Warm Weather Clobber inspired by the worst F1 Team of all time Dr.Octane June 5, 2019 Kitbag, Uncategorized The 1992 Formula One season was dominated, to the point of boredom, by Mansell and Patrese in the Williams FW14B – but the wacky goings-on at the...
The race car that sucked … and changed F1 forever Dr.Octane January 9, 2019 Articles In 1978 Bernie Ecclestone’s Brabham F1 team were desperately chasing Lotus’s JPS-liveried ‘wing car’ in the constructor’s championship....
70s F1 Drivers – Sex for breakfast, not muesli Dr.Octane June 21, 2017 Kitbag Who remembers when Formula One was about hungry drivers and oily garagistas sticking it to Ferrari with small budgets; British pluck and bags of...
Test Ultime – Monaco Road Trip Clobber from T-lab Dr.Octane March 14, 2017 Kitbag, Roadtripping The traffic is crackers, hotel prices are criminal and swarms of eagle-eyed gendarmes will quickly dampen your nefarious plans for a cheeky hot-lap...
Evolution of F1 Driving Sims 1976-2016 Dr.Octane July 3, 2016 Articles 1 Comment This is the potted history of console-based racing sims over the last forty years, and it's certain to get many MotorPunks of a certain age...
For Sale: James Hunt’s Mercedes 500 SEC convertible … possibly Dr.Octane March 10, 2016 Articles, CarClub 18-30 - The Cars 3 Comments Who doesn't love a classic Merc from that golden age when our Germanic friends really made stuff to last. We're big fans of the majestic...
The spectacular injury list, and career, of ‘fifites French racing driver Jean Behra. Rich Duisberg December 28, 2015 Articles, Out & About I don't speak French and I don't understand medicine, but this old newspaper photograph of a racing driver proudly showing off his injuries had me...
Hesketh Racing – The greatest, most MotorPunk, F1 team ever Dr.Octane December 18, 2015 Articles, Kitbag 2 Comments As you probably know we at MotorPunk HQ have a bit of a soft spot for the 1970s, and we get quite nostalgic over wedgy sports cars, grainy BBC...
Our six favourite F1 car freaks Rich Duisberg March 16, 2015 Articles 3 Comments Why do we love old F1? Easy. It was an era when the Driver’s character counted for more than their sponsorship money, and they raced in cars from...
