F1 car with Dutch race history

Published on 31 January 2006 by Thorsten Hendriks

Jordan F1 artwork at the Zandvoort Cirduit (Photo: Frits van Eldik)
A unique 2003 Jordan F1 car has been in The Netherlands for a short while, it has been worked on by artist Johan Pluijster who used an airbrush method to paint all Dutch F1 drivers on the car and named it "Dutchmen and Formula 1".
Some of the drivers have put their signature on the car and Jos Verstappen was one of them. The car highlights the complete Dutch history at the top of motorsport. Portraits of Dries van der Lof, Jan Flinterman, Carel Godin de Beaufort, Ben Pon, Gijs van Lennep, Roelof Wunderink, Boy Hayje, Michael Bleekemolen, Jan Lammers, Huub Rothengatter, Jos Verstappen, Robert Doornbos and Christijan Albers have been painted on the car.


On the sidepots the faces of Jan Lammers and Gijs van Lennep stare at you. Jos Verstappen's portrait is most prominent on the car. (Photo: Frits van Eldik)
Pitbox Race Events hires simulators and F1 showcars out for commercial presentations and this car will be part of their fleet. Jos Verstappen's face is also on the nose of the car as he is the most successful Dutch F1 driver.


Jos puts his signature on the car (Photo: Pitbox Race Events)
Johan Pluijster has worked 400 hours on this project. The artist offered Jos a paintbrush artwork he did; it a portrait of Jos when he was driving with Steward Ford back in 1998.


Artist Johan Pluijster (left) and Jos with the paintbrush artwork (Photo: Pitbox Race Events)

Thorsten Hendriks