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KyrosV wrote:-ahhhh Simtek with the MTV sponsers, what happened to them?They amassed a lot of debt in their short time in Formula One, but to be fair, it was reasonably under control. What scundered them was that one of their sponsors pulled out all of sudden. They tried to get new sponsorship, with the deal being that some people would pay them to give a race seat to some Japanese driver. The Kobe earthquake in Japan, however, meant those plans didn't go ahead and the team went bust.
McLaren Fan wrote:Shame, they had some good ideas upcoming and a talented team If i remember correctly. Nick Wirth?KyrosV wrote:-ahhhh Simtek with the MTV sponsers, what happened to them?They amassed a lot of debt in their short time in Formula One, but to be fair, it was reasonably under control. What scundered them was that one of their sponsors pulled out all of sudden. They tried to get new sponsorship, with the deal being that some people would pay them to give a race seat to some Japanese driver. The Kobe earthquake in Japan, however, meant those plans didn't go ahead and the team went bust.
McLaren Fan wrote:Also Ratzenberger's death and then Montermini writing off another car had a horrible effect on the team as well. A tragic end to a team that had so much potential.KyrosV wrote:-ahhhh Simtek with the MTV sponsers, what happened to them?They amassed a lot of debt in their short time in Formula One, but to be fair, it was reasonably under control. What scundered them was that one of their sponsors pulled out all of sudden. They tried to get new sponsorship, with the deal being that some people would pay them to give a race seat to some Japanese driver. The Kobe earthquake in Japan, however, meant those plans didn't go ahead and the team went bust.
texasmr2 wrote:Yepper I miss Tyrrell aswellDid the 6-wheel Tyrells actually race in F1?.
prozac26 wrote:Yup. 1 pole, 1 victory (Swedish GP 1976 with Jody Scheckter and Patrick Depailler second), 3 fastest laps.texasmr2 wrote:Yepper I miss Tyrrell aswellDid the 6-wheel Tyrells actually race in F1?
Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point. 
darwin_dali wrote:Nice!prozac26 wrote:Yup. 1 pole, 1 victory (Swedish GP 1976 with Jody Scheckter and Patrick Depailler second), 3 fastest laps.texasmr2 wrote:Yepper I miss Tyrrell aswellDid the 6-wheel Tyrells actually race in F1?
madbrad wrote:The Montreal Expos!Yea, moving them to Washington was horrible.
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