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The British Grand Prix was held at Silverstone on 14 July 1991. The 59-lap race was won from pole position by local hero Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams-Renault FW14. Championship leader, Ayrton Senna, ran out of fuel in his McLaren-Honda on the final lap and was classified fourth. Mansell, took him for a ride on […]

Lewis Hamilton expressed himself about Sebastian Vettel’s current uncomfortable situation at Ferrari and the rumors concerning his possible passage to Aston Martin in 2021. LH: “Sebastian is going through a difficult time. Ferrari doesn’t do a lot to make him shine. But a driver needs the support of the team. His time is far from […]

For the 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours, Kronos Racing entered a Lola-Aston-Martin that Vanina Ickx shared with the drivers of team Marc VDS, Bas Leinders and rookie Maxime Martin. The Belgian trio finished 7th overall and second in the private LMP1 category, behind the winning Audi R18 of Lotterer-Treluyer-Fassler, four Peugeot 908 HDi and the […]

Ferrari’s season is far from satisfying so far. The Scuderia lays 4th in the Constructors standings with a deficit of more than 100 points to rival Mercedes, after just four races. Always outspoken, Flavio Briatore (picture above) believes that while team-principal Mattia Binotto (picture here-under) is a competent engineer, he’s not the right person to […]

In 1958, she became the first woman to take the start of a Formula One Grand Prix: she was even classified in tenth (but last) position at Spa at the wheel of a Maserati 250F, and so writing history in motorsports. From Roman aristocracy, Maria Teresa de Filippis was a competent and fearless racing driver. […]

Exactly 40 years ago today, on August 1st 1980, Patrick Depailler suffered a fatal accident in testing his Alfa Romeo 179 at Hockenheim, ten days prior to the 1980 German Grand Prix, when a suspension failure pitched his car into the Armco at the high-speed Ostkurve, inflicting fatal head injuries to the French driver. Born in Clermond-Ferrand […]

Sergio Pérez having been tested positive to the Covid-19 virus and placed in isolation, will not be able to race until further notice. Racing Point, obliged to find a replacement quickly, have decided to hire Nico Hülkenberg, excellent driver… without a drive, fast and reliable, experienced, and known by the team, for the next two […]

So nice of McLaren Formula One driver Lando Norris who chose the drawing of 6 years old Eva as his helmet design for next weekend’s 2020 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. If you ask me, I think it looks super cool! Well done Eva.

Belgian Didier Theys, Martini-VW, US Formula Super Vee 1986 Champion. Went on to drive in IndyCar and in endurance racing, winning the 24 Hours of Daytona, twice and the 12 Hours of Sebring.

Peter Schetty is a former racing driver (born in 1942) from Basel in Switzerland. In his early twenties, he began competing in hillclimb events and in 1965 and 1966 was one of the drivers of the Scuderia Filipinetti team Shelby Mustangs. Picture above: Peter Schetty casually chatting with Jacky Ickx before the start of the 24 […]