I was at this race - my dad and I had gone to the museum on the Saturday and saw Minardi trucks in the paddock. We got chatting to a guy called Mike Rush who told us there was going to be a race on the Monday and, if we wanted to come down for it, he'd give us two VIP passes. Not one to pass up such an opportunity, we duly rocked up on the Monday morning and went looking for Mike. We found him, and he was good to his word and took us to his car where he opened the boot, opened up a briefcase that contained more money than I'd ever seen, and fished out two passes for us. We spent most of the day in and around the garages and paddock, got to have lunch in the hospitality with Des Walker, Carol Vooderman, and Maxi Jazz.I was stood on the pit wall for the actual race itself. The reason there's a red car racing is that it was a spare car - they'd taken 6 with them just in case. And, earlier in the day, there had indeed been a "just in case" incident when Marques (I think) came down the pitline leaking fuel which promptly went up in flames as he stopped at his garage. Speaking to Paul Stoddart that day, he said it was a fuel tank leak and was very upset as it was a new one that cost him £35k. There was a podium ceromony after the race; I can't remember the finishing order, but I don't think it actually mattered as looking at my photos from the day, all the drivers and passengers appear to be on the podium (along with Louise Goodman). I still have the VIP pass hanging on the back of my office door, even after all these years.
Holy moly this would slap nowadays. Imagine an F2 field or ex-F1 drivers driving F1 cars with celebrity passengers riding shotgun. With that being said, I propose a Mazepin and Logan Paul pairing 👀👀👀
I remember going with my dad. The security let me through the side of the grandstand so I could take a photo of him behind/above the podium. While en route to my desired spot I stood on another celebrity’s toe, Carol Vorderman. She was also there as a passenger but not for the race. She called me a little twat lol Alonso was supposed to back off and allow Mansell through to take the win but he backed off too early. I’ve got Mansells bottle of champagne from the podium 😎
Arrows had the three seater around that time too, just think on that for a moment. It showed up, because why the hell not, in the F1 games around that time too, 2001, 2002 and F1 Challenge had the three seater Arrows IIRC, as well as there being a lot of mockery of the whole two and thre seat F1 cars in the media around that time too EDIT: Oh huh, did not expect a shout out to riding mechanics, but here we are. TC2000 in Argentina up until a few years ago, had co drivers though, I forget if they still do or not but I remember there was a debate over them after a particularly bad crash
Bernie loved Minardi and did everything he could to keep them afloat, including setting up a trust fund to help keep them going. Red Bull had enquired into buying Minardi off Stoddart several times over the years, but he refused to sell to them as he doubted their commitment. When they bought Jag he saw they were serious so decided to sell with some caveats, the main one being that the team had to remain based in Faenza, which they still are some 20 years down the line. Shame he wasn't able have anything written into the contract about keeping the Minardi name, although that may have been something to do with Giancarlo Minardi.
That some reason Alonso backed off is he wasn’t supposed to win the race. He came around the corner, saw the checkered flag and backed off to left Mansell win. Unfortunately Mansell was coming in hot and got caught out by it.
I've never heard of this race, but I find this hilarious and whimsical. Indycar had been doing the two-seater ride along with Mario Andretti before each Indcar race for the last several years and I always thought that was fun
Make more vids like this man. Just random info about F1 that those who have been watching for 8 yrs would find new and interesting. Speaking from experience lol. Cheers mate
God I remember that VT when I watched it live before the Grand Prix on ITV. I always remembered that and always wondered if someone still had footage of it and I’m glad after so many years I found it again.
Wow, that was a really stupid idea to actually go and do. I'm glad IndyCar only has one 2-seat car. Also, I've never seen such a dated image of Alonso. He's almost a child here. Thank you, Will. Very fun video!
If I remember right the race was staged, hence all the overtaking and Stoddart getting to lead. I vaguely remember Alonso describing that he wasn't meant to win the race so when he came round the last corner and saw the chequered flag he realised he was in the wrong place and tried to move over and slow down but caught out Mansell.
Huh, what a wild event! I never knew about this one before but I'm glad you did a video on it! Fun tangent: American actor and part-time racing driver James Garner (who did the Grand Prix movie in 1966) had a customized Indycar...modified with headlights and *FOUR* seats so he could thrill three friends on a race track as passengers. The car was called the "James Garner Special" and it's preserved at the Barber Motorsports Museum.
I remember the highlights on ITVs pre race show. The reason it failed was because Nigel Mansell decided that being beaten by a rookie Minardi driver was an insult and so threw good grace out the window and tried to knock Fernando into next week.
This might solve the issue of not enough teams for the young drivers coming through. Two seater cars with a mandatory driver change at one of the pit stops. The passenger and the driver swapping places.
The 05:25 version of the two seater looks somewhat ok for the passenger, those race cars however... it must have been terrifying to be sitting in an F1 car at race speed with ZERO visibility to the front (or the back) and your vision to the sides probably somewhat restricted by the helmet. Like... Look at the car at 02:05. You'd have no idea what's going on infront or where you're going, and if you'd stick out your head to the side, the car would probably turn because you fucked up the aerodynamics.
I'm remembering that Nigel Mansell stated that an F1 car would kill your granny. I probably, if I had the money, paid for the seat when I was younger. Now that I am aged, the thought of such a thing, would have been at the least, painful. It would have been worth the experience, I suspect.
Didn't Arrows also have a weird two-seater where the passenger was offset to have a (better) view? Seem to recall an article along those lines at the time.
Ah Minardi, that actual greatest team in F1 history before Red Bull took the soul out of the team. I do remember thinking the X2’s were really cool cars. Apparently three or four still exist.
Sidecar at the Isle of Man is utterly, gloriously, insane and I have no idea how the hell those massive balls don't slow the sidecar down or interfere with the carefully thought out aero of them too really. Sidecar is a hell of an underrated sport that needs more exposure and more coverage honestly
Yeah, why don't you calm down with the quips . . . every other sentence, they lose all wit and become annoyance over any factual content you're actually trying to deliver.
Here before 2001 FOM takes this down
LOL
Ha
"Did you know Nigel Mansel and Fernando Alonso once crashed into each other while racing two seater F1 cars?" is such a good icebreaker.
I swear on me nan’s grave I will give it a try.
@@heaveniwnljust don't crash into the ice like Latifi
I was at this race - my dad and I had gone to the museum on the Saturday and saw Minardi trucks in the paddock. We got chatting to a guy called Mike Rush who told us there was going to be a race on the Monday and, if we wanted to come down for it, he'd give us two VIP passes. Not one to pass up such an opportunity, we duly rocked up on the Monday morning and went looking for Mike. We found him, and he was good to his word and took us to his car where he opened the boot, opened up a briefcase that contained more money than I'd ever seen, and fished out two passes for us.
We spent most of the day in and around the garages and paddock, got to have lunch in the hospitality with Des Walker, Carol Vooderman, and Maxi Jazz.I was stood on the pit wall for the actual race itself. The reason there's a red car racing is that it was a spare car - they'd taken 6 with them just in case. And, earlier in the day, there had indeed been a "just in case" incident when Marques (I think) came down the pitline leaking fuel which promptly went up in flames as he stopped at his garage. Speaking to Paul Stoddart that day, he said it was a fuel tank leak and was very upset as it was a new one that cost him £35k. There was a podium ceromony after the race; I can't remember the finishing order, but I don't think it actually mattered as looking at my photos from the day, all the drivers and passengers appear to be on the podium (along with Louise Goodman).
I still have the VIP pass hanging on the back of my office door, even after all these years.
Wow this I loved to read I was only 9 at the time in 2001 but really would loved to have seen it. You are one lucky guy mate.
F1 is in the title, this is 100% FOM property
Well then they can claim this: 🖕🏻
@@FP1Will tell 'em!
@@FP1Will real
@@FP1Will alternate title: The Only Two Seater Open Wheel Race was a DISASTER...
@@FP1Will holy tuff
Holy moly this would slap nowadays. Imagine an F2 field or ex-F1 drivers driving F1 cars with celebrity passengers riding shotgun.
With that being said, I propose a Mazepin and Logan Paul pairing 👀👀👀
Failing that, go old school Top Gear, and call on some touring car drivers.
Please let that happen
I remember going with my dad. The security let me through the side of the grandstand so I could take a photo of him behind/above the podium. While en route to my desired spot I stood on another celebrity’s toe, Carol Vorderman. She was also there as a passenger but not for the race. She called me a little twat lol
Alonso was supposed to back off and allow Mansell through to take the win but he backed off too early.
I’ve got Mansells bottle of champagne from the podium 😎
This is amazing 😂😂
Finally, Ferrari could run their stupid strategy calls from within the car
You don't know who Kelis is?
I can teach you, but I'll have to charge
You earned a like
was about to post exactly this lol
Ngl, a new version of this where the 2nd Person is the Race Engineer or something and can use stuff like DAS, F-Duct and what-not would be dope AF.
Really lean into the fighter pilot motif F1 drivers portray
And pedals for some additional horsepower
2, funnily enough, also happens to be the exact number of brain cells FOM has combined between its entire fucking workforce.
Kelis’ milkshake brings all the boys to the yard.
I can drive you but have to charge.
We got retro comedy reviews before summer break ends nice
I've rarely felt as old as I did when you said "Kelis...whoever the ___ that is".
MY MILKSHAKE BRINGS ALL THE BOYS TO THE YARD
MY CONTENT BRINGS ALL THE STRIKES TO THE YARD
@@JohnRoscoeYT lol
I'm drinking a milkshake to catch my tears
@@JasonHodgsonhope it’s caramel so now it’s salted caramel
Arrows had the three seater around that time too, just think on that for a moment. It showed up, because why the hell not, in the F1 games around that time too, 2001, 2002 and F1 Challenge had the three seater Arrows IIRC, as well as there being a lot of mockery of the whole two and thre seat F1 cars in the media around that time too
EDIT: Oh huh, did not expect a shout out to riding mechanics, but here we are. TC2000 in Argentina up until a few years ago, had co drivers though, I forget if they still do or not but I remember there was a debate over them after a particularly bad crash
Bernie loved Minardi and did everything he could to keep them afloat, including setting up a trust fund to help keep them going.
Red Bull had enquired into buying Minardi off Stoddart several times over the years, but he refused to sell to them as he doubted their commitment. When they bought Jag he saw they were serious so decided to sell with some caveats, the main one being that the team had to remain based in Faenza, which they still are some 20 years down the line. Shame he wasn't able have anything written into the contract about keeping the Minardi name, although that may have been something to do with Giancarlo Minardi.
I like how the passenger's view appears to be almost completely obstructed by the driver's roll hoop.
That some reason Alonso backed off is he wasn’t supposed to win the race. He came around the corner, saw the checkered flag and backed off to left Mansell win. Unfortunately Mansell was coming in hot and got caught out by it.
I've never heard of this race, but I find this hilarious and whimsical. Indycar had been doing the two-seater ride along with Mario Andretti before each Indcar race for the last several years and I always thought that was fun
"My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard" - Kelis aka whoever the f that is
Minardi was the only team to finish a race with an upside down car, that I remember, driven by Christian Fittipaldi in Monza 1993.
Make more vids like this man. Just random info about F1 that those who have been watching for 8 yrs would find new and interesting. Speaking from experience lol. Cheers mate
God I remember that VT when I watched it live before the Grand Prix on ITV. I always remembered that and always wondered if someone still had footage of it and I’m glad after so many years I found it again.
2:14 her milkshake brings all the boys to the yard
Jeez never knew about this! Awesome storytelling! 🏁
i saw one of these cars on the circuit in Assen. Amazing sounds. My god...
Wow, that was a really stupid idea to actually go and do. I'm glad IndyCar only has one 2-seat car. Also, I've never seen such a dated image of Alonso. He's almost a child here. Thank you, Will. Very fun video!
They did this in South Africa as well. It was around the same, at Kyalami. I was there as a little kid and the sound of those v10's was incredible!
Nigel Mansell looks so strange without his iconic mustache.
If I remember right the race was staged, hence all the overtaking and Stoddart getting to lead. I vaguely remember Alonso describing that he wasn't meant to win the race so when he came round the last corner and saw the chequered flag he realised he was in the wrong place and tried to move over and slow down but caught out Mansell.
Huh, what a wild event! I never knew about this one before but I'm glad you did a video on it! Fun tangent: American actor and part-time racing driver James Garner (who did the Grand Prix movie in 1966) had a customized Indycar...modified with headlights and *FOUR* seats so he could thrill three friends on a race track as passengers. The car was called the "James Garner Special" and it's preserved at the Barber Motorsports Museum.
Stoddart was in the red car because his engine blew on the morning runs if I remember correctly👍🏻
I remember the highlights on ITVs pre race show. The reason it failed was because Nigel Mansell decided that being beaten by a rookie Minardi driver was an insult and so threw good grace out the window and tried to knock Fernando into next week.
That was insane. Can't believe I've never heard of it!
This might solve the issue of not enough teams for the young drivers coming through.
Two seater cars with a mandatory driver change at one of the pit stops. The passenger and the driver swapping places.
The 05:25 version of the two seater looks somewhat ok for the passenger, those race cars however... it must have been terrifying to be sitting in an F1 car at race speed with ZERO visibility to the front (or the back) and your vision to the sides probably somewhat restricted by the helmet. Like... Look at the car at 02:05. You'd have no idea what's going on infront or where you're going, and if you'd stick out your head to the side, the car would probably turn because you fucked up the aerodynamics.
Kelis- "my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard"
Paul Stoddart "I need to make money. I know, I'll do something that could potentially cost me a lot of money!".
It wasn't the only two-seater race. Theu happened at several Thunder in the Park events
Will how have you not heard of the woman who sung "My milkshake brings Lance Stroll to the yard"?
You can tell this idea is going to be bad… now try Mazepin and Latifi. What could go wrong
In Portugal we have a even bigger monstrosity in portimão that is a 3 seater f1 car
as a português I need to see this
Forget about the video I was dancing to coconut mall for the first 1 minute and 52 seconds of this video!
I Hate you so much right now!! If you know, you know. Felt old when you said it. Great video as always man.
I'm remembering that Nigel Mansell stated that an F1 car would kill your granny. I probably, if I had the money, paid for the seat when I was younger. Now that I am aged, the thought of such a thing, would have been at the least, painful. It would have been worth the experience, I suspect.
Formula One: Double Dash
Keep it up Will, you're smashing it still!
There were another 2 races for 2 seaters Minardis, in 2002 and 2003 if I'm not wrong
Didn't Arrows also have a weird two-seater where the passenger was offset to have a (better) view? Seem to recall an article along those lines at the time.
Not two-seater, three. Ferrari would have their own three-seater too.
I swear Fernando Alonso has raced against everyone.
Ferrari has a 3 seat F2002 that they still send around Fiorano now and then.
Never knew about this. Incredible.
The fact that Alonso raced against Mansell... he must be feeling old af
Guessing she (Kelis) bought her milkshake to the podium
I'm so, so baffled they decided, out of all names, to choose "RB F1 team".
Wasn't expecting this comedy review!
What is this. Another weight increasing technique. Why they always want to make F1 heavy.
my grandma died on the same day as this video but here something strange after she passed I found too many stuff of AUG 21 idk why
Ah Minardi, that actual greatest team in F1 history before Red Bull took the soul out of the team.
I do remember thinking the X2’s were really cool cars. Apparently three or four still exist.
I'll correct the title to be FOM compliant. "The Only Two Seater 🍼🥇Race was a DISASTER..."
Again supporting will.. again part 3
I’m actually starting to get worried that we F1 viewers actually belong to FOM. :|
Best F1 show on telly!
Towers come great in twos as well!
OUU, A TWO SEATER INDIANOPIS CAR? Please Uncle Roger?
All the time you have to leave the space 😂
Is that music at the end from persona 5?
EL 🅿️LAN
Stroll eats bananas for the shape not the taste
Thought he was going to say something very different when he said 2001
We all know what rpm would have said
It was only August… little did they know…
@@FP1Willthat car going airborne was a warning 😟
Lance Stroll, a hot air balloon, and the WTC springs to mind.
Now if they came up with Formula Sidecar, they'd actually have a legit sport.
Sidecar at the Isle of Man is utterly, gloriously, insane and I have no idea how the hell those massive balls don't slow the sidecar down or interfere with the carefully thought out aero of them too really. Sidecar is a hell of an underrated sport that needs more exposure and more coverage honestly
Ummmm is Marquez human or an Alien?!?!?!
There were multiple 2 seater races, verstappen won in 2003
This can't be disaster, instead of AI racing
This was a terrible idea
So many Minardis ❤❤❤
F1 Double Dash
Yes! More weight! Hahaha… Yes!
Only mansell could crash in a publicity race 😂
Who is John frost
mario kart double dash but boring
Lots of good things come in sets of 2..breasts for instance. 😊
Kelis (kel-ee-s) is generally quite well known and Shayne Lynch is a member of Boyzone.
3:05 that's Maxi Jazz, frontman of Faithless.
Previous comment seems to have been deleted. God know's why. 🤔
Hello
🥤👦📏
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after god knows how many years, this is my chance
first!
you got third
@@Rowan66109 well shit, that aged like milk within 5 minutes
Yeah, why don't you calm down with the quips . . . every other sentence, they lose all wit and become annoyance over any factual content you're actually trying to deliver.
F1: all your race are belong to us
Would have been much better with passenger in front.
One minute and 0 views? Bro fell off hard
He will blame FOM for this!
Hahahaha I'm first for the first time ever