It’s the 19th of December 1999 when Fernando Alonso had his first taste with the Formula One. In 2000 he tested a couple of times more for the Italian team before he became their driver in 2001. The rest is history, winning the championship in 2005 and 2006 he became one of the most competitive driver on the grid. In 2023 racing for Astin Martin he shows he still has
Tale è la superstizione: imperfetta conoscenza e desideri impastati con angoscia, paura e speranzacompresse assieme, in parti uguali.(Chistopher Burney) Scaramanzia e superstizione esistono ancora oggi.C’è qualcuno (mi rivolgo anche a chi sta leggendo questo articolo) che sicuramente ha un portafortuna nel portafoglio o al collo, sono sicura che molto di voi vedono con timore il venerdì 17.Spesso per eliminare possibili sciagure evitiamo determinati posti e viviamo la vita con convinzioni assurde
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 days. Most of the drivers that tested are long forgotten or never arrived in the
Scuderia Minardi and later Minardi F1 Team, the small Italian team we all love. They did what many team didn’t they survived 20 years in the Formula One on a tight budget. Their hay days were in the early 1990s when Gustav Brunner designed the M193 and Aldo Costa the M191. However, always with a tight budget it meant that many drivers were able to fulfil their dream to a
You can’t imagine it now though there was a time a lot of drivers tested in the Formula One. 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 drivers are long forgotten, and there isn’t a real overview of the test drivers, its all bits
2001 marked the end of an era. As Benetton would leave the Formula One. Their engine supplier Renault decided to buy the team and bring Renault back in the Formula One as a team. The Benetton B201 would score one last podium at the Belgium circuit, as the car struggled a lot with the engine. During after season testing the Benetton B201 appeared on the track only this time in
