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[EddieJF1]

(feel free to delete if this has been done before)
OK, I was sitting around thinking about my general apathy towards F1 the last several years, and the following thread sparked a thought (http://forums.autosp...y=&pagenumber=1)

What happened to all the cool team names? Looking at the last race classifications, it's a blah list of essentially manufacturers that only evoke a corporate logo:
http://en.wikipedia....and_Prix#Race_2

Looking at a random 1996 race, there is a variety of names throughout the list that bring something "special" (crazy team owners, weird sponsors, etc). Yes, the engine manufacturers can be bland but always seemed to go along with the team name.
http://en.wikipedia....#Classification

Going back even farther I know there are lots more cool team name combinations, and I'd like to hear both sides of the fence since I know there are people who prefer today's teams over the old stuff. And Ferrari doesn't count because they never change.

[noikeee]

I liked that comment someone made a couple months ago about how the team names now all sound like they're a bunch of posers. SUPER Aguri, FORCE India, PROdrive.

[Hippo]

Originally posted by paranoik0
I liked that comment someone made a couple months ago about how the team names now all sound like they're a bunch of posers. SUPER Aguri, FORCE India, PROdrive.

Or like Red BULL. Yeah they wish!;)

(although that's Mateschitz' fault, because he named the company like that)

[Rabbit123]

The top most Interesting team names: 1960-Present

1960-1969

Eagle
March

1970-1979
Tecno
March
Token
Shadow
Penske
Parnelli
Ensign
Theodore
Wolf
Arrows

1980-1989

Ensign
Shadow
Osella
Arrows
Toleman
Theodore
March
Zakspeed
Minardi
AGS
Eurobrun
Onyx

1990-1999

Leyton House
AGS
Onyx
Eurobrun
Osella
Minardi

2000-Present

Minardi
Force India
"Super" Aguri

[Rabbit123]

Top most interesting team names (Part B)
Here are some team names I edited out of my main list:

Coloni
Life
Copersucer (Fittipaldi)
Hesketh
Jordan

[scheivlak]

Originally posted by Rabbit123
The top most Interesting team names: 1960-Present

1960-1969
March

Errrr......

[scheivlak]

Which were considered "National Organs"?
http://www.forix.com...19750010019&c=0

And is there any relationship with next year's sponsors?
http://www.forix.com...19760006019&c=0