86 february 17 Visit of F1 team Ekström Grand Prix base

On february 17th 1986, swiss tv show Karussell presented this report in which they visited the base of new F1 team Ekström Grand Prix in Ilanz, Switzerland. In it, team boss Cecilia Ekström talk about her project and show us a drawing of the proposed car, a wooden mockup of the Motori Moderni 61590 V6 turbo engine (looking for other clients, MM agreed to send a mockup, but Ekstrom never sign a contract nor paid for MM engine, asking for delay when the due date was approching). In the end, only a Mock up, Windtunnel model of the car was produced. A deal to buy three FORCE Lola THL1 with Hart 415T engine was put together by team manager Paul Cherry with a possible entry at the 86 Monaco GP but money never arrived. (For more about the Ekström Grand Prix adventure, take a look at my archives on the FB UnracedF1 Community: )