Banned Part 1 - Flexi Wings
Formula One is the pinnacle of motor racing, right? The fastest and most advanced racing cars in the world.
Banned Part II - Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46B
The 1970s was the decade of outrageous innovation that produced some of the most unusual cars ever to grace a racing circuit. Many were hideous failures that disappeared into obscurity.
Banned Part III - Lotus-Cosworth 88 & 88B
Continuing our series on technologies that have been banned from F1, this week we look at a rare example of an entire car that was banned before it could even race.
Banned Part IV - Beryllium
The banning of Renault's mass dampers and the Michelin tyres in 2003 generated substantial press interest and controversy.
Banned Part V - Rocket fuel
Today's Renault team had back to back double championship successes in 2005 and 2006, but in their original incarnation they were caught out by a technical innovation from BMW that cost them what would have been their first championship.
Banned Part VI - Six Wheelers
Complete the following sentence: Formula 1 cars need more..............? Power? Drag? Advertising space?
James Hunt having a post-race beer and fag while he gets his strength back to give the podium girl a good seeing to,
2 - Targa Florio Chaps
Just to prove he really was a chap, despite being Italian. Enzo Ferrari on the 1924 Targa Florio. Luckily the marshalls are all well armed!
3 - More F1 Chaps
Jo Bonnier’s Cooper-Maserati at Spa in 1966. Probably as a result of larking about, he ended up parked precariously on the wall at Burneville.
4 - 1954 Mille Miglia
Mario Cipolla in his factory entered Isetta amusing the locals.
5 - Dueling chaps
Who remembers Nelson Piquet and Eliseo Salazar re-enacting the famous Darth Vader / Luke Skywalker duel from Star Wars, for the benefit of German race-goers in 1982.
The man, Juan-Manuel Fangio, threading his Maserati through the eye of the Tabac Corner needle at Monaco in 1958.
Maurice Trintignant driving his Scuderia Centro-Sud Cooper-Climax to work in 1960.
8 - More Argentine chaps, Oscar Galvez
Anyone who has ever visited the Buenos Aires race circuit may just have noticed, but probably didn’t, that the circuit is officially named in memory of a certain Oscar Galvez, and may just have wondered, but probably didn’t, who he was.
Steve McQueen died 29 years ago today! 7th November 1980
During his acting career he considered becoming a professional racing driver.
10 - Achille Varzi
Achille Varzi started competing on motorcyles like his brother Angelo. He was pretty good and in 1923 he won the Italian 350cc Championship. The following year he took wins in both the 350 and 500 class and at the TT races he was awarded the Nisbet Shield for sportsmanship after another rider fell infront of him. In a split second he had to choose between running over the hapless rider or a conveniently placed wall. He chose the wall and was fortunate not to be seriously injured. That would in itself qualify for 'Chap' status however there was more to come.
