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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The 1990s it seems the booming era of unraced projects, rumours and wild-west stories. The list of projects in the late 1980s and the early 1990s is immense. There seems to be no end to the list. When you think you have them all, there is another long forgotten consortium that was peeking into the […]
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It’s a hot, sunny and humid day when the drivers parked their cars on the starting grid for the 1993 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami. Fans next to the track are enjoying a cold cola or a cold Beer while discussion random Formula One. On that same starting grid, two drivers are missing Jan […]
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In modern Formula One there are only twenty cars on the grid and everything becomes more and more tightened regulated. There is room for three more teams on the grid. However, due to the ridiculous amount of money you have to pay just to be even granted access to the circus there will never be […]
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You can’t imagine it now though there were years in the Formula One there were plenty of test drivers per team. Or teams tested in between races to test new aerodynamics or new engines. Or just to cash extra money by letting unknown drivers, who will never arrive, experience the Formula 1.As many of these […]
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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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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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Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell dominated the Formula One in 1991 , which ended in favour of Ayrton Senna. 1991 was probably also the best season for the “smaller” teams such as Dallara, Brabham, Minardi, Lola and so on as they managed to score on regular base points. Eurobrunn and Onyx left the Formula One, […]
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In early 1991 the rumors appeared in the paddock that Reynard was working in secret on their own Formula One design. The plan was to enter the Formula One in 1992 with their own car. But what was true about the rumors? Well Adrian was working on their own design, and yes there are photo’s […]
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During the early 1990s, Formula one was booming by many investors. Commercial managers from companies saw the opportunity to gain much more customers and money by investing in the Formula One. It is one of the main reasons so many new teams were announced in the media, and tried their luck in the Formula One. […]
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