The Top 10 Most Futile Formula 1 Teams Of All-time

[Devinda_Z]

Minardi

1985-2005, 676 entries – 0 wins

Fittipaldi

1975-1982, 156 entries – 0 wins

Jaguar

2000-2004, 170 entries – 0 wins

British American Racing (BAR)

1999-2005, 236 entries – 0 wins

Source : Seyth Miersma on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 08:51

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[miniace]

Where does the Force India fall in the list? Guess their best result was only a tenth place.

MINIACE

[Devinda_Z]

Prost

1997-2001, 166 entries – 0 wins

Osella

1980-1990, 253 entries – 0 wins

Surtees

1970-1978, 260 entries – 0 wins

Lola

1962-1997 (sporadically), 280 entries – 0 wins

Sauber

1993-2005, 435 entries – 0 wins

Arrows

1978-2002, 783 entries – 0 wins

[KLM]

I disagree with some of that list. Sauber morphed into BMWSauber and were legitimate contenders last year. Since the '70s it's been difficult for privateer teams with customer engines to contend and Sauber did more than just that before Peter Sauber sold the team to BMW. Also, the Sauber-Mercedes sportscars were very successful before F1, although that's besides the point.

Minardi was probably the most beloved F1 team ever, after Ferrari. They used to do wonders on a non-existent budget and I was glad to see Scuderia Toro Rosso (the team they eventually became) become a winner. Among the drivers they brought into F1 are Jarno Trulli, Giancarlo Fisichella and Fernando Alonso.

Copersucar-Fittipaldi and BAR both ruined the careers of young World Champions, namely Emerson Fittipaldi and Jacques Villeneuve, so they deserve to be on that list. There are also some other teams on that list that sucked even worse. One was so slow that it's entry couldn't make it up the hill at Eau Rouge at Spa and at least 2 were run by famed criminals who were arrested in the paddock itself. Another team showed up to a Brazilian GP with the fuel tank opening on the wrong side of the chassis. Needless to say, none of these 'teams' lasted.