The Rise and Fall of Porsche in Formula One

The Porsche have not been that successful whenwere badged up as TAG and they were for the
it came to Formula one racing. However whenMcClaren team and boy this combination was a
Porsche first entered into races they astonishedsuccess, the Porsche powered Mc Clarens won
the world with their performance But when theytwo constructor championships and they took
got into Formula one they got some very mixedthree driver crowns this was a success for both
results. The season that started in 1961 and ranMc Claren and Porsche, this is what Porsche
through to 1962 Porsche was a constructor butneeded to prove themselves to the world that
they only managed to scrape one win which wasthey can compete at the high level and best of all
in a championship race and then a week laterthis also showed to the world that the engines
they one again but this was not in a championshipare reliable and quick and well if you own a
race. And at the end of the season Porscheprestigious sports car company then this can only
decided to give it up as a bad job and due toincrease your popularity.
financial pressures they just could not see it as aWith in ten years Porsche decided to give it
viable option Formula one is the most expensiveanother go and in 1991 hey started supplying
sport to get into and well you need to beengines to Footwork and the results were a joke.
producing some results to enable you to getThe Footwork team didn't even score a single
some sponsorship and well Porsche just was notpoint throughout the whole season but not only
doing that.that they didn't even get to qualify for half the
Porsche made a come back in 1983 to Formularaces and since 1991 Porsche has not competed
one however this time they were only supplyingin Formula one.
engines and not actually competing. The engines