Iconic F1 vehicles, uncommon artefacts and interactive enjoyable for the household – Formula 1 Exhibition opens in Germany

The internationally celebrated Formula 1 Exhibition has opened its doorways in Germany for the primary time, bringing thrilling racing historical past, distinctive F1 vehicles and reveals, multimedia installations, interactive components and loads of adrenaline and drama to OBEX in Oberhausen.

Set throughout an space of greater than 3,000 sq. metres, it is taken greater than 5 years to develop the ground-breaking exhibition, which incorporates contributions from main F1 groups and drivers from the previous and current, in addition to Formula 1 specialists.

With quite a few reveals and memorabilia, unique video and photograph materials that has by no means been seen earlier than, spectacular audio and video design, expansive installations, insider details and extraordinary objects, the Formula 1 Exhibition supplies a novel perspective on the thrilling historical past of the game.

Visitors are taken on a journey via essentially the most legendary, formative and transferring moments in F1 historical past, accompanied by an audio information, with seven iconic racing vehicles from completely different eras simply among the many highlights – permitting friends to expertise motorsport historical past and improvements in expertise and design up shut.

Among the vehicles on show are the Ferrari F1-2000, through which legendary German F1 champion Michael Schumacher gained the primary of a complete of 5 World Championship titles with Ferrari on the Japanese Grand Prix in 2000 – ending a 21-year drought for the legendary Italian group.

Other vehicles on show embrace the Mercedes W02 from 2011, additionally pushed by Schumacher and his compatriot Nico Rosberg, which helped lay the foundations for Mercedes-Benz’s historic dominance. From 2014 to 2021, the German model gained eight Constructors’ titles and 7 Drivers’ titles.

Schumacher and Rosberg had been the primary German driver duo since 1955 within the ‘Silver Arrows’, and the well-known and really uncommon Mercedes W154 can also be on show within the exhibition. With its groundbreaking design, technical excellence and dominance within the late Nineteen Thirties, it reached unimaginable speeds of over 300kph and have become a logo of Mercedes’ progressive power and pursuit of efficiency.

The Arrows A8 F1, with its BMW engine, the Toro Rosso STR2, the Red Bull Racing RB16B – through which Max Verstappen gained his first title in 2021 – and the enduring Matra MS80-02 that Sir Jackie Stewart drove to victory in 5 races in 1969 to safe his first Championship, additionally function.

Spread throughout seven specially-designed themed rooms, which had been conceived in collaboration with famend curators, artists and filmmakers, the automobiles type one of many centrepieces of the exhibition, which has rather more to supply – together with a devoted German-themed room.

Germany’s unimaginable Formula 1 historical past might be characterised by technical excellence, legendary drivers and historic victories. The German Drive room celebrates this heritage by showcasing the best moments in Formula 1 on German racetracks – such because the Nordschleife, the Nürburgring and the Hockenheimring – or by German drivers, in addition to particular memorabilia and unique content material.

Exceptional abilities reminiscent of Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel, with 11 titles between them, cemented the nation’s place among the many sport’s elite, earlier than Rosberg constructed on that legacy by profitable the 2016 World Championship with Mercedes.

The 90-minute journey via the world of F1 begins with Once Upon A Time In Formula 1, a gallery of beforehand unpublished pictures, movies, artefacts and quite a few interviews with the game’s most well-known personalities, taking guests via among the hottest and defining moments in F1 historical past.

The Design Lab provides a uncommon perception into the event of an F1 automotive and reveals how the groups design and produce new parts. This is adopted by the Drivers and Duels room, which celebrates essentially the most legendary drivers and memorable moments since Formula 1 began in 1950.

Revolution By Design is all about innovation and ingenuity, ground-breaking technical advances and the distinctive energy of Formula 1 design. The subsequent part, Survival, focuses on Romain Grosjean’s dramatic crash in Bahrain in 2020, that includes the remnants of his Haas automotive and a video set up with unpublished interviews.

The exhibition ends with a spectacular finale. Pit Wall is an immersive multimedia expertise that brings the best and most fascinating moments in F1 historical past to life as soon as once more.

The exhibition additionally pays tribute to among the spectacular ladies who’ve performed a key function within the success and recognition of motorsport and Formula 1, and presents guests the distinctive alternative to take a photograph with the Hockenheim trophy gained by Heinz-Harald Frentzen in 1999.

The Formula 1 Exhibition presents quite a lot of interactive and academic components for all ages, together with state-of-the-art F1 racing simulators.

Emily Prazer, Chief Commercial Officer at Formula 1, mentioned: “We are excited to deliver the F1 Exhibition to Germany. Since our first present in Madrid, the Exhibition has been an amazing success in showcasing Formula 1’s historical past.

“Germany as a rustic is integral to the game’s story with iconic tracks such because the Nürburgring and nice champions together with Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel, whose legacies we nonetheless really feel as we speak. We can’t look forward to followers in Germany to delve deeper into F1 and study extra in regards to the sport they love.”