It’s that time of the week again: time for us to look at the past teams that made an exit from the sport of Formula One, having scored no points. This week, we remember Derrington-Francis.
The Derrington-Francis Racing Team was a Formula One team named after founders Alf Francis and Vic Derrington. Francis had previously worked as chief mechanic for Stirling Moss and Derrington had knowledge in engine tuning.
The partners purchased an old Automobili Turismo e Sport Tipo 100 car when the company ceased their own unsuccessful Formula One venture the year before. Portuguese driver Mário de Araújo Cabral was hired to race the car, making his debut in the car at the Italian Grand Prix in 1964. The car qualified 19th on the grid, but succumb to mechanical failures in the opening half of the race.
However, the future of the team collapsed when Dan Gurney seriously damaged the team’s only chassis while doing some private testing. The chassis was not repaired and the team never returned to racing.
Points are a difficult thing to obtain in Formula One. In this weekly series, we will look back the past teams who gave it their all, but fell short.
Points are a difficult thing to obtain in Formula One. In this weekly series, we will look back the past teams who gave it their all, but fell short.
