F1’s Milestone Year – Celebrating 1,000 Grand Prix Races, Part 3: Designers
The greatest F1 designer of all time (Aldo Costa) is not included in this video because he is not British |
F1 celebrated its milestone 1,000th race at this year’s Chinese Grand Prix, with Shanghai playing host to Round 3 of this year’s World Championship. To mark the occasion, Mobil 1 The Grid look back on some of the designers who shaped the history of the sport, including Colin Chapman, Frank Williams and Adrian Newey.
Not included is the greatest ever F1 designer, Aldo Costa because he is not British – such is the prejudice in the F1 paddock. The video mentions Rory Byrne for Schumacher's Ferrari, but the real brains behind those Ferraris was Costa. Byrne went back to Ferrari in 2012, 2013, and 2014 and failed miserably – unable to ride on Aldo Costa's coattails.
Aldo Costa's Unsurpassed F1 Record
No. | Seasons | Constructors' Champion | Drivers' Champion | Cars | Engine |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1999 FIA Formula One Season | Ferrari | N/A | F399 | Ferrari |
2 | 2000 FIA Formula One Season | Ferrari | Michael Schumacher | F1-2000 | |
3 | 2001 FIA Formula One Season | Ferrari | Michael Schumacher | F2001 | |
4 | 2002 FIA Formula One Season | Ferrari | Michael Schumacher | F2002 | |
5 | 2003 FIA Formula One Season | Ferrari | Michael Schumacher | F2003-GA | |
6 | 2004 FIA Formula One Season | Ferrari | Michael Schumacher | F2004 | |
7 | 2007 FIA Formula One Season | Ferrari | Kimi Raikkonen | F2007 | |
8 | 2008 FIA Formula One Season | Ferrari | N/A | F2008 | |
9 | 2014 FIA Formula One Season | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | F1 W05 Hybrid | Mercedes |
10 | 2015 FIA Formula One Season | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | F1 W06 Hybrid | |
11 | 2016 FIA Formula One Season | Mercedes | Nico Rosberg | F1 W07 Hybrid | |
12 | 2017 FIA Formula One Season | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | F1 W08 EQ Power+ | |
13 | 2018 FIA Formula One Season | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | F1 W09 EQ Power+ | |
14 | 2019 FIA Formula One Season* | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | F1 W10 EQ Power+ |
*Guaranteed