Reliability: Which F1 car broke down the most?
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- 4th November 2015, 18:56 at 6:56 pm #308510DanParticipant
Would someone correct me if i am wrong but is the 2015 Mclaren Honda the most unreliable car in F1 history? I.e out of 16 starts for Alonso 8 retirments (7 if you dont include the Austrian race accident).
4th November 2015, 20:55 at 8:55 pm #308521MichalParticipantThe BAR from 1999 was probably more unreliable. Not that it gives McLaren-Honda a lot of credit!
4th November 2015, 21:26 at 9:26 pm #308524AnonymousInactiveFar from it. As Michal alludes, the BAR 01 had a worse finishing record: Only 11 finishes out of a possible 32. The Renault RS01 was also infamously unreliable, being the first turbo F1 car, it only saw the chequered flag seven times in 25 races.
5th November 2015, 7:41 at 7:41 am #308545Keith CollantineKeymasterThis is a great question. I would suggest the the Life L190 which often broke down during its woeful qualifying efforts and never made it as far as a race.
6th November 2015, 0:06 at 12:06 am #308569AnonymousInactiveThis is a great question. I would suggest the the Life L190 which often broke down during its woeful qualifying efforts and never made it as far as a race.
It never even made it as far as qualifying, never mind a race! ;)
6th November 2015, 2:54 at 2:54 am #308570@HoHumParticipantWell I guess that leaves my candidate, the BRM H16 looking pretty good by comparison, but I have no idea of the statistics and I think it managed to finish a few races. I’m sure someone out there has the complete history of BRM at their fingertips.
6th November 2015, 9:47 at 9:47 am #308572AnonymousInactive@hohum It actually won a race! Jim Clark gave the H16 engine its only win at Watkins Glen in 1966. However, its finishing record is 10/39, including entries by the works team, Reg Parnell Racing and Team Lotus.
6th November 2015, 10:16 at 10:16 am #308573PorscheF1ParticipantWasn’t there an article on this site about that car too? Remember reading about it…?
6th November 2015, 11:58 at 11:58 am #308574GeeMacParticipantAnything Chris Amon sat in? Poor guy couldn’t buy a win in F1 which is a great shame.
6th November 2015, 13:26 at 1:26 pm #308575JackySteegParticipantPacific Racing had a woeful record in 1995. 6 classified finishes over the 34 races they took part in, with 25 retirements, 1 disqualification, 1 DNS and 1 non-classified finish.
6th November 2015, 22:25 at 10:25 pm #308577Keith CollantineKeymasterWasn’t there an article on this site about that car too? Remember reading about it…?
Indeed!
7th November 2015, 6:49 at 6:49 am #308580dragollParticipantMcLaren are no strangers to DNF’s.
My recollection of the 1994 McLaren Peugeot was one of it blowing up spectacularly on regular basis. Evidence:
1994 McLaren Peugeot Stats:
16 Races (2 cars) – 15 Finishes – 17 RetirementsI was thinking about Michael Andretti as well, because he had a pretty average season in 93′ with McLaren too:
Stats: 13 Races (Andretti) – 7 Finishes – 6 Retirements before they replaced him.7th November 2015, 22:11 at 10:11 pm #308599@HoHumParticipantGreat article about the Lotus43-BRM H16, I error in it though @keithcollantine, it was not 2 V8s sandwiched together but 2 horizontally opposed 8s, the flat 8 BRM was highly successful iirc considered the most powerful and highest revving engine of its era.
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