Around 2009/2010 I started my first research into the Phoenix Grand Prix project. At that time, I recalled that the Phoenix tried to rise from it’s Prost Grand Prix ashes and failed. It’s about that time that I saw the name Jon Hilton for the first time. My second research back in 2012/2013 brought me […]
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It has been eight years when i “finished” my research for Phoenix Grand Prix. For those who don’t recall or are new with this. Phoenix Grand Prix was rose from the ashes of Prost Grand Prix in early 2002. Late Tom Walkinshaw and Charles Nickerson were behind this project. Where TWR would help out to […]
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There was a time some Red Bull appeared in the late 80s as Gerhard Berger’s personal sponsor on the grid. During the years, Red Bull went from a major sponsor for the Sauber team and a small sponsor for Orange Arrows to a dominant factor. In 2005, they debuted after purchasing Jaguar Racing. Only months […]
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Mark Webber did the impossible finishing fifth with the Minardi PS02 at his home Grand Prix. It was even his very first Grand Prix! The footage crossed the world everyone must have seen it. How after the Australian Grand Prix both Paul Stoddart and Mark Webber enjoyed a bottle of nice champagne. Celebrating the two […]
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Jos Verstappen made it’s debut in 1994 in the Formula One, after showing pure speed during his test for Footwork and McLaren. Eight years later Jos Verstappen had still the speed, though due to bad decisions making he was not on the hotlist anymore for many teams. It seemed the Honda project would finally give […]
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Impossible in today’s Formula One was possible in the past of Formula One. There was a time that any time could test on any time he liked. To improve their cars, to give youngsters their first taste of Formula One, or simply to cash. Because testing was all about talent and money back in the […]
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Jos Verstappen had a contract for 2002 with the Orange Arrows team. However, Tom Walkinshaw contracted Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Verstappen was left without a seat for the season. It would only take a couple of days before Verstappen would appear in the news again. This time he was linked with the Sauber Team. Would he […]
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It’s the summer of 2002, the Orange Arrows team from Tom Walkinshaw is on the edge of bankruptcy. It’s the summer Paul Stoddart loves to see Walkinshaw burning and will have the ultimate payback in 2003 when purchasing most of the team’s assets in favour of his Minardi team. Moreover, it is the summer of […]
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Jos Verstappen had a contract to race for the Orange Arrows team from Tom Walkinshaw. However, just before the start of the season he ditched Verstappen, while the Arrows A23 was built around him, and hired Heinz-Harald Frentzen instead. In 2003, he signed a contract with Minardi. Not the season he expected. So what would […]
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You probably remember the Vodafone sponsorship with the Scuderia from 2002 until 2006. The younger once probably remember it as the main sponsor for McLaren from 2007 until 2013. Or if you’re a nut like me you remember the branding on the front wing of the Benetton B201. What many probably forgot or simply don’t […]
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