In a time when you could simply buy yourself a seat within a team, there were drivers that left the grid quicker then they appeared on. There are drivers you probably never heard of, drivers with dreams of Formula One. Some of them fulfilling their dream in the British Formula One Championship (Shellsport Championship). However, […]
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One of the most underrated drivers in the history of Formula One is Giovanni Lavaggi. Many of you know him as Johnny Carwash and remember him for the burning Minardi at Hockenheim. I personally know him as the last gentlemen driver in the Formula One, and remember him for his willpower to reach what he […]
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The 10th of December 1990 a day, that would backfire eight months later in the face of Bertrand Gachot. That day Bertrand on his way to the Carlton Towers in London to negotiate with Eddie Jordan and 7UP he came bumper to bumper with a cab driver. After he and Eddie were speaking to each […]
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What you may not know is the fact that Pirelli has been in the Formula One since 1950. Not since 2011. Besides Pirelli, also Dunlop, Firestone and Englebert were active as supplier in 1950. The manufacturer would stay In the Formula One until 1958 when they supplied the Maserati’s on the grid. With a brief […]
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Andrea de Cesaris is one of the Formula One drivers that appeared on the grid for fifteen seasons! Debuting in 1980 for Alfa Romeo in Canada, only to retire 14 years later after the European Grand Prix for Sauber. An interesting career that delivered him the nickname already in 1981 when he managed to crash […]
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Its January 1998 when everything became clear, the Tyrrell Racing team we knew wouldn’t exist anymore after the 1998 Season. The Tyrrell 026 would be the last Tyrrell to appear on the grid. The Tosser Ricardo Rosset would replace Jos Verstappen. While Ken Tyrrell preferred to keep Jos for 1998. Eventually, Ken and Bob Tyrrell […]
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If you’re from my generation or older you are probably aware of former Formula One driver John Newhouse. In 1997, Jacques Villeneuve won the World Championship for Rothmans Williams Renault. He had a contract for 1998 as well. However, it seemed that Jacques took a sabbatical from Formula One. That’s why Williams hired John Newhouse […]
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Only a few hours left before we enter 2023, it will be our sports 73th birthday. A sport that saw hundreds of drivers crossing the finish flag. Some of them only drove a handful of races in one season, other are still driving in the Formula One for over twenty years. Our beloved sport, there […]
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Laurent Delahaye born in Perpignan the 6th of January 1977 had a promising career in karting. Together with Patrice Gay and Christophe Ravier it seemed they had a great future in the autosport. However, after some seasons of autosport Delahaye disappeared from the scene. What has been long forgotten is the fact that Delahaye was […]
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We write the 28th of October 1996 when Minardi arrives at Misano for a youngster test. Andrea Boldrini (1996 Italian F3 champion), João Barbosa (1996 runner-up champion Italian F3) and Esteban Tuero are the drivers that will take place behind the wheel of the Minardi M195B. Two years later Esteban Tuero would debut for Minardi […]
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