Simtek S951
The Simtek S951 was used in the 1995 season and is the second and last Formula 1 racing car of the British Formula 1 team Simtek .
Development history and technology
It was designed by Nick Wirth , team principal and founder of the racing team. The car was initially intended for the Italian Domenico Schiattarella and the Dutch Jos Verstappen , who was under contract with Benetton Formula a year earlier . The Japanese Hideki Noda was used as a test driver and should replace Schiattarella as No. 1 in the second half of the season.
The S951 was powered by a V8 cylinder engine from the Ford Cosworth series . The vehicle is considered a further development of the Simtek S941 from the previous season and proved to be more competitive than its predecessor. Jos Verstappen was able to regularly qualify for the middle starting positions and compete with the middle field during the racing phases despite numerous failures.
Racing history
At the Monaco Grand Prix , the fifth race of the season, Nick Wirth announced that his team was more than £ 6 million in debt. Financial support had been hoped for from the sponsors Nodas, but they had withdrawn from the racing business as a result of the Kobe earthquake . Simtek skipped the next race in Canada and filed for bankruptcy . The vehicles were sold as part of the liquidation and were then only seen at historical championships and exhibitions.
statistics
Results
| driver | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th | Points | rank |
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Domenico Schiattarella
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11 | DNF | 9 | DNF | 15th | DNF | ||||||||||||||
 Jos Verstappen
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| colour | abbreviation | meaning |
| gold | - | victory |
| silver | - | 2nd place |
| bronze | - | 3rd place |
| green | - | Placement in the points |
| blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
| violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
| NC | not classified | |
| red | DNQ | did not qualify |
| DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
| black | DSQ | disqualified |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| WD | withdrawn | |
| Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
| TD | Friday test driver | |
| without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
| INJ | injured or sick | |
| EX | excluded | |
| DNA | did not arrive | |
| C. | Race canceled | |
| no participation in the World Cup | ||
| other | P / bold | Pole position |
| SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
| * | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
literature
- Jean-François Galeron: F1 95: Tous les pilotes, toutes les écuries, tous les circuits . PML Editions / La Sirène, Boulogne 1995, pp. 52-57.
- L'Automobile hors série 95-03 Toute la Formule 1 1995 . Éditions Techniques et Touristiques de France, 1995.
- Sport Auto no 399, Supplément Guide Formule 1 1995 . Éditions Sport Auto, 1995.
Web links
- Simtek S951 at f1rejects.com (English)
- Simtek S951 statistics season 1995 (English)
