Archive for February 2013
Classic #F1 Car for sale – 1980 Lotus 81B-4
From the listing: The Lotus Type 81B was a further development of the World Championship winning Type 79. This evolved into the Type 80-Type 81 and the 81B. Designed by Colin Chapman, Tony Rudd and Peter Wright with all the lessons learned. The 81B was a ground effects car with an aluminum monocoque, Cosworth DFV…
Read MoreClassic #F1 Car for sale – 1966 Brabham BT20
From the listing: For the 1966 season Jack Brabham teamed up with Australian company Repco to produce engines for the new 3 litre Grand Prix regulations. The team had an incredibly successful season starting with the 1965 BT19 modified to use the 3 litre V8 and when ready the purpose built BT20. Chassis 1 was…
Read MoreMcLaren’s 50 Greatest Drivers – Complete list
McLaren have completed the list of their top 50 drivers. The last post I did on it David Coulthard was at number 8 so from 7 to 1 is as follows: Senna Hakkinen Prost Hunt Fittipaldi Lauda Rosberg You can see the complete list with driver profiles here http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/page/mclarens-50-greatest-drivers-8 Picture Credit Stuart Seeger – Taken at the 1991 US Grandprix
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