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Since the day Max Verstappen appeared for the first time on the grid, it seems people went crazy. After his first win in the Formula One the Max effect was sparking and went skyrocketing millions of fans were attracted. Max does what many don’t in the sport. However, where the Max effect works well for […]
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The last weeks it seems that the Formula One is doing it’s best to keep new team out of the sport, why would you have two more cars on the grid if you have twenty of them? It is a mindset I never understood in the sport. It is a thought that seems to simmer […]
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In 1998 the McLaren MP4/98T, better known as the McLaren 2-seater, saw the light. The car was one big marketing tool for the McLaren team that appeared on the grid from 1998 until 2001. Several famous people appeared as a passenger in the car during the years. Also infamous incidents happened like Sylvester Stallone that […]
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Forti Corse, isn’t that a Formula One team that once drove in the 1990s in the Formula One and vanished after two or three seasons? It’s probably the answer you will hear if you as a Formula One fan about Forti Corse. However, the team is much more then just a failed project that went […]
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Jos Verstappen made it’s debut in 1994 in the Formula One, after showing pure speed during his test for Footwork and McLaren. Eight years later Jos Verstappen had still the speed, though due to bad decisions making he was not on the hotlist anymore for many teams. It seemed the Honda project would finally give […]
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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 […]
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Since the start of the Formula One in 1950 we had 17 Dutch drivers in the Formula One. The most successfully Max Verstappen and his father Jos Verstappen. However, there could have been much more Dutch drivers in the Formula One. Actually there was one Herman Roosdorp who retired after the free practice of the […]
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After the 1995 Monaco Grand Prix Simtek went into bankruptcy due to the financial situation of the team. In the aftermath Jos Verstappen lost his seat on the grid as well. Rumours went that Verstappen was in talks with Ligier, McLaren, Sauber and Footwork for a seat in 1996. Eventually Verstappen signed for Footwork Hart. […]
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This weekend the Historic Grand Prix was at Circuit Zandvoort. A weekend with screaming V10s, mourning 500cc Norton and Jap engines. The brutal LeMans classics, the sound of pre-war roaring Grand Prix cars. The perfect weekend. However, there was one thing that bothered me from the moment I entered the pits complex and saw the […]
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Dit weekend was de Historische Grand Prix op het circuit van Zandvoort weer gaande. Een prachtig event dat bol staat van de historische autosport, van Formule 1 tot de oude vertrouwde 500CC Formule 3 wagens. Natuurlijk mogen we de touringcars en LeMans wagens van weleer niet vergeten. Ik stoorde me de eerste dag aan iets […]
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