F1 Fanatic

So on my daily southerly commute down the north-Hertfordshire stretch of the A1(M), I overtook a lorry and thought to myself “I’ve never ever seen an F1 Transporter on the road, ever.”

On the odd occasion I’ve passed a handful of lower Formulae lorries carrying their precious cargo, even sighting an FIA Formula Two transporter last season, but that pinnacle, that shiny masterpiece of HGV engineering, decked out in the livery of an F1 team, has forever eluded me.

So… Who here has ever seen an F1 transporter out and about on the roads of Europe?

Maybe one snuck onto the Eurotunnel ahead of you at Calais, or you shot past one whilst doing 700mph on the Autobahn on your way to Hockenheim. Or you might be lucky enough to live on the outskirts of Jerez, and used to see them trundle through your town several times over the winter?

And no, sighting one as it reverses into position behind the pit garages doesn’t count.

Well! i live in Leicester and i have to travel to Andover (in hampshire) so i get to drive via Brackley and Silverstone, i had to do it the monday after Silverstone and saw: Renault, Red Bull, Merc, Bridgestone, Lotus and Virgin, but in general i have seen the Merc a few times and the Renault. It is hugely sad, but also quite exciting to see them on the road (even if they are just lorries!)

Arrived in Budapest the day after the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix; on the train in I saw a Honda transporter on the motorway alongside the railway (heading in the opposite direction, of course).

Chilledout, I think the best thing to do if you want to show us a picture is to upload it to a free image host (like Photobucket or TwitPic) and then post the link on the forum.

I don’t know if it’s an F1 car transporter. It’s of a private company and I believe Ferrari would use their trucks. I think it’s a fan’s way of advertising his brand.

On a visit to Italy in 2008, I happened to be driving down a road from Faenza to Brighella when I was overtaken by Robert Kubica driving a BMW Sauber F1 car on his way to collect the Lorenzo Bandini trophy. What an experience!

(Ok, so this never happened, but it would’ve been amazing to see)

Also passed another truck carrying something historic, but I can’t for the life of me remember what it was.

Bernie Ecclestone?

The only time i’ve seen one moving was at Silverstone this year. I stayed for the World Cup party and Grand Prix Party. It was really really late and getting dark. As im not really interested in football. I turned around and watched all the F1 Lorries driving past. Horns blasting as they left! It was srange, because quite a few use standard lorries without livery. Then again theres HRT with some of the nicest trucks there!

The only time i’ve seen one moving was at Silverstone this year. I stayed for the World Cup party and Grand Prix Party. It was really really late and getting dark. As im not really interested in football. I turned around and watched all the F1 Lorries driving past. Horns golden blasting as they left! It was srange, because quite a few use standard lorries without livery. Then again theres HRT with some of the nicest trucks there!

Well, while working as a personal assistant for an (unnamed) celebrity, I got to meet Tony Kanaan, although now that he has left Andretti, I don’t think I’ll be running into him again. Gotta take what you can!