Peter Auto welcomes the Golden Age of F1

Peter Auto will offer F2023 demonstrations in 1, during two Series by Peter Auto events, Spa Classic from May 12 to 14, 2023 and the Dix Mille Tours du Castellet from September 1 to 3, 2023.

Published on 29/11/2022 à 15:35

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Peter Auto welcomes the Golden Age of F1

Philippe Alliot's Lola LC87 at the Grand Prix de l'Âge d'Or - Peter Auto © Photo Classic Racing

The cars that will take to the track during these two events are F1 from 1987 to 1994, those of the generation Cheers-Senna-Schumacher, powered by 3.5 liter naturally aspirated engines with captivating sounds! They will be selected by the Peter Auto teams and grouped into a field called Formula Legends 3.5.

Tyrrell 020C – 1993 © Photo Classic Racing

Through their historic races, the Peter Auto teams make it a point of honor, season after season, to share their common passion for automobiles. This is why these F1 demonstrations were thought out and designed, in order to introduce them to an audience who mostly did not have the chance to see them on the track in their time.

The program will be generous for drivers and spectators with 4 sessions of 20 minutes of demonstration on each of the two events.

Rial ARC2 – 1989 © Photo Classic Racing

The years 1987 to 1994 mark the Golden Age of the discipline with the climax of the Prost-Senna duel and the emergence of Michael Schumacher which won its first title in 1994. Well before the technological arms race, it was the time of the emergence of major technological innovations including the steering wheel gear selector, active suspension, ABS and even the anti-skid systems which fitted chassis powered by V8, V10, V12 or even W12 engines for the short-lived Life team!

Footwork A11B – 1990 © Photo Classic Racing

The relatively liberal regulations for “3.5 atmospherics”, in force for eight seasons (the first two in cohabitation with the 1.5 turbo), make it possible to compare different engine architectures with, on the one hand, the V8s of the light is right enthusiasts ( Ford, Judd, Yamaha, etc.); on the other the V12s of the supporters of power “whatever it costs” (Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche, etc.); and ultimately a consensus on pragmatic V10 technology. Peter auto offers us the opportunity to rediscover these mechanics capable of exceeding 14.000 rpm with powerful sounds that are among the most melodious in history.

This is the time when cunning craftsmen like Ken Tyrrell or Eddie Jordan still managed to find a place alongside the big four that were McLaren, Williams, Ferrari and Benetton. The era, finally, of the last single-seaters Made in France exits from AGS, Larrousse or Ligier workshops.

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