Benetton F1 Racing Team

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The once proud team of Benetton have slipped so far down the grid, they are in danger of being lapped before they have started. That is how bad things have got for Briatores outfit. I remember the days when Michael Schumacher won most races with his team mate winning occasionally ( Johnny Herbert). The only serious competition came from Williams and Damon Hill. Maclaren were too busy blowing their Peugeot and then Mercedes powerplants up and Ferarri were so heavy and slow that they were mistaken for Elephants. Then, Formula 1 left the team behind. Maclaren fixed its problems. Ferarri got Schumacher, a lighter, more reliable car and a few ...  Read the complete review

The "Scuderia Ferrari" was founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929 in Modena, a small town in a rich and motor-crazy region of Italy. Initially, the Scuderia raced Alfa Romeo cars until 1938, when Enzo split from Alfa Romeo and founded Auto Avio Costruzioni Ferrari. After World War II, Enzo Ferrari moved his company to Maranello, where his current headquarters and factory are located. Ferrari is the only manufacturer to have competed in all editions of the World Drivers' Championship since its creation in 1950. It is also one of the few teams to build every part of the racing car in house. The team has had some of the best formula 1 drivers: Alberto ...  Read the complete review

Only a few years ago Benetton was a really great Formula One racing team, but recently they have not been performing so good. When any team becomes the best there is only one way to go, and that is down, but unfortunately with Benetton that fall does seem to have been rather dramatic and sustained. In the 2000 Grand Prix season the team finished fourth in the constructors championship and although this may not sound too bad it was not where they expected to be, with the terrific effort that was put into the team during the season. In my opinion the 2001 season is not likely to be a lot better for them. Although the team is Italian owned it is ...  Read the complete review

Benetton are a team in desperate need of a change of direction. Since the glory days of 1994-95 when Schumacher won the drivers titles, Benetton have never remotely looked like achieving anything similar. In fact, they have only won once since those heydays, Gerhard Berger taking victory at Hockenheim in 1997. The main problem with Benetton is a lack of leadership. The flamboyant Flavio Briatore is not what is needed. Although he was in charge of the team in its most successful period, the success of the team was down to the Schumacher/Brawn/Byrne partnership, now doing so well at Ferrari. Briatore is known for his damning criticism of his drivers, which is ...  Read the complete review