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By [[1998 Alternate Formula One season|1998]], Arrows had merged with the [[Benetton]] team and were racing under an Italian licence. In 1998, Benetton's hopes were pinned on young Italian driver [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] - whom would be embroiled in a battle for the lower points scoring positions with [[Williams]]'s defending champion [[Jacques Villeneuve]] for most of the season.
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At the turn of the decade in [[1990 Alternate Formula One season|1990]], The [[Benetton]] family elected to sell their under-performing team in favour of reverting to conventional sponsorship, entering into a title sponsorship deal with Arrows which saw the Arrows cars run in Benetton livery and the official team name changed to "Benetton Arrows Grand Prix International". Benetton chose to sponsor Arrows due to their Ford works engine status, a deal which was renewed for 1990 and saw the Leafield-based team have exclusive rights to the Ford HB engine.
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By [[1998 Alternate Formula One season|1998]], Benetton's hopes were pinned on young Italian driver [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] - whom would be embroiled in a battle for the lower points scoring positions with [[Williams]]'s defending champion [[Jacques Villeneuve]] for most of the season.
  
 
[[1999_Alternate_Formula_One_season|The following year]], Benetton would again fight in the upper midfield. The [[Monaco Grand Prix]] would see a brief departure from the midfield, as the team managed manage to score a surprise 1-2 finish, with Spanish rookie [[Pedro de la Rosa]] - whom had replaced the departing Fisichella - leading home Rubens Barrichello. This would prove to be the team's final Grand Prix victory.
 
[[1999_Alternate_Formula_One_season|The following year]], Benetton would again fight in the upper midfield. The [[Monaco Grand Prix]] would see a brief departure from the midfield, as the team managed manage to score a surprise 1-2 finish, with Spanish rookie [[Pedro de la Rosa]] - whom had replaced the departing Fisichella - leading home Rubens Barrichello. This would prove to be the team's final Grand Prix victory.

Revision as of 14:00, 15 March 2018

Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png/Flag of Italy svg.png Arrows
ArrowsLogo.png
Full Name Arrows Grand Prix International
Base Poole, United Kingdom
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Leafield, United Kingdom
Founder(s) Flag of Italy svg.png Franco Ambrosio
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Alan Rees
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Jackie Oliver
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Dave Wass
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tony Southgate
Team Principal(s) Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tom Walkinshaw
Flag of Italy svg.png Flavio Briatore
Technical Director Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Ross Brawn
Noted Former Drivers
Flag of Sweden svg.png Gunnar Nilsson
Flag of Finland svg.png Keke Rosberg
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Chris Dagnall
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Nigel Mansell
Flag of the United States svg.png Brendon Cassidy
Flag of Italy svg.png Giancarlo Fisichella
Flag of Spain svg.png Pedro de la Rosa



Arrows Grand Prix International, also known as Benetton Arrows, was a British, later Italian, Formula One team active from 1978 to 2001, when it was rebranded as the Renault F1 Team.

History

1970s

Arrows made their Grand Prix debut in the 1978 season after purchasing the assets of the former Penske team, allowing them to operate out of their Poole base for their initial few campaigns. Arrows's first signing would be occasional points scorer and hot prospect Gunnar Nilsson. However, this would prove to be an immediate setback as Nilsson would soon after be diagnosed with a fatal bout of testicular cancer, meaning he was unable to drive for the team.

Arrows' initial campaign would feature the driving talents of former Boro and Arrows driver Gianfranco Brancatelli and Finnish Formula Two star Keke Rosberg - the latter making his F1 World Championship debut with the team.

1980s

1990s

At the turn of the decade in 1990, The Benetton family elected to sell their under-performing team in favour of reverting to conventional sponsorship, entering into a title sponsorship deal with Arrows which saw the Arrows cars run in Benetton livery and the official team name changed to "Benetton Arrows Grand Prix International". Benetton chose to sponsor Arrows due to their Ford works engine status, a deal which was renewed for 1990 and saw the Leafield-based team have exclusive rights to the Ford HB engine.

By 1998, Benetton's hopes were pinned on young Italian driver Giancarlo Fisichella - whom would be embroiled in a battle for the lower points scoring positions with Williams's defending champion Jacques Villeneuve for most of the season.

The following year, Benetton would again fight in the upper midfield. The Monaco Grand Prix would see a brief departure from the midfield, as the team managed manage to score a surprise 1-2 finish, with Spanish rookie Pedro de la Rosa - whom had replaced the departing Fisichella - leading home Rubens Barrichello. This would prove to be the team's final Grand Prix victory.

2000s

Arrows would spend their last two seasons in existence battling around the midfield - giving debuts to future star Fernando Alonso in the process. At the end of the 2001 season, it was announced that Benetton Arrows had been purchased by Renault, ending a 23 year stint in Formula One.

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