31/08/2026
We should probably explain what is going on in these photos?!
That's John and Kevin, sat on the front wheels of Kevin's Caterham, clearly planning something. Once you know the story behind this car, you'll understand why there is plenty to talk about.
This is the actual CT05 that Marcus Ericsson raced, and crashed, at the 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix. When Caterham F1 folded that same year, it got stripped down and left in a corner of the factory. Kevin picked it up at auction for less than five grand and spent the next ten years chasing parts all over the world, including one steering wheel that took him all the way to a private owner in Australia.
We got the call to help make it run again, and we've loved every minute of it. A year of fabricating, wiring and problem solving later, in late 2024 it fired up under its own power for the first time since that crash in Hungary. Kevin was in the seat, driving his own F1 car.
Driver 61 recently released his video on the build and it's already had 1.8 million views, so we're clearly not the only ones who think it's a great story.
Keep an eye out for the what happens next.....
Go and watch it - https://youtu.be/PsHTtMEydE0?si=Z6Nh8tqf2RQG8LVz
Caterhamf1.co.uk Driver 61
