miercuri, 12 octombrie 2011

Lamborghini F1 cars




Lola LC 89, 1989, equipped with Lamborghini 3.5L engine, V12, 625 HP

The Lola LC89 was a Formula One car designed by Lola founder Eric Broadley for use in the 1989 Formula One season by the LarrousseTeam. It was powered by a 3.5L Lamborghini V12 engine by former Ferrari designer Mauro Forghieri. The car was generally regarded by most in the F1 paddock as the best handling car of 1989. Drivers of the car included Phillipe Alliot, Aguri Suzuki and Michele Alberto.

The LC89 made its debut at the 1989 Monaco Grand Prix. Unfortunately, while the aerodynamics were good and the chassis was on the pace the Lamborghini engine proved to be generally unreliable despite its reported potential. The car and engine combination would only score 1 point in its racing life with Alliot finishing in 6th place at the 1989 Monaco Grand Prix. Indeed, five time Grand Prix winner Alboreto failed to pre-qualify the car twice in his eight drives for the team in 1989.

The LC89 was updated and used for the first two races of 1990, beign dubbed the LC89B. The car was replaced by the Lola LC90 from the 1990 San Marino Grand Prix.


Minardi equipped with Lamborghini engine, 1992, 3.5L, V12, 700 HP


Minardi Scuderia Italia

Through the mid-1990's the team was the nucleus around which the community of Italian Formula One constructors collapsed. It was the first team in modern times to make use of customer engines from Ferrari in 1991 and in 1992 they used Lamborghini V12's. As the number of small teams shrank, Minardi slipped from the mid-field towards the back of the grid. Money woes hit and in 1994 Minardi joined his team with BMS Scuderia in an effort to survive.

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