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Qualifying has not been great for the Chevy-powered Penske squad, none of the four entered cars succeeding to qualify for the Fast 9, but do not discount the chances of victory tonight for Roger Penske’s team who has won the last two editions of the Indy 500, with Power in 2018 and Pagenaud in 2019. […]

The very good performances of the Racing Point, copied on last years’ Mercedes, and the disappointing performances of the Ferrari have inspired the excellent cartoonist Fiszman, in the magazine Auto-Hebdo: “Currently, two cars are subject to a lot of comments because of their performances, the Pink Mercedes and the Red Haas” All is said.  

Here you go: at the 1963 Belgian Grand Prix, walking up the grid after the drivers’ briefing led by the race director… From left to right, all helmets on: the reigning world champion Graham Hill, Giancarlo Baghetti, Innes Ireland, Trevor Taylor, Jack Brabham, Dan Gurney, Phil Hill, Jim Clark (face hidden by Hill’s visor), Jo […]

Hungary 1997: Defending World Champion Damon Hill, who had been having a difficult year in the uncompetitive and unreliable Arrows-Yamaha, had led comfortably for most of the race after qualifying third behind championship challengers Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve. However, a hydraulic failure in the closing stages resulted in Villeneuve passing him on the final […]

The first Japanese Grand Prix in Formula One history was held at the Fuji racetrack in 1976, and was raced in pouring rain. Niki Lauda, one of the two title candidates, stopped after one lap, judging the conditions too dangerous, and James Hunt needed to finish third or better to be crowned World Champion. Great […]

“Jean Behra was one of the greatest fighters I came across,” once said Stirling Moss. “If you passed Castellotti or Musso or Collins or Hawthorn, that was the end of it, but with Jean there was no way you could put him out of your mind – you had to keep your eye on your […]

The little Brazilian Roberto Moreno always grabbed the devil by the tail without getting a full-time drive in a top team. Winner of the Formula Ford Festival in 1980 and British Formula 3 champion the following year, he made his F1 debut at the 1982 Dutch Grand Prix where he replaced the injured Nigel Mansell […]

Ross Brawn is full of praise for Max Verstappen after his victory at Silverstone: “Max was simply sensational at Silverstone. He reminds me of Michael Schumacher in many ways. When you listen to his radio, he’s clearly got spare capacity.” “The limit of the car is not the limit of Max Verstappen. Like Michael, he […]

The 1960 Portugal Grand Prix was held at Porto, on an urban race track with pavement portions (picture above), not far from the beaches of the Atlantic Ocean. Rookie in Formula One that year, the multiple motorcycling world champion John Surtees impressed greatly by capturing pole position and leading 36 out of the 55 race […]

The count Rodolphe van der Straten, was a great patron of motor racing and a lover of very powerful engines: after starting with Mini’s and the first Alfa Romeo 33, his Team VDS moved to the V8 Chevrolet in a Lola T70 and in a McLaren M8F that Teddy Pilette drove to second place in […]