Erich Zakowski left Formula One at the end of January 1990 when his Zakspeed team tested their Zakspeed–Yamaha 891B for the final time at Estoril and then Paul Ricard. The F1 project had become too expensive and after a disastrous 1989 season the team’s main sponsors ended their support of Zakspeed. However, as with many […]
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The Zakspeed-Yamaha 891B was the last Zakspeed car to be driven on a circuit. After the team’s biggest sponsor left they had no other option but to stop their Formula One activities. The Zakspeed 891B was slightly updated compared to the 891 they entered the 1989 season with. In January the 891B was tested twice […]
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Keith Wiggins establish Pacific Racing a successful team in the International F3000, won the title with David Coulthard and finalised his dream. The dream to enter the Formula One, in a time with worldwide financial struggles. The very first talk about this was already in 1991 when Wiggins was linked in a take-over of a […]
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A mouth full of a title to make the statement that the time is ripe for the Historical Formula One Championship to bring in the 90s cars. Ten years or even longer ago there were already the beast of the 80s on the historical grids. Growling their atmospheric engines before the Turbo’s kicked in. Also […]
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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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Nooitgedacht, ondanks dat mijn interesse in de sport al ver was weggezakt, dat ik dit ooit zou zeggen. Ik ben een verweesde Formule 1 fan, totaal de realiteitszin en tijdsgeest kwijt van de huidige Formule 1. Een sport die in mijn optiek toch de verkeerde afslag heeft genomen die ik niet meer herken. Een sport […]
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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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It is a cold day in February when rumours appear about John Watson and Toleman. Sacked by McLaren at the end of 1983 in favour of Alain Prost he moved in 1984 towards the World Sportscar Championship with the Rothmans Porsche. For 1985, it seemed to be the World Sportscar Championship again. However, in early […]
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Simtek is on its last legs, the chance Simtek and Jos Verstappen would appear on the grid for the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours are zero to nothing. It is the moment Flavio Briatore rings Huub Rothengatter former Zakspeed Grand Prix driver and manager from Jos Verstappen. If Jos would be interested to test with […]
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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 […]
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