Risultati di ricerca
Il campionato mondiale di Formula 1 1990 organizzato dalla FIA è stato, nella storia della categoria, il 41° ad assegnare il Titolo Piloti e il 33° ad assegnare quello Costruttori.
Ayrton Senna won the Drivers' Championship for the second time, and McLaren - Honda won their third consecutive Constructors' Championship. The championship featured a dramatic battle between Senna and former teammate Alain Prost, who had made the switch to Ferrari.
7 lug 2014 · The 1990 Formula One Teams: McLaren-Honda: The Woking-based McLaren team are preparing a new series of cars, designated MP4/6, using whatever version of the Honda V10 that the Japanese firm produce.
Overview. Results. Standings. Alain Prost moved to Ferrari to escape the bitterness of his McLaren partnership with Ayrton Senna. But the penultimate race in the 1990 championship would be a case of “deja vu.” At the Japanese Grand Prix, the roles of the previous year’s event were reversed.
- Overview
- Regulation Changes
- Calendar Changes
- Driver Changes
- Pre-Season
- Stadings
The 1990 Formula One Season was the 41st annual running of the Formula One World Championship. It began on March 11 with the 1990 United States Grand Prix and ended in Australia on November 4 after 16 races.
The Drivers' World Championship was won by McLaren driver Ayrton Senna, his second of three titles. Senna's team McLaren won their sixth World Constructors' title, their third in succession.
The major regulation overhaul of 1989 to which cars were now mandatory to run 3.5L atmospheric engines had proven to be a huge success. The increased popularity of Formula One had stimulated Bernie Ecclestone to find ways to improve the television coverage of the racing action. On-board cameras had now been made mandatory on the racing cars and to compensate for this added weight, the minimum weight of the cars had been increased to 505 kilograms.
However Gerhard Berger's terrifying accident at Imola in 1989 had reminded everyone that being caught in a fireball remained a very real risk in Formula One cars. As a result, FISA had decreed that all cars would have an increased cockpit size as well as a newly designed quick release steering wheel. These were all designed so that drivers could exit the car within six seconds in case of an emergency.
However in the case where the driver is incapacited, such as was the case for Berger's fiery accident, FISA had now made it mandatory that all marshalls and medical staff were well practiced at driver extraction from their vehicle.
FISA had also taken extra precautions in accident prevention by making large mirrors mandatory on all cars. The larger mirrors would provide extra visibility for the drivers whilst on-track. There had also been improvements to the structure of the roll bar in the case of a driver rolling his car in an accident.
The grand prix calendar remained largely the same for 1990, albeit with a few small adjustments. The United States Grand Prix that was held at the Phoenix Street Circuit in Arizona had been criticized for being held during the middle of the state's scorching hot summer. Subsequently, the race was moved from its position in June to be held during the city's more mildly weathered spring during March. Phoenix would therefore be the first venue on the calendar for the 1990 season. The Canadian Grand Prix was now held ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix in response to the calendar change of the United States Grand Prix.
The Brazilian Grand Prix remained on the calendar, however for the first time since 1982 it would not serve as the season opening grand prix. The Jacarepaguá Circuit was removed from the calendar, instead the Brazilian Grand Prix would be hosted at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace for the first time since 1980.
Exiting Formula One from 1989•After a continuous decline in his personal performances as well as citing a lack of enjoyment from the atmospheric engines, the Formula One veteran René Arnoux had lost his seat at Ligier to which he subsequently announced his retirement from motorsport.
•Despite being offered to continue as a race driver for 1990, Martin Brundle opted to leave Brabham and Formula One to return to the World Sportscar Championship. Brundle, whom was not interested in racing in the midfield opted to return to a series where he had won the championship in 1988.
•Despite a string of midfield successes for Arrows in fighting in the midfield, Eddie Cheever, had grown tired of a lack of successful opportunities and opted to return to his homeland in the United States, hoping to find a more competitive race seat in racing for Chip Ganassi in the CART series.
•Following the dissolution of the Rial team, Christian Danner was left without a drive and thereafter moved to Japanese Formula 3000 as well as returning to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft.
•After failing to pre-qualify for all but three events in 1989, Piercarlo Ghinzani ended his long standing partnership with Osella and decided to retire from motorsport at the end of the season.
•After a very disappointing season in which he had been dominated by both Michele Alboreto and Jean Alesi, Jonathan Palmer had lost his drive at Tyrrell. However he would gain some consolation in signing as McLaren-Honda's test and reserve driver for the 1990 season.
After the turbulent conclusion to the 1989 season, the off-season was dominated by the personal battle between Ayrton Senna and FISA President, Jean-Marie Balestre. A seething Senna had accused Balestre of manipulating the outcome of the world championship and that Alain Prost was nothing more than an artificial world champion.
On the 6th December 1989, Balestre and Senna have a meeting in Paris, an attempt by the FISA to make peace between the two parties. The Secretary-General of FISA, Yvon Leon would comment
The next day, Senna appeared before the World Motor Sport Council to answer his accusations of manipulation in the 1989 World Championship. At the conclusion of the meeting, Balestre commented
The World Motor Sport Council ruled that Senna's comments were unjustified and was ordered to retract his statements about the President of the FISA or otherwise have his racing license suspended for six months.
Senna angrily stormed from the meeting to return home to his native Brazil. He remained unwilling to back down to the FISA and he claimed that he would never return to Europe following the outcome of the WMSC meeting. Despite the crisis, Ron Dennis was assuring the press that Senna would be on the grid for the first race in Phoenix.
Balestre, however was steadfast in stating that unless Senna would submit to FISA's demands, he would have his race license suspended for six months. With the potential loss of one of Formula One's leading drivers for either half a season or even a potential permanent loss, FOM President, Bernie Ecclestone campaigned the potential financial consequences of losing one of Formula One's leading drivers. Balestre is unmoved, citing that when Jim Clark was killed in 1968, Formula One recovered and would continue. He remained adamant that Formula One did not need Ayrton Senna in order to be a successful sport.
World Championship for Drivers
Outlined below are the full standings for the 1990 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers: •Italic donates as the fastest lap. •* Only the drivers' best eleven point scoring finishers counted towards their points total. •† Indicates a driver who was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
International Cup for Constructors
Outlined below are the full standings for the 1990 FIA Formula One International Cup for Constructors: •Italic donates as the fastest lap.
30 mag 2024 · Le foto dei piloti di F1 del Mondiale 1990. 30 Maggio 2024. 1 / 22. PROSSIMA GALLERY: A Monte Carlo anche la regina dei social: le foto. Ricordi questi piloti? Le foto di alcuni driver del...
Classic Team Lotus was established in 1992 by Team Lotus International Limited, the entrant of the Team Lotus Formula One racing cars up until its demise in 1994. Clive Chapman and Manning Buckle established a business around the history of Team Lotus up to 1990 that the Chapman family had been careful to protect.
