A 1982, Arrows A5 Formula 1 car, Qualifying in the rain, or the FIA Historic Formula One Race at the Silverstone Classic 2015
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John Gaffen / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
FC2DW6File size:
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3944 x 2780 px | 33.4 x 23.5 cm | 13.1 x 9.3 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
24 July 2015Location:
Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TNMore information:
The Arrows A5 was the car which the Arrows Formula One team used to compete in the 1982 Formula One season. The A5 appeared late in the season, and was primarily a development car, with the lessons learned to be applied to the A6 for the upcoming 1983 Formula One season. The Arrows Grand Prix International team was founded in 1977, by Italian financier Franco Ambrosio, Alan Rees, Jackie Oliver, Dave Wass and Tony Southgate (from whose surnames' initials the team took its name) when Rees, Oliver, Wass and Southgate left the Shadow team. The team was started in Milton Keynes, England and produced their first Formula One car in just 53 days. Arrows signed up Riccardo Patrese who scored points in the US West Grand Prix at Long Beach in the car's third race. Ambrosio left the team after having been jailed for financial irregularities in Italy. Shadow sued for copyright infringement, claiming that the Arrows FA1 was just a copy of the Shadow DN9. The team decided to build a new car called the A1. This was completed in 52 days and appeared the day after the High Court in London banned the team from racing the FA1.