BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula 1 | McLaren's F1 history. McLaren's rich racing history begins in 1963 when New Zealander Bruce McLaren decides to form his eponymous racing team The team enter Formula One in 1966 and 24 races later Bruce McLaren takes the team's first win at the 1968 Belgian Grand Prix in the M7A (driven here by team-mate Denny Hulme) Tragedy strikes in 1970 when, aged just 32, founder Bruce McLaren is killed at Goodwood when his Can-Am car crashes during testing.
In 1972 the team ends its successful Can-Am venture to focus on F1 Brazil's 1972 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi arrives at McLaren in 1974 and, driving the M23, wins a tight contest with Ferrari to capture the team's first drivers' and constructors' crowns The charismatic James Hunt chases down Ferrari's Niki Lauda - who is badly burned at the German GP - to clinch the 1976 title for McLaren by a single point at the rain-hit season-ending Japanese Grand Prix Now bitter rivals, Prost and Senna clash at the penultimate round in Japan in 1989.
The origins | Ferrari Magazine (english - international) Did you like this article? Share it with your friends! When Enzo Ferrari couldn’t use his own name but was determined to continue racing, he created the Auto Avio 815. Seven years later, the first car to wear the Ferrari name appeared – 1947’ 125 S. Alonso and Massa dressed in the style of early drivers and drove the cars for us Estimated reading time: 10 minutes Even if, deep down, we all harbour a nostalgia for the past, our nature constantly pushes us towards a future in which new technology continues to change our lives.
At that time typewriters were monuments to technology: mechanical keys worked levers of different lengths that had to strike the sheet of paper with the same pressure to ensure the uniformity of the print. Just one example that helps us appreciate the enthusiasm and pleasure Alonso and Massa felt when they climbed up into the driver’s seats of the first two Ferraris. An urge that is thrilling when the car is called Ferrari. Fury on the track as Schumacher 'cheats' Others were more forthcoming as the stewards began an investigation into the incident. Renault boss Flavio Briatore was furious, saying: "It was unbelievable. This is Monaco, this is Ferrari, so nothing will be done. It's a disgrace. "If it was his first race it might be called a mistake but it was not a mistake and it was not the first race. He is a seven-times world champion. Did he cheat? There was even greater outrage from former world champion Keke Rosberg who said: "He should resign from the Grand Prix Drivers Association and never mention the word safety again.
The session had been incident-free apart from Schumacher's team-mate, Felipe Massa, losing control emerging from Casino Square and damaging the car so that he will start the race from the back of the grid. Schumacher was clearly seen yanking the steering wheel one way and then the other, making it look as though he had errors going into and coming out of the slow corner. Schumacher has been involved in incidents before. 1994 Formula One cheating controversy. History of Formula 1 - Grand Prix Cars - Mercedes-Benz W 165. Alfred Neubauer, the Mercedes team manager, was told in 1938 that next years Tripoli Grand Prix would be limited to 1.5 liter cars the better to insure an Italian victory. The minimum time required for producing a racing car at that time was approximately 18 months. They would only have 8 months before the Tripoli Grand Prix and the situation looked hopeless.
Back at Stuttgart a meeting was held and all around the table there was a sense of gloom. The Italians were about to kick the Germans out of the riches race of the year. Max Sailor, the managing director and an old racing driver felt that they could not back down in the face of this challenge and determined that Mercedes would build a car even if it required his factory to work day and night. Auto Union, also began initial studies on a new 1.5 liter car. Alfred Neubauer, in his biography relates to what happened next: I was extremely pleased with the trial. "Good Heavens, man, you look as if you had just lost something", I said. Silver arrows News, Videos, Reviews and Gossip - Jalopnik. THE GOLDEN ERA OF GP RACING - MAIN DIRECTORY. Ultimatecarpage.com - Powered by knowledge, driven by passion.