The Lotus 88 was banned after the team made several attempts to race it in 1981.
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50 F1 cars for Goodwood Festival of Speed
Goodwood Festival of Speed
Posted onCurrent F1 drivers including Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button to appear at Festival.
24 hours to win Goodwood Festival of Speed tickets
Competition
Posted onF1 Fanatic has five pairs of tickets to Friday of the Goodwood Festival of Speed to be won.
Goodwood aiming for biggest-ever F1 line-up
2011 Goodwood Festival
Posted onThe Goodwood Festival organisers plan to attract their largest field of current F1 cars this year.
Win the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010 DVD
Posted onThe Goodwood Festival of Speed is a terrific event which brings together classic and contemporary racing cars along with their drivers in a summer tea party setting. I look forward to it every year. Does the DVD review bring it to life?
Hamilton and Button drive MP4-12C (Video)
Posted onMcLaren’s MP4-12C road car is a vital product for the company as it seeks to become a major independent sports car manufacturer as well as a racing team. Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button have been involved in the development of their first sports car since the F1 and the pair drove it on its public … Continue reading Hamilton and Button drive MP4-12C (Video)
Top ten non-F1 cars at Goodwood
Posted onThere’s much more to the Goodwood Festival of Speed than just the Formula 1 cars. Here’s a collection of my ten favourite non-F1 cars at the show this year, including some stunning Alfa Romeos, an Indianapolis 500-winning Lotus and more.
Every F1 car pictured at the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Posted onThe selection of F1 cars on show at the Goodwood Festival of Speed span six decades and include championship-winning cars from such illustrious names as Ferrari, McLaren, Williams, Lotus and many more. Below you can find galleries of all the cars on show with many of them pictured in action and in close-up.
Button, Webber, Senna, Hakkinen and more in action at Goodwood (Pictures)
Posted onThe second day of the Goodwood Festival of Speed saw Formula 1 drivers past and present driving a selection of spectacular racing machines. World champion Jenson Button drove Alain Prost’s McLaren which won the 1986 world championship while Mark Webber demonstrated last year’s Red Bull. Bruno Senna drove his uncle’s last McLaren and HRT team … Continue reading Button, Webber, Senna, Hakkinen and more in action at Goodwood (Pictures)
Trulli: “We’ve exceeded expectations”
Posted onJarno Trulli says Lotus are doing better than they expected in 2010 and believes the team will be even stronger next year. Speaking at the Goodwood Festival of Speed here said: To be honest I’m enjoying it. We have exceeded our expectations in terms of achievement because considering that we have joined the club of … Continue reading Trulli: “We’ve exceeded expectations”
Newey given RB5 at Goodwood
Posted onRed Bull star designer Adrian Newey has been given one of the team’s 2009 cars. He was presented with the RB5 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed today. He drove the car up the hill today and will drive it again tomorrow. He joined Red Bull in 2006. The RB5 scored the team’s first F1 … Continue reading Newey given RB5 at Goodwood
Complete guide to the F1 cars and stars at the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Posted onOver 50 Formula 1 cars have been confirmed for the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed as part of their celebration of 60 years of the world championship. Among the drivers taking the cars up Goodwood hill throughout the course of today, tomorrow and Sunday are Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Mark Webber, Nico Rosberg, Jarno Trulli, … Continue reading Complete guide to the F1 cars and stars at the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Hamilton and Button to drive Prost McLaren
Posted onLewis Hamilton and Jenson Button will drive a McLaren-TAG MP4-2C of the same type Alain Prost used to win the 1986 world championship next month. The pair will take turns driving the car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. They will also drive a 2008-spec Mercedes-powered MP4-23 which Hamilton won the world championship with two … Continue reading Hamilton and Button to drive Prost McLaren
Hamilton and Button to drive at Goodwood
Posted onBoth of Britain’s active F1 world champions will appear at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed as part of its celebration of 60 years of Formula 1. According to the event organisers Jenson Button will drive a 2010-specification MP4-25. Lewis Hamilton will go up the hill in last year’s MP4-24 with which he won the … Continue reading Hamilton and Button to drive at Goodwood
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010 to celebrate 60 years of F1 (Pictures)
Posted onThe 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed will celebrate 60 years of the F1 world championship with at least five current teams in attendance. Champions Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton will both be present for McLaren as will reigning constructors’ champions Mercedes. Ferrari, Red Bull and Williams will also have cars at this year’s Festival.
Ten must-watch races of 2010 (Video)
Posted onWe’re all F1 fanatics here but even with a biggest-ever calendar of 19 races this year that still leaves 33 F1-free weekends. So what’s the other must-see racing action in 2010 this year? Here’s my top ten picks – name yours below.
My top 40 pictures from the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2009
Posted onI snapped over 3,600 photographs at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend. I managed to get some close-ups of the drivers and lots of pictures of weird and wonderful cars in action and on display. Here are my 40 favourites from the weekend in high resolution:
Goodwood Festival: Saturday round-up
Posted onI spent the first day at the Goodwood Festival of Speed running around taking tons of pictures. Today I snapped a few more, but I also had a lot more time to talk to people and soak up the atmosphere.
At Goodwood this weekend…
Posted onI’m at Goodwood for the Festival of Speed this weekend – if you’re going as well and would like to say hello then please get in touch. I’ll be checking my email and Twitter accounts during the weekend so if you want to arrange a time to meet up let me know and I’ll get … Continue reading At Goodwood this weekend…
McLaren get ready for Goodwood (Video)
Posted onMcLaren have released two videos showing their preparations for the Goodwood Festival of Speed. First up, Chris Goodwin talks about the McLaren-Honda MP4/4 which he, Bruno Senna and finally Lewis Hamilton will take turns in driving this weekend: And here another video showing their preparations for this weekend’s Festival: See the McLaren Youtube page for … Continue reading McLaren get ready for Goodwood (Video)