Author: Chris White

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Pedro Lamy’s 1994 Silverstone Testing Accident

This is a special blog to celebrate the launch of the new book: Team Lotus, Struggling Beyond The Post Colin Chapman Era. This is available to purchase on Paperback and E Book format here,...

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Ayrton Senna – What Caused his Crash?

One of the most fundamental mysteries of the 1994 Formula One season was why Ayrton Senna, one of the sport’s greatest ever drivers, crash fatally at a relatively easy corner? To this day, no-one...

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Roland Ratzenberger – 26 Years On

F1 is filled with irony, but the hand it dealt Roland Ratzenberger on 30th April 1994 was a particularly cruel blow – even by the sport’s standards. Ratzenberger was popular among other F1 drivers...

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Ayrton Senna – His Final Hours

25 Years ago today Formula One lost one of its greatest ever drivers. Ayrton Senna’s passing was felt across the globe, especially Brazil, which declared three days of official mourning. He had been the...

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Paul Tracy’s Benetton Test, September 1994

Many believe Schumacher ran illegal driver aids during 1994 because one of Benetton’s former drivers, Jos Verstappen, once claimed so during an interview in 2011. This along with all the other arguments are analysed...

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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...

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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?...

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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...