In the early 1990s there seemed to be two countries with countless drivers ready to race in the Formula One. At that time in France, the government was heavily involved with supporting French drivers. In Japan at that time, there was the highly competitive Japanese F3000 championship, which later better known as the Formula Nippon. […]
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While the list of drivers that entered, at least one Grand Prix during the last 74 years is long. There is also the group of drivers that were to appear on the grid however for whatever reason never appeared on the grid or had their contract terminated like Jos Verstappen with Arrows for 2002. I […]
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You might say that the Turbo era in the 1980s meant the downfall to some of the best teams the Formula One had at that point. Team Lotus is a good example, winning the championship in 1978, to only three podium finishes in 1988. Besides them, also Tyrrell is an example of the downfall of […]
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The 1993 season could have been very interesting with two new teams to enter the paddock. There were a couple of stories in 1992 stating that there were several groups and teams interested to enter the grid. Some of these stories had an Atndrea Moda like vibe others were a bad joke. However, there were […]
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Did you know this? Is a try out for a new series of articles I want to write down. The purpose for this is to bring forgotten stories and fact back on the surface. Of course, Formula One related small news items, facts or stories. I would love to have your input on this one […]
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Besides the stand-in drivers there is also another group. The almost stand-in drives. Why would you cover these? Well, if you see the names that appear during the research of the subject and see the story behind it. These are worth sharing! Most of the almost drives are long forgotten by the most fans. It […]
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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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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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Since the early days of Grand Prix racing many attempts were made to enter the Formula One and pre-war Grand Prix era. The period 1885 – 2021 contains over 650 Unraced projects. Every now and then new projects appear on the surface. To share with you all the stories i decided to summarize the stories […]
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Once the Formula One was the playground for engineering weirdness and excellence. The best idea’s emerge during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Tyrrell designed the P34, the well-known six-wheeler. Lotus came with the ground effect, and Renault came with the first Turbo engine. There, and there came Lion Grand Prix. A formula 1 car with […]
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