, the end of one of the most social and iconic teams in the Formula One. After 20 years the small Italian Scuderia Minardi team disappeared from the grid. Sold to Red Bull, which would re-name the team to Toro Rosso and would be Red Bull Racing’s B-Team. Though in 2006 Super Aguri would it’s debut as
Here we are again at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit for the opening race of the 2003 season. Verstappen made a deal with the Minardi F1 Team, Frentzen would race his last season in the Formula One with Sauber and Michael Schumacher was already dominating the season without racing one single lap. Arrows Grand Prix International was just a faded memory of the past. The team was, the Arrows A23
March 2002 the Formula One arrives at Albert Park in Australia for the first race of the season. Prost Grand Prix is missing and three other teams are struggling to stay on the grid Minardi, Jordan Grand Prix and Orange Arrows. Six months later Arrows disappeared from the grid due to mismanagement and a lack of financial backing. A messy season with one highlight the Arrows A23, a car I
Arturo Merzario debuted in 1972 in the Formula One with Scuderia Ferrari. He finished sixth in his first race! Back then, finishing sixth meant one point. After two years with Ferrari and roaming around with Frank Williams Racing Cars, Copersucar-Fittipaldi, March and Walter Wolf Racing Arturo debuted Team Merzario in 1977, his own team. He would race, expect for one race with Shadow, with March 761B the season. Team Merzario
Let me take you back in the time capsule, it is October 1985. The Formula One is just in their winter sleep as out of sudden the news appears of a new team planning to enter the Formula One in 1986. Good news, as several teams were rumoured and announced to leave the Formula One. Ekström Grand Prix Racing was the name of the team. Under the lead of Swiss-domiciled
Rumours say that Campos Racing, in cooperating with Monaco Increase Management (MIM) is working on a comeback on the grid in 2021. In 2010, you probably remember, Campos Racing was granted an entry on the grid for 2010. However, before the season started Adrián Campos sold the team José Ramón Carabante as he failed to gain enough funds for the team to appear on the grid. Wil 2021 be completely
Panthera Team Asia F1 arrives! Well that’s all what we hope ofcourse. A week ago, the news hit the paddock as a bombshell a new team will appear on the grid in 2021. Why 2021? Simple, it’s planned that the new concord agreement will be in working per 2021. Let dig deeper into this new attempt. The last couple of years several rumours appeared in the media of teams to
A bit early (and indeed im far from creative) I would like to Wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.??? The last 2 weeks of 2018 i'm probably cooking, visiting family and friends, and smoking cigars and drink some fancy whiskeys or ordinary beers. I would thank you all for the support this year, and the lovely reactions and information given, it gives me the unlimited
Many websites, forums and databases suggest that BRM’s last race was in 1977. That their last car was the BRM P207, and that the team abandoned racing. This info is false. At the end of 1978 the construction started on the unraced BRM P230, the car had many similarities with the successful Lotus 79. It was intended to use the BRM P230 in the Aurora series. Unfortunately, the car would
