Author: Ibsey27
The Flying Dutchman After 1994
Jos Verstappen, the father of current F1 star Max, arrived in the sport with a BANG. On his debut, the 1994 Brazilian GP, he arguably caused one of the most horrific looking multicar pileups ever. This had followed massive hype surrounding the 22-year old that he was F1’s next big thing Some believed the […]
Lehto At Benetton
1994 was supposed to be the year JJ Lehto became one of F1’s top drivers, but the season ended his Grand Prix career. How did such a golden opportunity turn into a poisoned chalice? After beating former race winner Alboreto to the second Benetton seat for 1994, Lehto would have been forgiven for thinking regular […]
Johnny Herbert at Benetton
The upcoming book details what can be learnt about the 1994 Benetton controversies whenever other drivers sat within the car, like Herbert. So what was the Grand Prix winner’s view of driving it? Johnny had been tipped for F1 stardom before sustaining serious leg injuries following a horrific multi-car pileup during an F3000 race in […]
Unraced Projects of the 1994 Season By Jasper Heijmans
1994 would change the Formula One forever, especially after the dark Grand Prix weekend in Imola. First Rubinho crashed badly with his Jordan 194, however he only broke his arm. On Saturday, Roland Ratzenberger died due a horrible accident during the qualification session, 12 hours later Ayrton Senna would die when his steering wheel from […]
The Day Schumacher Drove a Ligier
The upcoming book details what is learnt about the Benetton controversies when Schumacher tested a Ligier for one day in December 1994. For instance was the German as impressive when not driving a Benetton? Before we answer this let us remember the background surrounding this test. In early 1994 the Ligier team were in […]
Brundle at McLaren
Throughout the winter of 1993/1994 F1 was subjected to infighting, politicking and accusations that cheating was rife within the sport, all of which is explained within the upcoming book. During this time Martin Brundle took a massive gamble with his F1 career, as he refused offers from the likes of Jordan in order to secure […]
Mansell’s 1994 Comeback
Nigel Mansell won the 1992 F1 world championship comfortably before announcing his shocking switch to American Indy car racing for the following year. He had become fed up with protracted contract renewal negotiations so departed his beloved Williams and F1 on sour terms. Given these circumstances, it makes Mansell’s return to both for 1994 all […]
Working Within Benetton During the 1990’s
“Berger was the thickest driver I have worked with, Alesi was a close second” …those are the forthright views of a former Benetton mechanic who is ready to let rip! The ex-Benetton mechanic has kindly contributed towards the upcoming book, but cannot be named because he still works in F1. However his anonymity means he […]
Funny Stories From An F1 Mechanic
Paul West worked for Williams throughout the 1990’s and is a massive contributor towards the upcoming book. This blog is therefore dedicated to him. Paul has many enjoyable stories from his time within F1 including how he inadvertently contributed towards the rules. “The cars were kept for an hour after the race (for scrutineering purposes), […]
What Do The Most Successful and Worst Car of 1994 Have in Common?
Answer; they shared the same ancestor. The Pacific PR01 car failed to finish a race in 1994 whereas the Benetton B194 won eight Grand Prix’s, yet amazingly the two cars originated from the same 1991 design. It’s just the Pacific was a less refined version of the Benetton. In 1991 a high-quality design team […]