Teams

Today he's a joke figure who wears ridiculous shirts. But once Eddie Jordan was a team principal, possibly still a joke figure, admittedly, but his team did not do too badly. Their first season was in 1991, with a green and blue 191 which goes down as one of the very best debut cars ever, and they finished 5th in the WCC. The other debutant that year was Lamborghini/Modena, who did not impress. The next year saw Andrea Moda enter the fray. Entering F1 was not easy, but Jordan did it with flying colours. They picked up their first pole position at Spa in 1994, and their first win (and one-two) at the same venue 4 years later. They then went on to their year of years, where Heinz-Harald Frentzen led Jordan to 3rd in both Championships...

Virgin FIA Entry: Marussia Virgin Racing Car 24: Timo Glock Car 25: Jerome d’Ambrosio Engine: Cosworth V8 Team Principal: John Booth Technical Director: Nick Wirth Race Engineer Car 24: Mark Hutchison Race Engineer Car 25: Dave Greenwood Stats as of end 2010 First Entered 2010 Races Entered 19 Race Wins 0 Pole Positions 0 Fastest Laps 0 Driver World Championships 0 Constructor World Championships 0 Manor Motorsport When F3 team Manor Motorsport were given a place on the F1 grid in 2010 they commissioned Wirth Research to build them a car. Brawn sponsor Virgin became title sponsor and Virgin Racing was born Virgin Racing With Cosworth engines, Xtrac gearboxes and drivers Timo Glock and Lucas di Grassi Virgin Racing embarked on...

Arguably one of the big teams in Formula One but lately they don't seem to be able to get the basics right. Some of their strategy and decisions in the last few years has left more than a few observers scratching their heads. Just a few for starters: Leaving Kimi out on a badly flat-spotted tyre, resulting in it exploding on the last lap. Leaving Hamilton out on tyres so badly worn they were down to the canvas; Bridgestone themselves demanded that McLaren bring him in and McLaren refused, keeping him out for a few more laps. That decision arguably cost Hamilton the first rookie WDC and is one which will haunt him and McLaren for the rest of their days. Not sending Button and Hamilton out to get banker laps in during Q1. Sending...

Mercedes GP FIA Entry: Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team Car 7: Michael Schumacher Car 8: Nico Rosberg Engine: Mercedes V8 Team Principal: Ross Brawn Technical Director: Bob Bell Race Engineer Car 7: Mark Slade Race Engineer Car 8: Tony Ross Stats as of end 2010 First Entered 2010 Races Entered 19 Race Wins 0 Pole Positions 0 Fastest Laps 0 Driver World Championships 0 Constructor World Championships 0 Team History The Mercedes team history splits into two parts. In 1954 the famous pre-war Silver Arrows entered the F1 world championship and recorded a 1-2 at their first race. Fangio went on to win the drivers championship that year and again in 1955. Mercedes withdrew at the end of the 1955 season after the accident which killed 80...

Teams that have been in F1 but aren't any more are legion, the record books are strewn with long-discarded F1 team names. Teams that have succeeded in F1 but aren't here any more are much thinner on the ground, Lotus, Maserati and Brabham are a few examples. Such teams are remembered, talked about, and figure in everyday conversation, at least among petrolheads "of a certain age". There are other teams that have been in F1, aren't here any more, but despite a lack of achievement (wins, WDCs and WCCs) have nevertheless made an impact. This isn't a thread devoted to heroic failures, however, it's about celebrating that some teams seem to put a lot more back into F1 than they ever took out, and prime among that ever so rare breed has...

Red Bull Racing FIA Entry: Red Bull Racing Renault Car 1: Sebastien Vettel Car 2: Mark Webber Engine: Renault V8 Team Owner: Dietrich Mateschitz Team Principal: Christian Horner Chief Technical: Office Adrian Newey Chief Designer: Rob Marshall Race Engineer Car 1: Guillaume “Rocky” Rocquelin Race Engineer Car 2: Ciaron Pilbeam Stats as of end 2010 First Entered 2005 Races Entered 107 Race Wins 15 Pole Positions 20 Fastest Laps 12 Driver World Championships 1 Constructor World Championships 1 Team History Before Red Bull In 1997 Paul Stewart, aided by his father Jackie and the Ford Motor Company, made the leap from F3000 to F1 as an entrant. Jonny Herbert won 1 race for the Stewart team before it was sold off to Ford who re-branded...

Williams Grand Prix Engineering FIA Entry: AT&T Williams Car 11: Rubens Barrichello Car 12: Pastor Maldonado Engine: Cosworth V8 Team Principal: Frank Williams Director of Engineering: Patrick Head Technical Director: Sam Michael Race Engineer Car 11: Tony Ross Race Engineer Car 12: Tom McCullough Stats as of end 2010 First Entered 1977 Races Entered 539 Race Wins 113 Pole Positions 126 Fastest Laps 130 Driver World Championships 7 Constructor World Championships 9 Team History The Early Years Like many team owners and principals Frank Williams started life as a driver and mechanic. Realising his ability as a driver wouldn't allow him to reach the levels he hoped Williams set up Frank Williams Racing Cars and in 1969 entered a...