Will the Fomel 1 cars with V10 engines return?

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Created on April 20, 2014

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Werner Bartholai, translated by DeepL

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Daniel Reinhard

Bruno von Rotz

Daniel Reinhard

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Reynard 91D Judd (1991) - Demonstration runs RaceHistoryOnTrack at the Bosch Hockenheim Historic 2012

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Damon Hill on the inferior Arrows, with which he almost won a Grand Prix in 1997

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Tyrrell 019 (1990) - on the occasion of Saturo Nakajima's 60th birthday

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Ligier JS 33 B (1990) - Presentation Team FNT - Hockenheim Historics 2014

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Bernie Ecclestone appears to be planning a "Masters Series" in which Formula 1 veterans such as Gerhard Berger, Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet will compete against each other in Grand Prix racing cars from the 1990s. Similar to tennis, the idea is to create a senior league, so to speak.

Damon Hill on the inferior Arrows, with which he almost won a Grand Prix in 1997

The vehicles are Formula 1 cars with V10 engines that sound really loud and garish. The races will probably take place as part of the current Grand Prix, naming rights have already been purchased by Bernie Ecclestone.

Tyrrell 019 (1990) - on the occasion of Saturo Nakajima's 60th birthday

Will this be a success? Hard to say. The risk for the drivers will play a significant role, because of course the cars were less safe back then than they are today and the drivers are no longer as fit as they were back then. Provided the rolling stock is really comparable, it should certainly be entertaining ...

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