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In 1922, most car constructors travelled to Sicily, attracted by the potential publicity generated by Count Florio’s race, a competition that deserved the best they had to offer: the Austro Daimler, the Steyr, the Ballot, the Alfa Romeo, the Fiat, the Ceirano and the Mercedes. The notoriety of the race was such that the news […]

Kimi Räikkönen will take his last Formula One start today at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi. The adventure started 20 years ago, at the 2001 Australian Grand Prix (picture above), Kimi was just 21. With a record of 354 starts, 21 Grand Prix victories and the 2007 Drivers’ World Title to his name, the […]

Bernie Ecclestone (91) is as sharp as ever. The former Formula One boss does not hesitate expressing his opinion on the championship battle, and the incidents involving Hamilton and Verstappen. He believes that the stewards interfere far too much in the title fight. In addition, he does not see what Verstappen did wrong at the moment he […]

Rudolf “Rudy” Caracciola, Mercedes-Benz SSK, Monaco Grand Prix 1929. The German ace finished third. The 1929 Monaco Grand Prix was the first Grand Prix to be run in the Principality. William Grover-Williams won the race in a Bugatti.

When the “Little Prince” was flying high. This particular image, is the kind I enjoy the most as a true race fanatic. Why is that ? It’s because it is different, because it is not related to any particular sporting event, but it catches the eye and it makes you curious. What is Gilles Villeneuve […]

Ronnie Peterson and Hans J. Stuck formed a fantastic pairing for the 1975 ADAC Norisring 200 race in the works BMW. As predicted, they qualified their superb BMW 3 .0 CSL on pole in front of 200.000 spectators, but had to retire in the race with brake problems. These were glorious times, when F1 drivers […]

Ronnie Peterson (photo above) and Jacky Ickx had high hopes coming into the 1974 season. The Lotus 76, designed by Colin Chapman, Tony Rudd and Ralph Bellamy, was intended to be a more advanced version of the excellent Lotus 72. The car had a longer wheelbase, a lighter chassis and featured a bi-plane rear wing, […]

Monza 1976: Carlos Reutemann in the cockpit of his Ferrari 312T2 at the Italian Grand Prix, with engineer Mauro Forghieri. After Niki Lauda’s accident at the Nürburgring six weeks earlier, Enzo Ferrari, unsure of his return, signed the Argentinian for the remainder of the season and for 1977.

As soon as they tried the McLaren MP4/4-Honda early 1988, a car designed by American Steve Nichols (chief designer) and South-African Gordon Murray (technical director), Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna knew they had a fantastic car at their disposal. The two best drivers of the field, and arguably the two best drivers in the history of […]

Our list of ‘Star Contributors’ is getting more impressive every day. We feel very fortunate that these drivers, journalists and personalities are willing to join us. All have stories to tell, and chose ‘The Human Side of Racing’ do to so, to our delight. Please visit the website and find all the stories, the drivers, […]