Motor 13th October 1984.
The 1986 season
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Autosport 20th March 1986.
Autosport 20th March 1986.
Autosport 19th June 1986.
Osella will definitely not be involved in the Formula One WOrld Championship in 1987
Autosport 31st July 1986.
Autosport 29th June 1989.
Atosport 29th June 1989.
Autosport 25th August 1988.[/spoiler]
The 1987 season
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Aside from his F1 commitments, Piercarlo Ghizani has recently been busy setting up Ghizani Racing, a specialist body kit and tuning accessory supplier. The new company's first offer is for the Lancia Thema Turbo ie.
Motoring News 21st January 1987.
Motoring News 8th April 1987.
Motoring News 23rd April 1987.
Motoring News 7th May 1987.
Motoring News 13th May 1987.
Motoring News 3rd June 1987.
Motoring News 24th June 1987.
Motoring News 8th July 1987.
Motoring News 8th July 1987.
The British Grand Prix wrote:Caffi: Qualified in 20th place and kept Brundle in sight, eventually succumbing to a turbo failure after 32 laps.
Autosport 16th July 1987.
The German Grand Prix wrote:Fabre: Qualified 25th and retired with engine trouble on lap 11, bringing to an end 100% finishing record so far this season.
Autosport 30th July 1987.
Motoring News 19th August 1987.
Motoring News 9th September 1987.
The Italian Grand Prix wrote:Caffi: Qualified 20th on Friday, dropping one place in second session. Ran 19th from start, climbing to 14th before rear suspension breakage on lap 17 caused retirement.
Forini: Qualified 23rd first session, dropping to 26th on Saturday, Ran stedingly at tail of field before retiring after 27 laps with turbo failure.
Autosport 10th September 1987.
Motoring News 16th December 1987.[/spoiler]
The 1988 season
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Motoring News 16th March 1988.
Motoring News 30th March 1988.
Autosport 31st March 1988.
Motoring News 5th May 1988.
Motoring News 6th July 1988.
Motoring News 13th July 1988.
The Hungarian Grand Prix wrote:Larini: Car was difficult to handle in the wet. Spun off and jogged in (yet again) Delayed by failure of tail-light on spare. Three times stopped by pitlane exit marshal. Ran out of time. Twenty-first quickest in session, but failed to prequalify.
Autosport 11th August 1988.
Motoring News 17th August 1988.
The Osella Grand Prix team is apparently considering standing down from Formula One next season. If this were to happen Enzo Osella and his crew would be working to return in 1990.
Autosport 1st September 1988.
Motoring News 1st September.
Autosport 1st September 1988.
Suggestions reached us that Osella might sit out the 1989 season ehile it works out the budgets and design for a two-car assault in 1990.
Motoring News 14th September 1988.
The Belgian Grand Prix wrote:Larini: Minor pop-off valve trouble on Friday morning, but for once car ran without breaking odnw. Running too much wing afternoon and lost 20mins changing this. Scraped into the field 26th after only four laps. Suffered fuel pump trouble from second lap of the race onwards. Pitted after 13 laps and retired a lap later.
Autosport 1st September 1988.
Enzo Osella is rumoured to have a chance of Alfa Romeo's V10 Procar engine next year.
Motoring News 5th October 1988.
Motoring News 5th October 1988.
Motoring News 2nd November 1988.
The Japanese Grand Prix wrote:Larini: His first visit to Suzuka. The car was handling alirght, but progress was slowed on Friday morning with a broken wheel. Balance was better but traffic kept him down the grid. Suffere engine trouble in the warm-up and a hurried engine change took palce. Ran at the end of the field and then retired when a wheel fell off.
Autosport 3rd November 1988.
Motoring News 7th December 1988.
Motoring News 21st December 1988.
Motoring News 21st December 1988.[/spoiler]
The 1989 season
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Motoring News 11th January 1989.
Motoring News 1st March 1989.
Motoring News 22nd March 1989.
Motoring News 26th April 1989.
The San Marino Grand Prix wrote:Larini: Used repiared car from testing accident. Made it through pre-qualifying bu managed just four laps on Friday morning. Fine performance in the afternoon netting 12th, and 14th on Saturday. Ran strongly in the race to sixth until suspension vibration set in when car grew lighter as the fuel was used up. Dropped back and crashed on lap 53 when a hub broke. A fine showing.
Ghinzani: Enigne never ran cleanly in pre-qualifying, suffered an electrical gremlin and Piercarlo failed to make the cut.
Autosport 27th April 1989.
Motoring News 10th May 1989.
Motoring News 17th May 1989.
Motoring News 24th May 1989.
Motoring News 21st June 1989.
Motoring News 12th July 1989.
Nicola Larini, still tipped a possible Ferrari number two in 1990, was in fine qualifying form, but retired with engine problem after nearly wiping out Jean-Marie Balestre and Roland Bruynseraede as they ambled across after starting the event.
Motoring News 19th July 1989.
Motoring News 16th August 1989.
The Belgian Grand Prix wrote:Larini: Failed to pre-qualify after collision with Tarquini at Radillion.
Ghinzani: Ran well in pre-qualifying, and only slightly shy of Larini's best time. Failed to pre-qualify.
Autosport 31st August 1989.
Motoring News 13th September 1989.
Motoring News 8th November 1989.
Motoring News 8th November 1989.
Motoring News 8th November 1989.
Motoring News 6th December 1989.
Motoring News 20th December 1989.[/spoiler]
The 1990 season
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Motoring News 4th January 1990.
Motoring News 17th January 1990.
Motoring News 7th March 1990.
Osella will almost certainly continue with just a single-car set-up in 1991. It is suggested that the team hopes to use Chrysler Lamborghini 12s in place of its Cosworth DFRs.
Motoring News 11th July 1990.
Motoring News 11th July 1990.
Osella is scheduled to move from its long-standing Torino headquarters to a new factory at Bergamo, close to owner Fondmetal's wheel foundry. The team should know soon whether it has secured Chrysler Lamborghini V12s for 1991, and is due to identify its new chief desginer shortly.
Motoring News 1st August 1990.
As part of its expansion programme for 1991, Fondmetal Osella has signed an option with F3000 racer Paul Belmondo and will decide in November whether to run two cars next year. Belmondo will undertake a series of tests before an decision is made about his status within the team. He and current incumbent Olivier Grouillard were last team-mates in French F3
Motoring News 30th August 1990.
Autosport 30th August 1990.
Autosport 30th August 1990.
Autosport 30th August 1990.
The Belgian Grand Prix wrote:Grouillard: Made it through pre-qualifying with no trouble. Tried a new rear wing and new Pirelli rubber on Friday morning but switched back to the original spec for the afternoon. Twentieth-five overnight. Hit a kerb on Saturday morning and broke the rear suspension. The car was repaired for the afternoon and Olivier improved by 2.3 seconds to take 23rd on the grid, despite having to back off when Piquet went off. Managed to avoid all the accidents and ran at the tail of the field, stopping for tyres once, to finish 16th.
Autosport 30th August 1990.
Motoring News 21st November 1990.
Motoring News 28th November 1990.
Motoring News 19th December 1990.
Motoring News 19th December 1990.
