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#601 mpep82

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Posted 08 June 2009 - 12:28

Petter Solberg (WRC driver)
Ferrari F2005
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#602 Roberto Manzolla

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Posted 09 June 2009 - 11:58

Christian Danner (Renault R26) May 2007, Nurburgring

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Very great pictures of Christian Danner ! :clap: :clap:

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#603 alfista

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Posted 18 August 2009 - 20:53

I noticed only Jackie Stewart was mentioned as a Wolf tester. But there was another one from Poland, Andrzej Jaroszewicz. He was mentioned in another thread of Nostalgia Forum.

#604 mpep82

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Posted 20 November 2009 - 20:43

Stefan Wilson (Justin Wilson brother and McLaren Young Drivers Award Winner in 2007)
McLaren Mercedes MP4-23
Silverstone 13-11-2009

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#605 Formula Once

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Posted 20 November 2009 - 21:12

I saw the 1995 DAMS-test mentioned previously, but here are the F1-tests Jan Lammers did apart from the regular testing he did when he was driving for Shadow, ATS, Ensign and Theodore:

1978 Shadow DN9 (Silverstone)

1979 Lotus 79 (Paul Ricard)

1980 Brabham BT49 (Donington)

1983 Renault RE40 (Paul Ricard)

1984 Toleman TG184 (Estoril)

1992 March CG191 (Zandvoort and Estoril)

#606 sramoa

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Posted 21 November 2009 - 12:46

Hungarian László Palik in 30th May of 2008 Silverstone
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#607 gio66

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Posted 23 November 2009 - 19:07

Any pic of Button testing McLaren at Silverstone 1999?

#608 gio66

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Posted 24 November 2009 - 11:46

Thank you!

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#609 Maldwyn

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Posted 24 November 2009 - 12:10

If i'm not totally wrong this is not a picture from a test. It's Rebaque during the 1983 "Race of Champions" at Brands Hatch.

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You're totally correct. I know because I took that photo :)


#610 f1steveuk

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Posted 24 November 2009 - 19:51

Is this late-1972 Kyalami photo of any interest?

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I thought it worthy of inclusion here as a) it's John Surtees driving, some two years after he'd retired and b) it's one of the very first runs of the Surtees TS16, which of course only ever appeared during 1973 GPs in either blue & white or all-white livery.

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TS16 or TS14, the sidepods are certainly different from how they appeared in '73. It was these of course the mucked up "Big John's" '73 season, as he had designed well in advance for the deformable structure reg's, only for them to be relaxed slightly


#611 rpereira

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Posted 16 December 2009 - 22:54

1985 Marco Lucchinelli Brabham BT54 BMW test Paul Ricard

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#612 rpereira

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Posted 16 December 2009 - 22:56

1996 David Brabham Footwork test

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#613 HistoryFan

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Posted 17 December 2009 - 07:55

Brabham in the Arrows... :eek:

Were there any talks about driving the car in the races?

#614 rpereira

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Posted 17 December 2009 - 22:23

Roberto Moreno Williams FW11B, Honda 1.5 V6T, Goodyear



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#615 rpereira

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Posted 17 December 2009 - 22:25

1984 Roberto Moreno Toleman Hart

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#616 mpep82

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Posted 26 December 2009 - 19:33

Jarama Testing. March 1979

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Walter Wolf Racing Cosworth WR7, James Hunt

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Brabham Alfa Romeo BT48, Niki Lauda

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Ligier Cosworth JS11, Patrick Depailler


Source: Automovil Formula Nº16, April 1979

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#617 mpep82

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Posted 03 January 2010 - 16:42

George Fouché
Jordan Hart 193
Test Silverstone 1993

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#618 roversfan090

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Posted 04 January 2010 - 12:31

who's george fouche i never heard of him before

#619 ensign14

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Posted 04 January 2010 - 12:36

South African driver, most known for sportscar exploits. A number of good finishes au Mans, I seem to remember he first raced there as a teenager. Perhaps the Jordan thing was due to the Sasol sponsorship?

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#620 nigel5

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Posted 08 January 2010 - 20:49

Hy everyone, I am looking for colours pictures of Kelvin Burt driving F1 car (Arrows and Jordan).
Can someone help me. Thank you very much.


#621 Tony Matthews

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Posted 09 January 2010 - 01:17

Kelvin Burt what an A1 ****

I've just realised that you could have adapted this succinct post to answer both the 'Lauda's last race...' thread and the Gregor Foitek one! Impressive! :up:

#622 Thundersports

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Posted 09 January 2010 - 12:54

Thank you. Nice drawings by the way.

Ps I think that will be the last time I come on here after having a few pints of Spitfire, apologies for my succint post.

Edited by Thundersport, 09 January 2010 - 13:06.


#623 Tony Matthews

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Posted 09 January 2010 - 13:15

Thank you. Nice drawings by the way.

Ps I think that will be the last time I come on here after having a few pints of Spitfire, apologies for my succint post.

A few pints of anything normally induces rambling, so succinct, in this case, is even more impressive! Succinct and accurate...

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#624 nigel5

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Posted 11 January 2010 - 20:11

Arrows/Footwork 1996

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Jordan 1994

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Tyrrell 1993

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Thank you very much !

#625 HistoryFan

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Posted 17 August 2010 - 08:55

Has anyone pictures of Brian Hart testing for Jordan in 1994? And why did he test?

And are there yet pictures of Pirelli tyre testing from this week?

#626 gio66

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Posted 18 November 2010 - 21:08

Can anyone tell me who is the driver?

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#627 HistoryFan

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Posted 18 November 2010 - 21:16

Perhaps Markku Alen or Andy Wallace ?

Edited by HistoryFan, 18 November 2010 - 21:16.


#628 gio66

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Posted 18 November 2010 - 21:26

Perhaps Markku Alen or Andy Wallace ?


I don't know. There are strange sponsors on the cockpit and engine cover. I don't know the helmet too.

Edited by gio66, 18 November 2010 - 21:26.


#629 kmartin

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Posted 19 November 2010 - 15:32

Can anyone tell me who is the driver?

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Judging by the sponsors logos it could be the Leyton House now owned by Kiwi Ken Smith, possibly taken at the annual Whittakers classic meet at Manfeild, NZ.

Regards

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#630 gio66

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Posted 19 November 2010 - 17:59

Judging by the sponsors logos it could be the Leyton House now owned by Kiwi Ken Smith, possibly taken at the annual Whittakers classic meet at Manfeild, NZ.

Regards

Kirk


You're right!

Found it

Thank you so much. :wave:

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Posted 07 December 2010 - 23:06

1988 Scott Pruett Lola Larrouse Lamborghini - Estoril track

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#632 rpereira

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Posted 07 December 2010 - 23:07

1984 Jan Lammers (Toleman Hart) - Estoril

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#633 rpereira

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Posted 07 December 2010 - 23:08

1978 Eddie Cheever (Williams FW06 Ford) - Paul Ricard

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#634 rpereira

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Posted 07 December 2010 - 23:09

1978 Giacomo Agostini (Williams FW06 Ford) - Paul Ricard


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#635 rpereira

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Posted 07 December 2010 - 23:10

Can anyone tell me who is the driver?

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looks like Marco Appicela




#636 Rianov

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Posted 08 December 2010 - 01:30

Roberto Moreno Williams FW11B, Honda 1.5 V6T, Goodyear
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It's a FAKE photo.

I and my friend 'Bruno Mantovani' use photoshop to edit this photo

Your drawing is better :wave:
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#637 ghinzani

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Posted 08 December 2010 - 06:08

George Fouché
Jordan Hart 193
Test Silverstone 1993

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How in Hades name did they fit George's huge frame in that car?


#638 Geza Sury

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Posted 07 June 2011 - 18:20

1985 Gabrielle Tarquini Benetton Hart test Paul Ricard

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I spoke to Gabriele Tarquini last weekend, and he told me that the car was equipped with a BMW Turbo engine. Can anyone confirm this? Does anyone have times from this testing? And when did it take place actually? (I beleive after the 1985 season had finished.)

#639 Graham Clayton

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Posted 25 April 2013 - 00:14

Stirling Moss at the wheel of Jackie Stewart's Tyrell 006:

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Source: http://pinterest.com...62359303413674/

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Posted 06 January 2017 - 14:46

Nabil Karam (Rallyecross and Trophée Androsd driver) said he had a test in a Formula One car.

Any details what car?



#641 wsp77

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Posted 08 January 2017 - 09:14

I believe Nabil Karam drove an A1GP car or possibly GP2 , not F1.



#642 HistoryFan

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Posted 08 January 2017 - 19:37

I've read an interview with him somewhere where he mentioned that he had a F1 test. I suppose it's not with a F1 team but an older F1 car (2-3 years old) some years ago.



#643 HistoryFan

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Posted 10 January 2017 - 13:14

Emma Kimiläinen drove a Jordan from 2002 or 2003 in 2006.



#644 E1pix

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Posted 10 January 2017 - 15:53

1988 Scott Pruett Lola Larrouse Lamborghini - Estoril trackjv13r5.jpg

Wow, this really blows me away!

Scott told me about this test a year on, and I've long envisioned what his helmet in an F1 looked like. He said he was 1.8s off the team's best time of the day, with a signed driver (Dalmas or Alliot) in two sessions of about 10 laps each, which seemed awesome for a guy in that position. If I'm not mistaken, I think it was his first time in a single-seater!

#645 Bob Riebe

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Posted 10 January 2017 - 17:15

George Follmer and Milt Minter

When some one wanted some one to try out a vehicle in the U.S. these two drove a lot of different cars.



#646 E1pix

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Posted 11 January 2017 - 05:48

Big Fan of both those guys, Bob.

And nice to see you back. :-)

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Posted 11 January 2017 - 10:26

1988 Scott Pruett Lola Larrouse Lamborghini - Estoril track

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Pardon the pedantry, but the number of injection trumpets and small oval decal below the BP decal would strongly suggest this car is Ford DFZ powered and the absence of hump backed tobacco sponsorship would point to this being the LC87 model :wave: