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The Keanu Reeves-led, big-budget, Disney-hyped story of Brawn GP’s unlikely rise to glory is understandably commanding a lot of attention and excitement among F1 fans. But lurking in the shadows is another tale that deserves your attention as Glenn Freeman explains
“The story of Andrea Moda, one of F1’s most infamous and disastrous teams, has its own documentary called ‘Andrea Moda Formula – The craziest team ever’. Despite operating on a shoestring budget and facing numerous challenges, including an inability to field two functioning cars and pay bills on time, the team managed to qualify for a race in Monaco. However, the season was cut short when team boss Andrea Sassetti was arrested in the Belgian GP paddock. The Andrea Moda story represents the end of hopeless chancers attempting F1 and has become a legendary oddball tale. The documentary was made by a crew who stumbled upon the story in late 2019 and became fascinated by it, despite not being motorsport fans. F1 initially refused to cooperate, delaying production, but eventually provided access to their archives. The film also received support from F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, who agreed to be interviewed and opened up F1’s archives for a price.”
