Stanley Dickens is Swedish driver who was one of the established drivers in the Group C series. As well known for his victory in the 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans with Sauber. With co-drivers Jochen Mass and Manuel Reuter. However, in the winter of 1987 he was on speaking terms with our beloved Minardi […]
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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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The 1980s were some special era in the Formula One. We went from atmospheric towards 1200HP Turbo engines back to atmospheric. This all happened in period of ten years. An interesting era with lots of hard fighting, controversy and amazing battles on the grid. It is also the era of teams leaving like ATS only […]
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Early on in 1986, Haas lost its main sponsor Beatrice. Both their CART Indycar and Formula One project was affected by it. However, Haas continued racing in 1986. In June that same year, the team signed Adrian Newey for three years. Only to leave the teams two months later. The same time the rumours appeared […]
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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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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 […]
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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. […]
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Minardi is probably one of the few teams in the rich history of the Formula One with plenty of rumoured drivers to drive for the team. Even more rumoured are the takeovers of the Minardi F1 Team. As to quote Paul Stoddart in 2005 “Over 40 groups were interested in taking over Minardi”. Let’s uncover […]
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