Formule Hopeloos
Book reviews

Formule Hopeloos

Formule Hopeloos, ik voel me best hopeloos bevooroordeeld nu. Hoe schrijf ik een review over dit prachtige boek, waarin ik op voorhand al positief in ben bevooroordeeld, een boek waar mijn naam na drie pagina’s al te lezen is, toch neutraal? Nou dat is nogal een opgave. Ik schrijf deze review dan ook vanuit een passie die vele delen, een prachtige droom van vervlogen tijden. Want zeg nou zelf, waar
Gregor Foitek
Forgotten F1 drivers

The forgotten F1 driver Gregor Foitek

There were decades in the Fomula One that there were more teams and drivers than places on the grid. Forty entrants for a Grand Prix was no exception, it was the reality in the 1980s and 1990s. While we all known the ill-fated teams as Pacific, Coloni, Osella, EuroBrun, Zakspeed and so on. There is a huge group of forgotten Formula One drivers who tried their luck for a few
1989
Projects 1970 - 1999

Unraced Projects of the 1989 season

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 lot of time, which I don’t always have.  If you are interested in one of
Brabham BT58Y
Top stories Unraced 1990 - 1999

The forgotten Yamaha test car; The Brabham BT58Y

Yamaha has never been a big engine supplier in the Formula One, since they entered the Formula One with the Zakspeed team the company only struggled to make their engines reliable. For the 1990 season, the company failed to supply a team, they decided under the leading eye of Takaaki Kimura to reorganize the engine department. This resulted in a new alliance with the Brabham team. And de creating on