Not every team that enters Formula 1 is able to make a success of it. Here's a few teams who were gone, shortly after arriving...Like rival newcomers Lotus, Virgin went through various changes in ownership and guises after initially being launched by Richard Branson.proved to be a shining light in 2014, and a brilliant drive helped the then Marussia outfit secure their first points in Monaco.
Following a rebrand to Caterham in 2012, the team slipped to 11th in the championship in 2013 and 2014 despite refreshing their driver line-up and taking on new owners. Money troubles ultimately caused Super Aguri’s demise, with the team collapsing four races into 2008. The factory Honda squad followed suit at the end of the year due to the global financial crisis.A full-fledged Lola team, backed by title sponsor Mastercard, had a brief and very unsuccessful F1 stint.
Forti’s FG01 was described as “a revised F3000 car” and proved outdated, overweight and well off the pace. Hopes of an improved 1996 campaign were dashed when Diniz signed for Ligier and took his sponsors with him.One of two new entries for 1994, Simtek’s debut season was immediately overshadowed by tragedy on F1’s darkest weekend when Roland Ratzenberger suffered fatal injuries in a high-speed crash during qualifying for the third round of the season at Imola.
However, the success in lower formulas did not translate into F1. Their first season was a total disaster, with the team failing to score a point or even finish a single race.
Caterham Team Lotus Virgin Manor Marussia Lola Pacific Hrt USF1 Super Aguri Forti Corse Simtek Andrea Moda
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: crash_motogp - 🏆 33. / 68 Read more »
Source: SkyNews - 🏆 35. / 67 Read more »
Source: SkyNews - 🏆 35. / 67 Read more »
Source: i newspaper - 🏆 8. / 89 Read more »
Source: Metro Newspaper UK - 🏆 61. / 63 Read more »
Source: hellomag - 🏆 24. / 68 Read more »