S9 E6: Ferrari's 1992 F1 nightmare

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🗓️ 8 February 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Ferrari produced one of its worst F1 cars in 1992, and predictably endured a miserable season as a result. David Tremayne joins Glenn Freeman and Andrew van de Burgt to look back at the attractive Ferrari F92A, famed for its radical 'twin floor', to explore why the year went so badly for the Prancing Horse. We also look at the upheaval that was going on behind the scenes at Ferrari, including the returns of Luca di Montezemolo, Niki Lauda and John Barnard, and pinpoint how this dreadful season at least laid some of the foundations for the brilliant Michael Schumacher-Jean Todt era that was to follow. Plus we spare a thought for poor Ivan Capelli, whose dream move to Ferrari turned so sour he didn't even get to complete the season before being sacked in brutal fashion. GET IN TOUCH: Use the hashtag #BringBackV10s on Twitter or email [email protected] Join the Bring Back V10s Twitter Community To buy some BBV10s merch, click here! Click here to join The Race Members' Club and get early access to episodes

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0:00.0	The Athletic
0:02.0	When you think of the worst seasons in Ferrari's story in F1 history,
0:15.0	1992 has to be up there or should that be down there as one of the contenders?
0:20.0	Ferrari went into a brave new era with another management overhaul, a new president at the very top,
0:26.6	and a refreshed driver lineup following the sacking of Alain Prost at the end of 1991.
0:31.6	But if going winless and splitting with your star driver in 91 was meant to be where Ferrari bottomed out,
0:38.8	it turns out it had much further to fall.
0:41.2	So to help me, Glenn Freeman, look into what went so wrong for Ferrari in 1992,
0:46.3	Andrew Vanderberg, and I'm delighted to welcome back F1 journalist and author David Tremaine
0:51.6	to the show.
0:52.7	David, thanks for joining us again.
0:54.6	You can have first go at the opening question.
0:57.5	When you think back to Ferrari's dreadful 1992 season,
1:01.5	what's the first thing that comes to mind?
1:03.7	Well, actually, the first thing that comes to mind
1:05.5	is how sexy the car looked,
1:07.6	because I really like those jet fighter intakes.
1:10.7	Obviously, you have to look back to kind of 91
1:13.5	to see why 92 was such a disaster roadcar guys were running the team and it showed you know they
1:23.1	just I don't think they had any real experience of what a racing team needed.
1:29.3	And Pierre Guido Castelli was overall in charge of the tech side as well.
1:34.8	So the whole thing was just rudderless.
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