Its UK factory and race team personnel would be the basis of the Rodin F1 team, though Dicker says the actual cars would be built in the rural NZ facility that produces the company’s only current model, the FZed open-wheeler. In preparation, Dicker has purchased Carlin Motorsport, a leading competitor in Formula 2, 3 and 4. “They’re going to decide in July, but to be honest, having got to the second step, I feel moderately confident we might actually be able to manage to do it.” Dean Mackenzieĭicker wants to have a Rodin F1 team competing from 2026 his is one of several parties competing for what is believed to be two extra places on the current 10-team grid. The New Zealand-based operation is run by Australian motor sport enthusiast (and gentleman racer) David Dicker, whose computer supply company, Dicker Data, now has a market cap of $1.63 billion.ĭavid Dicker in the cockpit of his original FZed.
It is readying for release an outrageously styled track car with a bespoke V10 hybrid drivetrain, and has plans for a Le Mans-style sports-racer, a road-going electric car and, now, its own Formula 1 team. Rodin is possibly the world’s most ambitious tiny car company.
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