Lola

How about Lola ’s plans for 1994?

Not that long ago i found in my archive some small article about Lola in 1993. It wasn’t about their disappointing Lola T93/30 design as you may expect. It was about the team’s perspective for the future and their plans to appear once again as a team on the grid. They were ready or should […]

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Forti

Forti was keen to debut in 1994

I dare to say that if you visit UnracedF1 you are familiar with the Italian Forti Corse. Founded by Guido Forti and former driver Paolo Guerci in the late 1970s. Forti became very successful in the late 1980s and early 1990s when they won several times the Italian Formula Three championship and were competitive in […]

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Ikuzawa

Another story about the unraced Ikuzawa

The good old 1990s, perhaps the period the sport we loved thrived on its maximum. A lot of companies and people with too much money were looking to invest in a team. There were also shady constructions like Shannon that derailed Forti towards their early retirement. However, there were also serious attempts from companies and […]

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Pacific

Pacific Grand Prix’s flirt with BAT

Originally, Pacific Racing, later known as Pacific Grand Prix, planned their debut in the Formula One in 1993. Michael Bartels was the driver for the team and they came this far as a seat fitting. Even sooner, the dream shattered and their debut would be put on-hold for another year. In 1994 the team made […]

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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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1994

How May 1994 changed the Formula 1 forever

It’s 28 years ago that we lost Ronald Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna in Imola. However, many seem to forget that May 1994 was a horrible month for the autosport, more terrible accidents happened. It would change the autosport and especially the Formula one permanently. The focus would shift mostly towards new safety measures to be […]

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