Ukusungulwa kombala we-Redbull kwaqala kuleli 

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Uhlelo lombala obomvu noluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka lwe-Red Bull, oluhlobisa iziphuzo ezinikeza amandla kanye nezimoto zomjaho futhi nolwaziwa emhlabeni wonke luvela kuleli.

Kuwukuqhubekela phambili kwenguquko yokuxhasa eyaqala ngenkampani kagwayi yakuleli i-Gunston eminyakeni engamashumi amahlanu edlule.

I-Red Bull kaMax Verstappen  isinikeze amaphiko kumasizini athile e-Formula 1 akamuva, kodwa ukuduma komkhiqizo kwaqala kanjani  emjahweni wezimoto?

I-Team Gunston eyayingakaze iwine ku-World Championships, yabonakala ku-Rhodesian Grand Prix ka-1967 okwaba isiqalo esihle sokuxhaswa kwe-F1.

Ngesikhathi kusungulwa i-F1 World Championship ngeminyaka yango-1950 izimoto zazihlotshiswe ngemibala yamazwe ezaziwamele, izimpawu zoxhaso zivaliwe ezimotweni.

Konke kwashintsha ehlobo lika-’67 ngesikhathi i-Brabham BT20 enombala  wewolintshi  nonsundu iphendula umhlaba womjaho hhayi ngesivinini sayo noma ubuchwepheshe bayo, kodwa ngombala wayo.

AbakwaGunston babengabasunguli be-king-size cigarette filter futhi babona ukuthi uma besekela abashayeli be-SAF1, uJohn Love noSam Tingle,  kuzoveza isithombe esisha senkampani.

Kungenzeka ukuthi abawinanga lutho, kodwa ngesikhathi i-Team Gunston iphuma endaweni yesishiyagalolunye kwi-GP yakuleli ngo-1968, ezinye izinkampani zazibukele.

UJim Clark we-Team Lotus owawina ngephuzu elilodwa kwamabili kuleli ngalowo nyaka waqhamuka nemoto enombala ofana nowegolide kwi-Gold Leaf Tobacco.

Yaqala kanjalo-ke inguquko. Ngokushesha nje njengoba izethameli zikamabonakude bezithanda izinkampani ezinkulu emhlabeni wonke zangenelela ekuxhaseni.

Kodwa iqembu iGunston yangena emjahweni wokugcina ngo-1975, futhi noma kungenzeka ukuthi abakaze bayinambithe impumelelo efana ne-Red Bull, bayohlale bekhunjulwa njengamavulandlela oxhaso lwe-F1.

Isithombe esingenhla: I-Team Gunston ngo-1968 kwi-SA GP

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