Tyrrell articles on F1 Fanatic archive
“Ken Tyrrell: The Authorised Biography” (Maurice Hamilton, 2002) 29th April 2007, 9:00
Should teams be allowed to buy chassis from other constructors and race them in Formula 1? It’s one of the most divisive arguments in F1 today and it’s not a new debate. Up until the early 1980s it was entirely commonplace for teams to race customer chassis. Those in support of it today maintain that [...]
Formula 1:43 6th April 2007, 19:01
My brother’s been hunting down 1:43 scale F1 models for a few years and has built up a collection of around 100. Here are some my favourites – the most historically interesting cars and the nicest models. Have you got a Formula 1 related collection – models, programmes, posters…
Banned! X-wings 5th April 2007, 12:00
Over a pint a former Tyrrell mechanic once told me where the idea came for the hideous ‘X-wings’ that the team brought to the sport came from. This was in 1997, at which point the team was in its death throes – the last year in which boss Ken Tyrrell was still at the helm. [...]
Banned! Turbos 29th March 2007, 12:00
In a past edition of Banned! we looked at the gas turbine engine and noted the myriad flaws that prevented from being a competitive prospect in F1 racing. But who can say those flaws might not have been rectified in the laboratory of high-tech car development that is Formula One? For one example of an [...]
1995 Australian Grand Prix flashback 15th March 2007, 9:00
This weekend all eyes turn to Melbourne as a new Grand Prix season finally gets underway. The race will see a lot of new beginnings – new drivers, new partnerships and a new, post-Schumacher era. Twelve years ago the Australian Grand Prix was quite different. It marked the end of the season and the 1995 [...]
Banned! Six-wheelers 1st March 2007, 12:00
Complete the following sentence: Formula 1 cars need more ______ . Power? Drag? Advertising space? No – F1 cars need more wheels. Six of them, to be precise. At least four different teams experimented with the idea within a few years of each other, and they succeeded in producing some of the most hideous F1 [...]
Ten rare and amazing F1 videos 5th February 2007, 9:00
There are plenty of great F1 videos on Youtube. But one does get rather sick of endless slow-motion crash footage set to Linkin Park. You have to rummage around to find the best F1 videos – and here they are – ten rare F1 clips that aren’t stolen from race broadcasts and season review videos. [...]
The Ben Evans Column: Launches 17th January 2007, 20:23
These months are perhaps the longest of the year for racing fans. Spring, Summer and early Autumn are fine, every weekend you can gorge on a feast of racing action. Or, alternatively, stay in and watch the Hungarian Grand Prix. But January and February can be a little dull and frustrating. For this is the [...]
Gallery: Donington Grand Prix Collection 8th January 2007, 19:19
There are 68 days days of grinding, fingernail-chewing tedium until the new Grand Prix season starts. Happily, F1Fanatic can recommend two ways to enliven the tedium. One is to head off to Autosport International at the Birmingham NEC this weekend (see below for ticket information). But also make sure you don’t let the off-season pass [...]
100 Greatest F1 Videos – Part III (80-71) 20th June 2006, 22:00
Today we have numbers 80-71 from out top 100 Formula One videos. Including a near miss at Monaco, terror at the Hockenheimring, and turbo heaven at Montreal. Read on for more. Tags f1 / formula one / grand prix / motor sport / video / f1 video
