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Jos Verstappen drove in 1997 for Ken Tyrrell’s team in the Formula One. At this point Tyrrell was only a shadow of their successful past. Struggling financially the team was unable to sign contracts for decent engines. The team was forced to hire pay drivers to pay the bills. Eventually the team would be sold […]
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Jos Verstappen was our saviour in the 1990s and the early 2000s in the Formula One. Finishing twice on the podium with Benetton, doing incredible stuff with the Simtek and Arrows. Only to be ready to become a world champion with Honda, if the projected was not canned. Even in his last year he showed […]
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Vanmorgen werd ik gebeld met de mededeling dat Eddie Jordan was overleden op 76e jarige leeftijd. Het gevecht verloren aan die kutziekte waar ons pap 13 jaar geleden ook het gevecht van heeft verloren op 69-jarige leeftijd. En waar een andere Formule 1 icoon ook het leven door liet op 64-jarige leeftijd Tom Walkinshaw. Allemaal […]
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What seems to be the biggest illusion since they simple “disappeared” as sponsor from Haas F1, became reality. The Myth, The Legend it is for real. Because I’m one of the few to have it, to be able to smell, taste and enjoy it. Indeed, I’m talking about Rich Energy, the energy drink that fits […]
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Here is your favourite sour and annoyed Formula One boomer with his own opinion. While all the Formula One teams, besides Scuderia Ferrari, shown their “new” cars the FIA came with the solution for Monaco. Many, well most of the Drive to survive generation, believe that the Monaco Grand Prix has nothing to seek on […]
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There was a time in the Formula One when everything was different. It was less professional, less rules and much more fun according to the people who were there. The people you will see during the No Team Orders – Stories from the F1 Paddock theatre show. No, I’m not talking about Andrea Sassetti or […]
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The question that has been asked a couple of times, why are you making this list? The 1960s are not that long ago. I like to believe that as well, reality is that 1960 was 65 years ago. The era where perhaps the biggest revolution happened in car design, from the last cigar tubes up […]
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You may believe i lost my mind here, and perhaps i did with writing this. Though hear me out! In 1994 Keith Wiggins made it’s debut in the Formula One with his Pacific Grand Prix Team, previously known as Pacific Racing. In 1994, after an absence of 31 years(!) the Pacific Grand Prix returned on […]
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While writing this I only start to realise that 2025 will be here within 19 days, leaving 2024 behind us. Which means UnracedF1 will enter it’s twelfth year in existence. It means also the first article was published ten years ago, which is horrible and horrific to read today! Hey, we all have to start […]
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Goedemorgen Circuitpark.. oh nee CM.com Circuit Zandvoort, International Racing Circuit Amsterdam of hoe ze nu ook noemen. Voor mij is het nog altijd Circuitpark Zandvoort, noem me een jong fossiel die niet wil breken met het verleden. Ik vernam vanmorgen terwijl ik een cogn.. ik bedoel koffie aan het zetten was dat de Nederlandse Grand […]
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