13 FORD F1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
1968 - LOTUS GRAHAM HILL
1969 - MATRA JACKIE STEWART
1970 - LOTUS JOCHEN RINDT (POSTUMOUSLY)
1971 - TYRRELL JACKIE STEWART
1972 - LOTUS EMERSON FITTIPALDI
1973 - TYRRELL JACKIE STEWART
1974 - McLAREN EMERSON FITTIPALDI
1976 - McLAREN JAMES HUNT
1978 - LOTUS MARIO ANDRETTI
1980 - WILLIAMS ALAN JONES
1981 - BRABHAM NELSON PIQUET
1982 - WILLIAMS KEKE ROSBERG
1994 - BENETTON MICHAEL SCHUMACHER
RALF SCHUMACHER BETWEEN MONACO 1999 AND MONTREAL 1999
MAY 17 - SPENT TIME WITH HIS FATHER, LUNCH AND VISITING FRIENDS
MAY 18 - PHOTO SHOOT WITH "GALA" (GERMAN MAGAZINE), GYM, THEN
DROVE TO NICE, FRANCE AND THEN FLEW TO BARCELONA FOR
3 DAYS OF TESTING
MAY 22 - PHOTO SHOOT FOR "WINFIELD", FLEW BACK TO NICE, FRANCE
MAY 23 - WORKED OUT FOR 2 HOURS EACH DAY FOR 3 DAYS AND VISITED
FRIENDS AND DID SOME COMPUTER WORK
MAY 26 - FLEW TO GIORNA FROM NICE AND FOR 3 DAYS HE PRACTISED
AND RACED AND THEN FLEW HOME SUNDAY EVENING
MAY 31 - REST DAY
JUNE 01 - WORKED OUT AT THE GYM AND THEN FLEW TO MILAN AND STAYED
AT THE REGIONE HOTEL
JUNE 02 - TESTING FOR 3 DAYS AND THEN FLEW TO KOLN/BONN ON FRIDAY
EVENING TO VISIT HIS FAMILY AND CELEBRATE HIS MOTHERS
BIRTHDAY ON SATURDAY
JUNE 06 - FLEW BACK TO NICE, FRANCE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
JUNE 07 - MORNING WORK-OUT AND THEN FLEW TO MONTREAL, CANADA VIA
PARIS AND CHECKED INTO THE VOGUE HOTEL
JUNE 08 - WORK-OUT AT THE GYM
JUNE 09 - WENT WITH BROTHER MICHAEL TO THE COAST BY PLANE TO WATCH
THE WHALES
LUCA MONTEZEMOLO ON ENZO FERRARI
"I LEARNED TWO THINGS, ONE, TO LOOK AHEAD AND, TWO, ALWAYS
TO PUSH, EVEN IF YOU ARE IN A DIFFICULT SITUARTION, EVEN
IF YOU ARE NOT WINNING. YOU MUST TRY AS MUCH AS YOU CAN TO
SUCCEED. THESE ARE THE TWO BIGGEST THINGS I LEARNED FROM
ENZO FERRARI." ENZO FERRARI ALWAYS SAID HIS FAVOURITE CAR
WAS THE ONE HE HAD NOT YET BUILT. LUCA'S TOP 5 FAVOURITE
F1 DRIVERS OF ALL TIME ARE 1) JUAN MANUEL FANGIO, 2) NIGEL
MANSELL, 3) MIKI LAUDA, 4) MICHAEL SCHUMACHER AND 5) ALAIN
PROST. HIS DAILY CAR IN 2000 IS A MASERATI. HE OWNS
'ACQUA di PARMA' PERFUME WITH PARTNER DIEGO dELLA VALLE AS
WELL AS BOTH OF THEM MAKING 'WEBB' SUNGLASSES.
EDDIE JORDAN ON WORKS HONDA DEAL FOR 2001
"WHEN YOU HAVE A PARTNER LIKE HONDA, THERE ARE NO EXCUSES,
NO HIDING PLACES. WE HAVE TO DELIVER. WE'LL BE BUILDING
AN ALL-NEW CAR NEXT YEAR, OF COURSE, AND I BELIEVE WE NOW
HAVE ALL THE COMPONENTS WE NEED TO DO THE JOB. NOW JORDAN
HAVE A TEAM-MATE, FOR WANT OF A BETTER WORD, IN BAR (BAR HAS
THE SAME ENGINE AS JORDAN IN 2001). CAN HEINZ-HARALD FRENTZEN
WIN A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE RIGHT CAR? I HAVE ABSOLUTELY
NO DOUBT IN SAYING YES. I BELIEVE, TOO, THAT THE WAY JARNO
TRULLI IS DEVELOPING HE COULD ALSO DO THE SAME THING IN A
YEAR OR TWO. IF YOU HAVE A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME CHANCE TO DO
A DEAL WITH HONDA, YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT, AND THAT'S WHAT I DID."
DAVID COULTHARD'S THOUGHTS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2000
"I STILL COME TO THE CIRCUITS TO DO MY JOB TO THE BEST OF
MY ABILITY, AND I DON'T FEEL I'VE UNDERGONE SOME KIND OF
WEIRD PERSONALITY CHANGE. I'M THE SAME AS EVER. I'VE
SCORED POINTS BECAUSE I'VE FINISHED RACES. OR, RATHER, MY
CAR HAS MADE IT TO THE FINISH. THAT'S ALL. MIKA DOESN'T
DO AS MUCH PROMOTIONAL WORK AS ME, NOR DO MICHAEL SCHUMACHER
AND JACQUES VILLENEUVE. I SIMPLY HAVE TO LIMIT THIS KIND
OF ACTIVITY, AND I'M GOING TO DISCUSS IT WITH THE TEAM."
220 ENGINES PER YEAR
JAGUAR BUILDS 220 ENGINES PER YEAR AND USUALLY TAKE 9 WITH
THEM TO EACH RACE IN 2000. 7 ARE BRAND NEW ENGINES.
BRITISH RACING GREEN
WAS FIRST SEEN IN 1901 WHEN A BRITISH COMPANY NAMED NAPIER,
ENTERED A CAR PAINTED NAPIER GREEN IN THE GORDON BENNETT
TROPHY. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN BY AUSTRALIAN DRIVER SELWYN
FRANCIS EDGE WHO REPLACED HIS DUNLP TYRES WITH FRENCH
TYRES AFTER HE HAD SEVERAL PUNCTURES DRIVING TO THE RACE.
HE WAS DISQUALIFIED AS IT WAS AGAINST THE RULES.
FIA MEMBERSHIP IN 2000
120 MILLION MEMBERS IN OVER 140 COUNTRIES.
RUBEN'S TESTING ON DECEMBER 16, 1999 FOR FERRARI
RUBENS SAID HE WAS GETTING 3 1/2 TIMES MORE MONEY THAN HE
WAS GETTING AT STEWART. "EVER SINCE I SAW THE FERRARI'S
AT INTERLAGOS, BACK IN MY KARTING DAYS, I HAVE DREAMT
ABOUT RACING ONE, SO IT IS THE MOST AMAZING FEELING TO
FINALLY REALIZE THAT DREAM.
FERRARI ROAD CARS IN 1999
EVERY SINGLE ROAD CAR THAT COMES OFF THE PRODUCTION
LINE (11 A DAY) COVERS 50 MILES OF THE FIORANO CIRCUIT
BEFORE BEING DELIVERED TO THEIR OWNERS.
GILLES VS. FIGHTER PLANE
IN 1981, GILLES VILLENEUVE RACED A CHALLENGER FIGHTER
PLANE OVER 1 KM...GILLES WON.
TAKI INOUE'S BAD LUCK IN 1995 F1 SEASON
BORN ON SEPTEMBER 05, 1963 IN KOBE, JAPAN DRIVER TAKI
INOUE DROVE IN F1 FOR THE 1995 SEASON IN AN ARROWS.
THE FOLLOWING ARE HIS 17 RACE RESULTS:
2 FIRES
2 GEARBOX FAILURES
3 SPIN-OUTS
2 ENGINE FAILURES
2 CRASHES
1 ELECTRICAL FAILURE BEFORE THE START AT THE NURBURGRING
2 FINISHES 1-LAP DOWN
2 FINISHES 2-LAPS DOWN
1 FINISH 3 LAPS DOWN
BMW 2000 QUOTE
WHEN YOUR LEARNING, FAST LAP TIMES AREN'T EVERYTHING.
OVER 200 DESIGNERS AND MECHANICS HAVE TOILED DAY AND
NIGHT TO DEVELoP THIS COMPLETELY NEW ENGINE, AND ALL
THE WORK HAS BEEN DONE IN HOUSE IN MUNICH. OUR
INVOLVEMENT IN MOTORSPORTS ALSO GIVES US IMPORTANT
KNOWLEDGE THAT WE USE WHEN DEVELPING OUR OWN
PRODUCTION CARS. THE LESSONS WE LEARN TODAY AT
MELBOURNE, MONACO AND THE NURBURGRING WILL BE
INCORPORATED INTO THE BMW ROAD CARS OF TOMORROW.
RUBENS BARRICHELLO IN BRAZIL 2000
"ONE MINUTE PEDRO DINIZ IS LOOKING FORWARD TO HIS
HOME RACE; THE NEXT HE ISN'T EVEN STARTING. HE WAS
STANDING BY MY CAR ON THE GRID, DOING SOME TV, SO I
WALKED HIM OVER TO THE GRONT OF THE GRANDSTANDS AND
INVITED THE CROWD TO GIVE HIM A CHEER. THEY RESPONDED
IN FULL. IT WAS THE MOMENT I ENJOYED MOST ALL WEEKEND."
GRAHAM HILL'S 3 YEARS AS A TEAM OWNER
1973
GRAHAM DROVE A SHADOW
1974
GRAHAM RAN LOLA'S FOR HIMSELF AND GUY EDWARDS.
THEY SCORED 1 POINT IN SWEDEN.
1975
GRAHAM RAN THE GH1 WITH DRIVER TONY BRISE. THEY
WERE BOTH KILLED TRAGICALLY AT THE END OF 1975.
DAVID COULTHARD'S EARPLUGS
DAVID COULTHARD LEFT HIS EARPLUGS IN THE WASHROOM BEFORE
THE START OF THE SAN MARINO GP 2000 AT IMOLA.
IRVINE AND FRENTZEN'S 100TH GP'S
BOTH EDDIE IRVINE AND HEINZ HARALD FRENTZEN HAD THEIR
100TH GRAND PRIX STARTS AT SAN MARINO 2000 AT IMOLA.
BELOW IS THERE HISTORY AT THE START OF THE 2000 SAN
MARINO GRANDS PRIX
EDDIE IRVINE HEINZ HARALD FRENTZEN
WINS 4 3
2ND PLACE 6 3
THIRD PLACE 14 9
POLES 0 2
FRONT ROW 4 11
FASTEST LAP 1 6
TEAMS 3 3
RONNIE PETERSON HISTORY
RONNIE PETERSON DIED 78 SECONDS AFTER THE 1978 ITALIAN
GRANDS PRIX WHEN HE CRASHED HIS LOTUS 1978 BACK-UP CAR.
HIS 1979 LOTUS CRASHED DURING THAT MORNING'S WARM-UP.
LATER THAT DAY, HE DIED FROM A BONE MARROW EMBOLISM IN
HIS BLOOD STREAM. HE WAS 34 YEARS OLD. HE HAD NICK
NAMES SUCH AS MAD RONALD, SUPER SWEDE, RONALDO AND
SUPER VEG.
1971 HE FINISHED 2ND 5 TIMES IN THE MARCH 711
1973 HE WON THE FRENCH GP, HIS FIRST WIN, AT PAUL RICHARD
AND THEN 4 MORE TIMES THAT SEASON
1974 HE WON 3 RACES
1975 HE WON NO RACES
1976 HE DROVE ONE RACE FOR LOTUS AND THEN JOINED MARCH
AFTER SWAPPING SEATS WITH GUNNAR NILSSON GOING TO LOTUS.
HE WON THE ITALIAN GRANDS PRIX
1977 HE DROVE FOR TYRRELL INCLUDING THEIR 6-WHEEL P34
1978 HE RETURNED TO LOTUS WITH TEAM MATE MARIO ANDRETTI
RALF SCHUMACHER TALKS ABOUT BMW IN 2000
"I USED TO BE A BIG FAN OF THE BMW COLOUR SCHEMES WHEN
THEY LAST RACED WITH FACTORY TOURING CARS AND IN F1, AND
IT'S NICE TO SEE THE THEME CONTINUING IN TO 2000. YOU
GET THE FEELING THAT YOU'RE AT THE BRITH OF A COMPLETELY
NEW ERA. ONE AS DISTINCT AS THE NEW MILLENNIUM ITSLEF.
OBVIOUSLY OUR ENGINE CHANGE IS A MASSIVE THING, BUT,
CAR-WISE, I THINK YOU'LL JUST SEE A BIT MORE OF THE
SAME IN 2000."
RALF FINISHED 3RD IN HIS FIRST DRIVE IN ROUND 1 AT
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA 2000. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME
HE FINISHED ON THE SAME PODIUM AS HIS BROTHER
MICHAEL. MICHAEL WON IN A FERRARI.
DONNINGTON GRAND PRIX COLLECTION
DONNIGTON HAS A COLLECTION OF OVER 130 GRANDS PRIX
CARS AS OF 2000. IT IS LOCATED AT DONNINGTON PARK
CIRCUIT. 2 MILES FROM THE M1 JUNCTION 23a/24.
PHONE 01322 811027.
FERRARI 310B FOR SALE - JANUARY 2000
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER'S 1997 FERRARI 310B, CHASSIS
#180 IS FOR SALE THROUGH BROOKS AUCTIONEERS.
MICHAEL FINISHED 6TH IN MONZA, 6TH IN AUSTRIA
AND RETIRED IT AT LUXEMBOURG. EDDIE IRVINE DROVE
THE #180 AT JEREZ AND SUZUKA ALSO IN 1997.
PRICE TAG? lbs500,000.
MIKA SALO'S FAVOURITE NIGHTLIFE CITY
MONTREAL, CANADA
VICTORY AT NURBURGRING
26 DIFFERENT F1 TEAMS HAD SCORED A VICTORY WHEN
STEWART-FORD WON IN THE EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX AT
NURBURGRING IN FRONT OF 142,000 SPECTATORS IN THE
WET/DRY 66 LAP 186.846 MILE RACE. IT WAS COMPLETED
IN 1:42.54.314. JOHNNY HERBERT WON FROM HIS 14TH
STARTING POSITION ON THE GRID. HERBERT WAS THE
12TH FASTEST OUT OF THE PITS OUT OF 22 DRIVERS.
FUEL RULE IN 1999
FIA REGULATIONS STATED THAT AN F1 CAR WAS NOT
ALLOWED TO RUN OUT OF FUEL ON THE SLOW-DOWN LAP
AND IT HAD TO HAVE 1 KILO OF FUEL LEFT AT THE END.
DAMON HILL'S RETIREMENT
"I WOULDN'T SAY I HAVE PERSONAL REGRETS ABOUT THE
SEASON. BUT IT HAS BEEN FRUSTRATING. IT'S BEEN A
DREADFUL YEAR FOR ME, AND I'VE HAD ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT AT ALL."
GOODYEAR TYRES 1997
TOOK THE TOP 5 FINISHES AT THE BRITISH GRANDS PRIX
1. JACQUES VILLENEUVE WILLIAMS RENAULT
2. JEAN ALESI BENETTON RENAULT
3. ALEXANDER WURZ BENETTON RENAULT
4. DAVID COULTHARD MCLAREN MERCEDES
5. RALF SCHUMACHER JORDAN-PEUGEOT
JARNO TRULLI IN 1997
"FERRARI REPRESENTS ITALY AROUND THE WORLD. ITALIAN
DRIVERS ALSO REPRESENT ITALY, BUT FERRARI ARE A TEAM,
AND A TEAM REPRESENTS A STATE. BESIDES, EVERYONE
LOOKS FOR FERRARI, ALL AROUND THE WORLD. EVEN
JAPANESE OR GERMAN PEOPLE HOPE THAT FERRARI IMPROVE
AND CAN WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE FUTURE."
25 YEARS WITH NO ITALIAN DRIVER
WHEN GIOVANNI LAVAGGI FAILED TO QUALIFY IN HIS
BOUGHT RIDE WITH MINARDI IN 1997 AT THE GERMAN
GRANDS PRIX WITHIN THE 107% OF POLE, HE BECAME
THE FIRST ITALIAN DRIVER SINCE 1972 TO NOT
DRIVE IN THE GERMAN GRANDS PRIX.
55 YEARS AND NO DOUBLE ITALIAN CHAMPION
AS OF 2000, NO ITALIAN HAS WON 2 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
IN F1 EXCEPT ALBERTO ASCARI. 14 ITALIANS COMPETED
IN THE 1989 SEASON ALONE.
PETRONAS (PETROLIAN NASIONAL BERHARD)
OWN AN 88-STORY TWIN TOWER BUILDING IN THE CENTER
OF KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA'S CITY CENTER. THEY ARE
MALAYSIA'S NATIONAL OIL & GAS COMPANY.
MANNHEIM, GERMANY
JOCHEN MASS EAGLE MOTORSPORT TRACK IS LOCATED HERE.
RICARDO PATRESE
HOLDS THE LAP RECORD AT HOCKENHEIM FROM 1992 AT
OVER 150 MPH.
YOUNGEST PODIUM DRIVER
RALF SCHUMACHER IN THE 1997 ARGENTINE GP AT 21 YEARS
& 287 DAYS OLD CAME IN 3RD PLACE.
JACKIE STEWART AND HIS FLAGS
JACKIE STEWART LOS A BET WITH RUBENS BARRICHELLO AT
THE 1997 ARGENTINE GRANDS PRIX WHEN RUBENS QUALIFIED
5TH. THE BET WAS A ROLEX WATCH IF HE COULD QUALIFY
IN THE TOP 6.
JAGUAR 2000
COSWORTH RACING DEVELOPED THEIR 1999 CR-1 V10 ENGINE.
VISTEON RACING WORKED ON THE ELECTRONICS, TELEMETRY
AND RADIO COMMUNICATIONS. FORD CONTINUED WITH C.A.R.T.,
NASCAR, THE WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE BRITISH
TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP WITH MONDEOS.
JACKIE AND PHIL
SINGER PHIL COLLINS RENTED JACKIE STEWARTS HOUSE IN
SWITZERLAND IN 1999 AND HAS BEEN A GUEST OF STEWART'S
AT A FEW GRAND PRIX EVENTS.
A FLAG IN 73' & 99'
JACKIE STEWART WAS GIVEN THE CHECKERED FLAG BY THE
FLAG MAN AFTER HOHNNY HERBERT WON THE 1999 EUROPEAN
GRANDS PRIX AT THE NURBURGRING. HE WAS ALSO GIVEN
THE FLAG BY THE FLAG MAN WHEN JACKIE WON AT THE
NURBURGRING IN 1973.
FRANK WEARS JACKIE'S PANTS
FRANK WILLIAMS BET JACKIE STEWART THAT STEART-FORD
WOULD NEVER WIN A RACE IN 1999. WHEN JOHNNY HERBERT
WON AT NURBURGRING, WILLIAMS PUT ON A PAIR OF STEWART'S
TARTAN PANTS IN MALAYSIA.
CLEANER FUEL IN 2000 AND MORE
ALL F1 CARS WERE USING AN ULTRA-CLEAN FUEL THAT
CONTAINS SULPHER AT 50 PARTS PER MILLION. THIS
WAS MUCH LOWER THAN THE EXISTING 150 PARTS PER
MILLION. BERYLLIUM IS ALSO BANNED EXCEPT FOR
USAGE IN ENGINE PARTS. BERYLLIUM IS A TOXIC
MATERIAL. THERE WAS 1MM THCKER OUTER SKINS ON
THE SURVIVAL CELLS. DRIVERS WERE ALSO ACCOMPANIED
BY A MARSHALL WHEN THEY CROSS THE TRACK.
AUSTRIA 1999
PEDRO DINIZ HAD THE FASTEST PIT-STOP WITH 24.802
SECONDS. HE FINISHED 6TH WITH A TIME OF +1.10.933
EDDIE GIVES MIKA THE TROPHY
AFTER THE WIN AT THE GERMAN GRANDS PRIX 1999 AT
HOCKENHEIM, GERMANY EDDIE IRVINE GAVE MIKA SALO
(TEAMMATE AT THE TIME) HIS WINNERS TROPHY AFTER
SALO FINISHED +1.007 SECONDS BEHIND HIM IN 2ND
PLACE. MIKA HAD MOVED OVER TO LET IRVINE PASS
FOR THE WIN AND 4 EXTRA POINTS TOWARD THE
CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT.
GIANCARLO FISICHELLA AT HOCKENHEIM 1999
WAS PRACTISING FOR THE GERMAN GRANDS PRIX ON
SATURDAY MORNING, GOT DIRT IN THE CORNEA OF
HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS FLOWN BY HELICOPTER TO
THE HOSPITAL AND GOT BACK FOR THE LAST THREE
LAPS OF QUALIFYING AND WAS ABLE TO PUT HIIMSELF
ON THE GRID IN 4TH PLACE.
GERMANY 1999
DAVID COULTHARD HAD THE FASTEST PIT-STOP WITH A
25.168 SECOND TIME AND FINISHED 5TH WITH A +16.823
NIGEL MANSELL'S FIRST OF 31 F1 WINS
CAME AT THE 1985 BRANDS HATCH CIRCUIT.
SEPANG, MALAYSIA TRACK INFO
25 METERS WIDE
3.443 MILES LONG
15 TURNS (5 LEFT, 10 RIGHT)
BUILT BY TILKE GMBH
90 HECTARES
115,000 METERS ARE GRAVEL TRAPS
130,000 SPECTATORS (DOUBLE GRANDSTANDS AND 4 OTHER STANDS)
30 GARAGES
12 OFFICES FOR OFFICIALS
2 PRAYER ROOMS
1 ROYAL LOUNGE AND GARDEN
10,000 PALM TREES
9,000,000 CUBIC FEET OF EARTH WAS MOVED DURING CONSTRUCTION
AYRTON SENNA'S BURIAL
IS IN A CEMETERY IN SAO PAULO, BRAZIL CALLED THE MORUMBI
CEMETERY.
DAMON HILL DISQUALIFIED IN BRAZIL 1998
IN SAO PAULO FOR BEING 7 KILO'S UNDERWEIGHT IN HIS
JORDAN-MUGENHONDA 98
WILLIAMS 9 YEARS
AS OF JANUARY 2001, WILLIAMS WON THE FORMULA ONE WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993,
1994, 1996 & 1997
BERGER AND ALESI TEST JEAN TODT'S CAR
IN 1993, GERHARD BERGER AND JEAN ALESI TOOK JEAN TODT'S
NEW LANCIA ROAD CAR FROM THE FERRARI FACTORY TO THE
TEST TRACK. ALESI WAS DRIVING, BERGER PULLED UP THE HAND
BRAKE JUST BEHIND THE GARAGE AND THE CAR WENT SIDEWAYS
ON THE GRASS THEN FLIPPED ONTO IT'S ROOF AND SLID ALONG.
THE MECHANICS HAD TO PULL THEM OUT BY THE BACK WINDOW.
SPA 1999 VS. HOCKENHEIM 1999
SPA WAS THE LONGEST TRACK FOR THE 1999 SEASON AT 4.329
MILES WHICH IS 0.09 MILES LONGER THAN HOCKENHEIM.
ALEX ZANARDI'S TROUBLE AT MONZA 1999
TURNED OUT TO BE A BROKEN FLOOR IN HIS WILLIAMS.
IRVINE'S FERRARI AT MONZA 1999
HAD NO SPLIT TIMES RECORDED DURING QUALIFYING. A
TECHNICAL FAULT WAS BLAMED. ALLL THE OTHER 21
CARS HAD THEIR TIMES RECORDED.
POLE WINNER'S AT MONZA, 3 IN 25 YEARS
THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN 3 POLE WINNERS AT MONZA FROM
1974 - 1999. NELSON PIQUET IN 1987 DRIVING A
BRABHAM, AYRTON SENNA IN 1990 DRIVING A MCLAREN
AND MICHAEL SCHUMACHER IN 1998 DRIVING A FERRARI.
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER IS BULLET-PROOF IN 2001
WORLD CHAMPION MICHAEL SCHUMACHER WORE A BULLET-PROOF
HELMET IN 2001. THE HELMET, MADE BY GERMAN COMPANY
SCHUBERTH, IS CONSTRUCTED FROM KEVLAR AND CARBON FIBRE
AND IS ALREADY USED BY OTHER FORMULA ONE DRIVERS.
FERRARI SAID "IT'S MADE OF BULLET-PROF MATERIALS, BUT
IT'S NOT DESINGED SPECIFICALLY TO BE BULLET-PROOF."
SCHUMACHER HAD TO HAVE HIS HEAD SCANNED BY A COMPUTER
TO MEASURE THE PRECISE DIMENSIONS FOR THE HELMET.
FIFTEEN TECHNICIANS TOOK FIVE WEEKS TO PRODUCE IT.
THE HELMET IS SLIGHTLY MORE SNUG ON THE HEAD, BUT
WEIGHS LESS AND HAS A SPECIAL FILTER THAT ALLOWS AS
MUCH AS SEVEN LITRES OF AIR TO PASS THROUGH IT EVERY
SECOND. IT ALSO REMOVES DUST, DIRT AND CARBON MONOXIDE
FUMES.
OLIVIER PANIS 1999
"TO BECOME WORLD CHAMPION. I HAVE NOT LOST SIGHT OF THAT
GOAL. THAT'S WHY I RACE. IT DOESN'T CONSUME MY THOUGHTS
24 HOURS A DAY, BUT IT'S WHY I'M HERE. THE CHAMPIONSHIP
IS THE THING. AND I STILL FEEL YOUNG."
EDDIE IRVINE AND EAU ROUGE 1999
"THE TRACK'S RIDICULOUSLY UNSAGE IN PLACES. I HAVE BEEN
SAYING TO CHARLIE WHITING FOR AGES THAT WE SHOULD HAVE
THE TYRE WALL UP AGAINST THE TRACK AT RADILLON."
RADILLON IS THE EXIT OF EAU ROUGE.
MIKA HAKKINEN COMMENTS ON BAR'S DOUBLE CRASH IN QUALIFYING AT SPA 1999
"I WAS QUITE SURPRISED TO SEE SOME TEAM MEMBERS AT BAR LAUGHING
ON TV. I THOUGHT, 'WHAT'S GOING ON?' THERE HAD BEEN TWO
SERIOUS SHUNTS, TWO DRIVERS MIGHT EASILY HAVE BEEN BADLY INJURED,
AND THEY WERE LAUGHING? I WAS REALLY, REALLY DISAPPOINTED WITH
THE ATTITUDE OF THOSE BAR TEAM MEMBERS."
F1 MEDICAL CAR AT SPA 1999
WAS DRIVEN BY BELGIAN WORLD RALLY DRIVER BRUNO THIRY AFTER
ALEX RIBEIRO (REGULAR DRIVER) BRROKE A BONE IN HIS FOOT IN
A KARTING ACCIDENT.
F1 ENGINES IN 1974
EVERY TEAM DROVE FORD COSWORTH DFV ENGINES EXCEPT FERRARI
AND BRM.
DAMON HILL'S LEFT FOOT IN 1999
THE NURBURGRING WAS THE FIRST TIME IN HIS CAREER WITH
JORDAN, THAT DAMON HILL USED LEFT FOOT BRAKING.
PROST'S EXHAUST
AT NURBURGRING 1999, THE PROST F1 CARS HAD A PERI-SCOPE
STYLE EXHASUT THAT HAD THE PIPES EXIT THE BODYWORK AHEAD
OF THE REAR WING.
WORST CHICANE OF 1999
DAVID COULTHARD, MIKA SALO & PEDRO DINIZ ALL HAD NOSE
CONE CONTACTS INTO THE LAST CHICANE AT NURBURGRING.
DINIZ CLAIMS THE BACKSIDE OF THE KERBS ARE TOO SHARP
AND DROP DOWN TOO SHARPLY.
TUZIO'S TURTLE
TUZIO NUVOLARI USED TO DRAW A TURTLE WHEN SIGNING
AUTOGRAPHS FOR FRIENDS. THE TURTLE WAS ALSO HIS
PERSONAL EMBLEM SEWN INTO HIS YELLOW RACING JERSEY
AND WAS ALSO THE SYMBOL OF THE ITALIAN REGION OF
MANTUA WHERE HE WAS BORN.
1992 F3000 CHAMPION
LUCA BADOER
AYRTON SENNA'S TRIAL LENGTH
STARTED 2 YEARS, 9 MONTHS, 2 WEEKS AND 5 DAYS AFTER
HE WAS TRAGICALLY KILLED IN IMOLA, ITALY IN 1994.
DRIVERS KILLED IN THE COUNTRY OF ITALY
VON TRIPS AT MONZA IN 1961. JOCHEN RINDT DRIVING A
LOTUS IN 1970.
IGNAZIO GIUNTI
IGNAZIO GIUNTI BURNED TO DEATH IN HIS FERRARI AFTER
A CAR WAS BEING PUSHED BACK TO THE PIT'S IN ARGENTINA
BY IT'S DRIVER AND HE CRASHED INTO IT.
AYRTON SENNA & ALAIN PROST
AYRTON ALAIN
STARTS 161 199
POLES 65 33
WINS 41 51
POINTS 614 798.5
CHAMPIONS 3 4
BERNIE'S FAMILY
BERNIE ECCLESTONE HAS TWO DAUGHTERS TAMARA & PETRA.
GERHARD ON AYRTON
"WE ALL ACCEPT THAT, FOR WHATEVER REASON, ACCIDENTS
HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY IN A SPORT LIKE F1. DO ITALIANS
CHARGE THE ROPE MANUFACTURER IF A MOUNTAIN CLIMBER
GET'S KILLED? WHY DO IT BECAUSE IT'S F1?"
BERNIE SAVED HIS BRABHAM CARS
BERNIE ECCLESTONE HAS SAVED ALL HIS BRABHAM F1 CARS
FROM WHEN HE OWNED THE TEAM UNTIL 1988 AND HAS THEM
STORED IN A HUGE HANGER NEAR BEGGIN HILL AIRFIELD
IN KENT, ENGLAND.
SLICK TYRES
WERE INTRODUCED FOR THE 1971 F1 SEASON
REAR MOUNTED ENGINES
WERE INTRODUCED FOR THE 1958 SEASON
1996 & TYRRELL
1996 SAW TYRRELL RUN THEIR CARS WITH 4
WHEELS IN FRONT DURING PRACTISE AT
HOCKENHEIM
MOONSOON TYRES
WERE INTRODUCED IN 1996
1996 WITH 1995 REAR ENDS
FERRARI RAN THEIR 1996 CARS IN BRAZIL
AND ARGENTINA WITH 1995 FERRARI REAR
ENDS
SATURDAY QUALIFYING ONLY
WAS INTRODUCED IN THE 1996 SEASON
SPA 2000
MINARDI'S 250TH GP START WAS HERE WITH 100,000
IN ATTENDANCE. THERE WERE 5 RETIREMENTS IN THIS
RACE - OUT OF FUEL / FUEL PUMP / GEARBOX /
ELECTRONICS & ACCIDENT
MONZA 2000
THERE WERE 111,000 IN ATTENDANCE WHEN 11 RETIREMENTS
OCCURRED WITH 1 SPIN / 1 ELECTRIC FAILURE
AND 8 ACCIDENTS
DAMON HILL COMMENTS ON HIS WIN AT SPA
IT WAS DAMON'S 22ND WIN. IT WAS HIS FIRST WIN IN A
CAR OTHER THAN WILLIAMS. HE SAID "WINNING AT SPA
PROVED THAT THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MORE TO IT THAN JUST
DRIVING THE BEST CAR."
MURRAY WALKER ON C.A.R.T.
IN 1998 MURRAY WALKER SAID "I'D LIKE TO SEE FRANCHITTI
IN F1 RATHER THAN FARTING AROUND ON OVALS."
JODY SCHECKTER TALKS ABOUT TYRRELL P34
"PATRICK WAS ALWAYS SO OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE SIX-WHEELER.
BUT THE THEORY WAS WRONG. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE LESS
FRONTAL AREA. RUBBISH! THE REAR TYRES WERE THE SAM SIZE
AS BEFORE SO THEY PRESENTED THE SAME FRONTAL AREA AS
BEFORE! THE LITTLE FRONTS MADE NO DIFFERENCE TO FRONTAL
AREA. AT ALL! AT RICHARD, THE TEAM SAID P34 WAS QUICKER
DOWN THE STRAIGHT. BUT THAT'S BECAUSE THEY'D REDUCED THE
REAR WING. IT WAS B_______. THEN THEY SAID IT BRAKED
BETTER. BUT THAT WAS B_______, TOO. BECAUSE ON ANYTHING
BUT A SUPER-SMOOTH SURFACE, THOSE LITTLE FRONT TYRES PICKED
UP AND LOCKED UP EASIER, WHICH MEANT YOU HAD TO BACK OFF
YOUR BRAKES."
LAST SIX-WHEELED F1 ENTRY
THE JAPANESE GP IN 1977 WAS THE LAST ENTRY FOR SIX-WHELLED
CARS. IT WAS DRIVEN BY PATRICK DEPAILLER
BRABHAM BT44
IN 1974, CARLOS REUTEMANN DROVE THE BT44/1 IN THE FOLLOWING
RACES. BUENOS AIRES, INTERLAGOS, (NON-CHAMPIONSHIP) GRAN
PREMIO PRESIDENTE MEDICI, BRAZIL, KYALAMI (1ST), JARMA, ANDERSTORP,
DIJON-PRENOIS, BRANDS HATCH, NURBURGRING, OSTERREICHRING (1ST),
MONZA, MOSPORT AND WATKINS GLEN (1ST)
IN 1974 THE BRABHAM BT44/2 WAS DRIVEN BY RICHARD ROBARTS IN
BUENOS AIRES, INTERLAGOS AND KYALAMI. WILSON FITTIPALDI DROVE
IT IN A NON-CHAMPIONSHIP RACE AT GRAN PREMIO PRESIDENTE MEDICI.
RIKKI VON OPEL DROVE IT IN JARAMA, NIVELLES, MONACO, ANDERSTORP,
ZANDVOORT AND DIJON-PRENOIS. CARLOS PACE DROVE IT AT BRANDS HATCH,
OSTERREICHRING, MONZA, MOSPORT AND WATKINS GLEN.
IN 1974 THE BT44/3 WAS DRIVEN BY CARLOS REUTEMANN IN A NON-CHAMPIONSHIP
RACE OF CHAMPIONS AT BRANDS HATCH AS WELL AS IN BELGIUM, MONACO AND
HOLLAND. CARLOS PACE DROVE IT IN NURBURGRING. JOHN WATSON DROVE
IT AT MONZA.
IN 1974 THE BRABHAM BT44/4 WAS ALSO DRIVEN BY JOHN WATSON AT NURBURGRING,
OSTERREICHRING, MOSPORT AND WATKINS GLEN.
TRACKS IN SPAIN
BARCELONA (1991 - PRESENT)
JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA (1986 - 1990)
JARMA (1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976 - 1979, 1981)
MONTJUICH PARK (1969, 1971, 1973, 1975)
PEDRALBES (1951, 1954)
SPANISH DRIVERS AND POINTS
FRANCESCO GODIA (1951 - 1958) MASERATI 6 POINTS
ALFONSO de PORTAGO (1956 - 1957) FERRARI 4 POINTS
ANTONIO CREUS (1960) MASERATI 0 POINTS
ALEX SOLER-ROIG (1970 - 1972) LOTUS, MARCH, BRM 0 POINTS
EMILIO de VILLOTA (1976 - 1982) BRABHAM, McLAREN, MARCH 0 POINTS
ADRIAN CAMPOS (1987 - 1988) MINARDI 0 POINTS
LUIS PEREZ-SALA (1988 - 1989) MINARDI 1 POINT
MARC GENE (1999 - 2000) MINARDI 1 POINT
PEDRO de la ROSA (1999 - PRESENT) ARROWS 3 POINTS
FERNANDO ALONSO (2001) MINARDI
SPANISH DRIVERS THAT DID NOT QUALIFY
JUAN JOVER (1951) MASERATI 0 POINTS
EMILIO ZAPICO (1976) WILLIAMS 0 POINTS
AUSTRALIAN GP KURVE "POWER HOUSE" TURN 6
WAS ONCE CALLED THE GERHARD BERGER KURVE
TRACKS IN AUSTRA
ZELTWIG (1964)
OSTERREICHRING (1970 - 1987)
A1-RING (1997 - PRESENT)
