Benetton

Apparently Benetton have been the victim of malicious hackers. So says Renault's technical director Jean-Jacques His. The obvious riposte to that is: how could they tell? For Benetton, just six years ago the home of back-to-back champion Michael Schumacher, are in an appalling state. Renault has a great deal of work to do, and the timing of this announcement - the actual incident, one should note, took place a year ago - can only raise suspicions that they are desperate to deflect attention from their own shortcomings. The problem, I believe, is that Benetton have been deluding themselves for ... more

Only a few years ago Benetton was a really great Formula One racing team, but recently they have not been performing so good. When any team becomes the best there is only one way to go, and that is down, but unfortunately with Benetton that fall does seem to have been rather dramatic and sustained. In the 2000 Grand Prix season the team finished fourth in the constructors championship and although this may not sound too bad it was not where they expected to be, with the terrific effort that was put into the team during the season. In my opinion the 2001 season is not likely to be a lot better ... more

Only at one time in their sixteen year existence from 1986 to their final year in 2001 did Benetton peak and prove to be the team to beat in Formula One. However, even that statement is to an extent an illusion, and the reason for it also explains why their subsequent search to rediscover that form was misguided in its' approach. In writing this opinion I hope to unfold the history of Benetton and lay bare that fatal flaw that inhibited their capacity to win Championships. As I shall explain, it may make interesting reading for fans of Ferrari. (Those lacking in patience should just scroll ... more

The once proud team of Bennetton have slipped so far down the grid, they are in danger of being lapped before they have started. That is how bad things have got for Briatores outfit. I remember the days when Michael Schumacher won most races with his team mate winning occasionally ( Johnny Herbert). The only serious competition came from Williams and Damon Hill. Maclaren were too busy blowing their Peugeot and then Mercedes powerplants up and Ferarri were so heavy and slow that they were mistaken for Elephants. Then, Formula 1 left the team behind. Maclaren fixed its problems. Ferarri got ... more

in recent years,benetton slipped from being major title contendors to a mid table team.They are now slowly starting to rise again,competing for 3rd position in the constructors championship with williams and jordan. They still have some way to go until they catch the big boys,ferrari and mclaren,but then so do most teams.They have 2 good competitive drivers in wurz and fisichella and the realiability of the car is fine-they just need to improve the speed and pace if they are to return to the successful days of when micheal schumacher drove for them. ... more