1986 F3000 Monte Carlo 001

In April 1986 at the Hôtel Hermitage MonteCarlo a new Formula 3000 named MRS1 was unveiled by Monaco Racing Service owner driver Fulvio Maria Ballabio in the presence of Albert II, prince of Monaco. When the prince saw that prominently displayed on the nose was the usual auspicious number 1 he let out a stinging, This seems a little too presumptuous to me; excelling in F3000 will certainly not be Amused, Fulvio Maria Ballabio explain that the 1 more than to the immediate ambitions of the team refers to the fact that that this car must be considered the progenitor of a long generation of Monegasque singleseaters. Monegasque by name, the car is actually italian, it s roots going to the Dywa created by Dydo Monguzzi (and his team composed of: Thierry Braquet, Marc Faggionato Philippe Barnouin). The Italian constructor, decidedly elated to have finally found a competitive outlet for his ideas, was not in his skin at the Monegasque varnish :