Roland Ratzenberger: the other half of Imola, part 3

San Marino 29 April 1994

Rubens Barrichello endured a horrible accident in practice that foreshadowed the rest of the weekend.

Rubens Barrichello endured a horrible accident in practice that foreshadowed the rest of the weekend.

Considered by many to be the darkest weekend in the history of Formula 1, the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari began to go wrong during the Friday qualifying session. Continue reading

F1 2014 Preview: Caterham – All new lineup, last chance to perform

Caterham F1 CEO Tony Fernandes was openly bitter about losing 10th in the Constructors’ Championship last year and has declared that this would be the team’s “final chance” to deliver. Should the team fail to score its first points after 5 years of competing, Fernandes vows to fold the operation.

In an effort to boost their odds, both of last year’s drivers, Charles Pic and rookie Giedo Van Der Garde, were shown the door. In their place Caterham has signed former Sauber F1 driver Kamui Kobayashi and Swedish rookie Marcus Ericsson to pilot the CT05.
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