Fondmetal Corse, as the full name was on the grid, is one of those teams that appeared on the grid in the early 1990s and has an interesting story in the sport. Fondmetal is an alloy wheel producer established by late Gabriele Rumi. The name Fondmetal appeared for the first time in 1983 in the […]
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Imagine, your hired to race for a small Formula One team in the 1980s. On forehand, you’re aware that points are not the goal. Only with a crazy race or plenty of retirements, you could perhaps score a point. Then this crazy dream is becoming reality your racing and driver after driver is retiring. Eventually […]
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Vorige week kreeg ik via via te horen dat het rommelde binnen de Formule 1, er zou een voorstel op tafel liggen. Het voorstel heeft betrekking op het aantal te verdelen punten. Momenteel krijgt de top 10 punten en de coureur met de snelste ronde een punt, mits hij in de top 10 finisht. Het […]
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Today i was reading an interesting and the same time disturbing article about a new point system. According to Motorsport.com the F1 commission will have a meeting next week where they will discuss this new proposal. I have problems with this idea, why they did not introduce this in the days of Caterham HRT and […]
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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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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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1989 seemed to be a perfect year for the small Italian team Osella Squadra Corse. Cosworth was supplying the team with engines, while Pirelli improved their qualifying and race tyres. Sadly, 1989 would prove to be the last year for the Osella team with Enzo Osella as team owner. At the end of the season […]
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