History of the current F1 teams

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I was just thinking the other day about the history of the current F1 teams and all the changes over the years.

Came up with this little list (feel free to correct if wrong):

Ferrari (1950)

McLaren (1966)

Tyrell (1970) -> BAR (1999) -> Honda (2006) -> Brawn GP (2009) -> Mercedes Benz (2010)

Williams (1977)

Toleman (1981) -> Benetton (1986) -> Renault F1 (2002) -> Lotus Renault GP (2011) -> Lotus F1 (2012) -> Renault F1 (2016)

Minardi (1985) -> Toro Rosso (2006)

Jordan GP (1991) -> Midland F1 (2006) -> Spyker F1 (2007) -> Force India (2008) -> Racing Point (2019)

Sauber (1993) -> BMW Sauber (2006) -> Sauber (2010) -> Alfa Romeo (2019)

Stewart GP (1997) -> Jaguar (2000) -> Red Bull (2005)

Haas (2016)


Quite interesting to see that Haas joins Ferrari, McLaren and Williams as the only teams who haven't bought out another team and started from scratch.

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StevieBee said:

Whilst it is possible to trace the lineage of Mercedes to Tyrell, it's not entirely accurate. Tyrell (as in Tyrell Racing Ltd) was wound up. BAT acquired their premises, equipment and entry to F1. Craig Pollock sold the BAR team to Honda who then sold it to Ross Brawn who in turn sold it to Mercedes. So from a corporate perspective, the Mercedes F1 team's line starts at BAR rather than Tyrell.

I've always thought that Ken Tyrrell sold the team and F1 entry to BAR in 1998.

I understand that BAR used a different factory, equipment, etc but the ownership was bought from Mr Tyrrell himself.

Edit: Just found companies house page for them and it shows the name changes at the bottom - https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/0078744...

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LeoSayer said:

The OP said current teams.

This is a great thread. I'm fascinated by what became of the people, premises and equipment from such teams. As I recall Toyota made a massive investment in F1 which just didn't work.

Yes when I created the thread it was for the current F1 teams.

Enjoying reading all the input from everyone regarding the history of the teams.

Don't some of the current F1 teams still pay to use the Toyota F1 wind tunnel now as it is known to be one of the best in the world?

I think some of the cars we see on the grid are designed with help from the Toyota wind tunnel.

I can actually see Toyota coming back into F1 soon as they have won Le Mans and will be enticed by the Hybrid engines.