You were there: 1985 pre-season F1 testing at Silverstone
During a couple of pre-season test days at Silverstone, mostly in 1985, Brian Humphreys relished the access available to an enthusiastic onlooker. “Provided you kept out of the way,” he says, “the pitlane and garages were open”
Stripped… Lotus started 1983 with the 93T, the first to be equipped with Renault’s EF1 turbo V6 engine. During the year it was replaced by the 94T
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The garage is tight for the McLaren MP4/2B that carried Alain Prost to the 1985 title.
Gordon Murray alongside Nelson Piquet in their last year together at Brabham before the Brazilian switched to Williams for ’86
Lotus had pulled off a coup in luring Ayrton Senna from Toleman for ’85. A brilliant win in Portugal followed
Renault mechanics work on the RE60, but ’85 would be a disappointing year and the team’s last for some time
Off the shelf: four Cosworth DFVs ready for the Tyrrell team at a 1983 testing session
Before his fruitless Osella F1 outings, Canadian Allan Berg ran in F3, but the ’83 season frustratingly saw him facing Senna and Brundle
Ferrari 156/85 looks lost in Silverstone’s open spaces. Arnoux drove No28 for the first race but Stefan Johansson replaced him thereafter
Above: BMW’s power-packed turbocharged four-cylinder motor lies nearly flat in the back of the Arrows A8 monocoque
Ayrton Senna, left, steps down from the pitwall. It’s his first season with Lotus but his Portuguese victory in pouring rain will soon confirm his genius
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