31 replies to this topic

[Mobile_Chicane]

i like

1 Lotus
2. Arrows
3. Shadow or Maserati

[JaqFan]

Not a favourite, but just amusing.

British American Racing Reynard Lucky Strike Honda, or something like that.

[Cociani]

How about Wolf and Scarab. I still like the clasics Scuderia Ferrari, Team Lotus, Cooper, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Maserati these names sound like speed to me.

[schumilover]

Ferrari ....Maserati...Connacht....nice simple pure

[130R]

Bugatti

[Cociani]

Yes I forgot Bugatti

[Keith Steele]

Coloni, dont know why.
ATS the underdog of the underdogs.

[Mullaluska]

Ferrarri

[journeyman]

Eagle!!

[BuzzingHornet]

Lotus, Arrows, Wolf are cool sounding names, but my favourite, for me, stands for great design and fair racing, Williams.

[AlfaFan]

Alfa Romeo, Mercedes, McLaren

[Williams]

Present day names, in order of appropriateness to a race team.

Ferrari: sounds Fast ! Enzo must have gone into racing because of his name. Even his first name sounds fast !

Jaguar: epitomizes the idea of speed.

McLaren: perfect name for a race team, very racy and high-tech sounding.

Sauber: a very cool-sounding name for a rather boring outfit.

Williams: understated but proffesional just like the team.

Prost: not a great team name, but evocative to any racing fan.

British-American Racing: actually sounds kinda cool in a big-money kind of way.

Benetton: doesn't sound very speed-oriented, but has a certain ring to it.

Arrows: good, but rather generic racing name

Minardi: Appropriately Italian-sounding, but probably means "minnow" or something.

Jordan: shrug

Of course, all of these names are totally ruined by sticking the sponsorships all over them. Could be worst though. How about Scuderia Ferrari Viagra ?

Proabably the only team that hasn't suffered too much from sponsor-glut is West McLaren Mercedes, which rolls off the tongue nicely, and of course Jaguar Racing, which doesn't carry it's sponsors in it's name. Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro is nerarly unpronouceable, and as for Luck Strike BAR Honda, well, don't get me started. Arrows is just the team and engine the way it should be, but probably not by choice.

I think they should nuke sponsor names in team names and just go with the chassis-builder and engine-maker. Make a rule: two words only, and they both must be a direct manufacturer of the car. And no "rebadging".

[Ellen2]

Minardi means nothing in Italian.

McLaren more than high tech sounds like a Scottish bloke at the local pub......

I like Maserati, clearly Italian but could easily sound also Japanese

[Pascal]

A shortlist:

• Ferrari
• Bugatti
• Matra
• Jaguar
• Shadow
• Lotus
• Lamborghini

[cambridge]

Sort of like the Italian names: Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Maserati, Bugatti; maybe because of the connection to 'classic' racing and motor cars. BTW, I've always wondered what the "Scuderia" is in the Ferrari name? anyone know?

[paulb]

Eagle - cause its a great name and because of the man behind the team
Matra - for some reason the name brings to mind the shriek of 12 cylinders.

[Pascal]

cambridge, Scuderia means team, or more accurately "stable" as it is the way a raceteam is refered in Latin countries...

[John B]

Agree with Paul on the top 2: Eagle, Matra, Ferrari, Wolf, Maserati, Renault

Worst: BEATRICE!!!

Amusing: Dome, Spice (sports cars)

[miniman]

Auto Union! wish Audi came back.

[Mr. Salty]

Footwork Hart

[bs]

BRM

[Ellen2]

Pascal is correct, in fact scuderia was referred also to a stable of horse or to a car racing team

[cambridge]

Thanks Pascal/Ellen: .. boy, those other guys are really bad!!! being beaten by some little italian ponies!! AH!!! the light comes on!! the Prancing Pony!!AHHA!!

[gray_cat]

I was told that 'scuderia' is not just a 'horse stable' but a RACING HORSE STABLE

The best names are Mercedes, Ferrari, Lotus, Matra

[C F Eick]

Cool: Zakspeed, Matra, Ecurie Ecosse, Chevron, Lola

Extremely uncool: Hello Sweden Racing Team...

[doohanOK]

Got to be:

McLaren
Ferrari
Jordan
BAR
Maserati
Jaguar

regards,
doohanOK.

[RedFever]

grey cat, that is correct. FOr regular horses you have a Stalla. A Scuderia is always related to racing, be it horses or cars.

[Jackdaw]

I like:

• Ferrari
• Minardi
• Brabham
• Matra

Whatever happened to Matra? I suppose we won't be seeing a "Minardi Matra" any time soon....sigh.

[arcwulf7]

Has no one mentioned Vanwall and Cooper, associated with Jack Brabham and Stirling Moss, The Cooper was the first rear engined car i think, certainly noteworthy development. Oh, exuse me, cool sounding names, WELL i think the names sound COOL too. kind of working class and functional.

[copete]

What do you guys find 'cool' in the name "Matra"? I may have a different opinion because my mother tongue is Spanish, but to me it sounds execrably bad. It sounds like "mother", but not in a positive way. Maybe more exactly like "mother-in-law".

Cool names: Maserati, Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo

[Pascal]

You may find interesting to know that Matra is in fact an acronym that stands for "Mécanique Aviation Traction". Not very poetic I'm afraid...

[Jackdaw]

I don't know what gives Matra its exotic appeal. It sure sounds 'cool' though

Yet more about Matra can be found here: http://www.matrasport.dk/
Apparently the auto company portion of Matra still exists, and not owned by any of the big automakers! But the only vehicle they produce nowadays is a minivan--in collaboration with Renault--so a return to F1 would appear unlikely.