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Herbie Blash: the team manager (chapter two)
In the second part of our interview with former Formula 1 team manager Herbie Blash, who now works for the sport’s governing body, the FIA, as an Observer, he remembers his time working at Brabham and discusses how life in the pit lane has changed over the years…
Tony Robinson – the biography of a race mechanic
American racing driver Herbert Mackay-Fraser and his wife Marga lived in a little coastal village called Bonassola situated between Genoa and La Spezia. Just before the 1956 German Grand Prix Mackay-Fraser invited Tony and journalist Dennis Jenkinson to spend a few days by the sea. ‘Mac&rsquo...Cakes all round to celebrate 25th anniversary
All former and current f1 mechanics, who are registered with the Trust, will receive an invitation to the day which includes lunch, a tour of the Williams f1 Grand Prix Collection and an opportunity to swop stories and reminisce with old friends and colleagues. for more information on this forthcoming...Herbie Blash: the mechanic (chapter one)
“One day, I just decided to go up to Lotus, where they had the racing team and the garage, and wash the trucks and generally help out. Through being there, I got a job with Team Lotus, working with their Formula 1 team and then I was thrown straight into it. It was certainly nerve-wracking because...Steve Matchett: Life in the pitlane
“My entire career has been a series of happy, serendipitous accidents. I’ve been extremely fortunate. I attended Technical College at Loughborough University and, by a stroke of good fortune, there was also a Ferrari dealership in Loughborough – at the time it was one of just three...Jonathan Wheatley: the value of the Trust (on video)
“We have regular team meetings and when Sir Jackie spoke to the team managers, I fed it back to the guys and I asked them to register because while I understand there are around 220 mechanics registered with the Trust, there must be thousands who haven’t signed up and I hope that they will...Ramirez remembers Senna
Friday 3rd June 2011
To coincide with the movie release of Senna, GPMCT trustee and former McLaren team manager Jo Ramirez recalls his time working with Ayrton Senna in Formula 1 between 1988 and 1993
“He always had this aura surrounding him. He was just so special, so electric and his personality was superb. If you were in the F1 paddock, you could see Michael Schumacher and Alain Prost or whoever walking around but when you saw Senna it was like ‘wow, it’s Ayrton Senna’. People just loved him because he had this charisma. He was so loved in Brazil. There’s no doubt that if he was alive now, he would have been president of Brazil or another similarly important role. He always wanted to help people and his country. Those who were close to him learnt a lot about him. He was a very special person.”
"New phase for the Trust" says James Allen
Friday 13 May 11 by James Allen
It’s great that we have the new website up and running now, signalling a new phase for the Trust and its role in Formula 1 motor racing.
I have been a trustee for a good few years and really enjoy working alongside Sir Jackie and the other trustees– some legendary names from the world of F1.
Senna screening - what a night!
Thursday 4 May, 2011
I was one of many people who would have loved to have been at the first UK screening of the Senna movie last night, but couldn't make it. I hear it was a brilliant night, there was great buzz around the auditorium and the film itself was a real tear jerker.
A huge thank you must go to to everyone who bought tickets, to Tag Heuer for their support and last but not least, to our trustee James Allen, for making this all happen.