Stories from Formula One Colours
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Livery Histories #3: Benetton
Formula One Colours &bull Aug 11, 2011
The third of our Livery Histories looks at a team that were close to my heart in the mid to late '90s - Benetton Formula. The team didn't win a lot of friends in the early '90s, thanks to a series of controversies including the "poaching" of Michael Schumacher from Jordan in 1991 and persistent rumours of skullduggery and technical infringements during their first title-winning season in '94. But by 1997, they'd become underdogs of a sort, never challenging for titles but able to pick up a podium or even a win here and there and with the likeable driver… Full Story »
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Class of 2011: The Helmets
Formula One Colours &bull Apr 4, 2011
Each year, once the teams' liveries have been rounded up, I've meant to do a post about the drivers' helmets as well, and never got around to it. Well, SHOCK HORROR: for 2011, I've finally done it. I'm not as into helmet liveries as I am those of the cars, but nevertheless, I think there's a fair amount of interest to be found in paying attention to the changing trends, and to the habits that some drivers have of switching designs frequently, or using one-off paint jobs, and so on. Personally, I think helmet designs were at their best between… Full Story »
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Class of 2011: The Helmets
Formula One Colours &bull Apr 4, 2011
Each year, once the teams' liveries have been rounded up, I've meant to do a post about the drivers' helmets as well, and never got around to it. Well, SHOCK HORROR: for 2011, I've finally done it. I'm not as into helmet liveries as I am those of the cars, but nevertheless, I think there's a fair amount of interest to be found in paying attention to the changing trends, and to the habits that some drivers have of switching designs frequently, or using one-off paint jobs, and so on. Personally, I think helmet designs were at their best between… Full Story »
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Class of 2011: The Helmets
Formula One Colours &bull Apr 4, 2011
Each year, once the teams' liveries have been rounded up, I've meant to do a post about the drivers' helmets as well, and never got around to it. Well, SHOCK HORROR: for 2011, I've finally done it. I'm not as into helmet liveries as I am those of the cars, but nevertheless, I think there's a fair amount of interest to be found in paying attention to the changing trends, and to the habits that some drivers have of switching designs frequently, or using one-off paint jobs, and so on. Personally, I think helmet designs were at their best between… Full Story »
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2011 Liveries: The Verdict(s)
Formula One Colours &bull Mar 14, 2011
Right, then. We've now seen all twelve of 2011s Formula One liveries. I wanted to wait, before doing the usual summary post, until we'd seen them all running on track in testing - but frankly, from the looks of things… Full Story »
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2011 Liveries: The Verdict(s)
Formula One Colours &bull Mar 14, 2011
Right, then. We've now seen all twelve of 2011s Formula One liveries. I wanted to wait, before doing the usual summary post, until we'd seen them all running on track in testing - but frankly, from the looks of things… Full Story »
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New Williams livery: just don't say "Rothmans"
Formula One Colours &bull Feb 24, 2011
Well, we had an inkling this was coming. A few pics now (as first posted by the ever-excellent F1 Fanatic), and more - plus discussion - when I've had my lunch. Full Story »
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