The Future looked bright for Leyton House Racing at the start of the 1991 season. Akira Akagi acquired March Engineer including the F1 Team, their Formula 3000 operations and their wind tunnel in 1989. The entire operation was renamed Leyton House Racing, an operation that had more than enough money it seems. While the CG901 […]
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Somehow the March team managed to survive during the winter while two deals went bust due to several reasons. While the believe in the team’s future was near zero they decided to pack their cars and move to Kyalami. There was only a big problem while the cars were on their way to Kyalami. There […]
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It’s a hot, sunny and humid day when the drivers parked their cars on the starting grid for the 1993 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami. Fans next to the track are enjoying a cold cola or a cold Beer while discussion random Formula One. On that same starting grid, two drivers are missing Jan […]
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You can’t imagine it now though there was a time a lot of drivers tested in the Formula One. 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 drivers are […]
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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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Recently the rumours suggest that Lamborghini was planning it’s return in the Formula One as engine supplier. Sadly Stefano Domenicali, the chairman of Lamborghini, told the media that the company would not make it’s comeback, due the high costs it takes to design a brand new engine. The story would be amazing, the famous Lamborghini […]
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Remember the Formula One in the mid 1990’s when teams as Forti, Pacific, Lola, Larrousse, and Lotus dominated the back of the starting grid? If you do, you know you watch Formula One’s best era. In 1994 Pacific Racing, later known as Pacific Grand Prix, joined the Formula One circus. Drivers as David Coulthard drove […]
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