Alain Prost: “The period when we were teammates was the most splendid and brilliant period I’ve ever known because there was a mixture of success with McLaren – he (Niki Lauda) won the championship in 1984, me in 1985 – but above all this very strong friendship that was created at that time.” “Niki taught […]
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Unforgettable
It’s been 25 years since Jean Alesi, on his 31st birthday, won his first and only Formula 1 Grand Prix at Montréal in 1995. The Frenchman from Avignon started 201 Grand Prix, winning one race only, fewer than his talent deserved, but that one win occurred on his birthday, in a Ferrari (Alesi has Sicilian […]
From one seat to the other…
In 1968, Jean Todt was a young apprentice driver and he was dreaming to make a career at the wheel of a race car. Unfortunately, his short experience in practice for the 1968 Spa 24 Hours ended with a serious crash in the R8 Gordini he was sharing with Jean-François Piot, and they had to […]
Beating the factory teams
The 1986 1000 km of Spa was the eighth round of the 1986 World Sports-Prototype Championship. A strong field was led by the factory teams – Rothmans Porsche and Silk Cut Jaguar – who were the clear favorites. Nevertheless, and to the surprise of many, the Brun Motorsport-entered Porsche 962C in bright orange Jägermeister colors, superbly […]
Guy Ligier, a racing driver
Guy Ligier (1930-2015) is mostly remembered as a Formula One team owner, but few know that he was a competent racing driver, he even made it to Formula 1 (picture). He is seen here aboard his Cooper T81 Maserati at the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix, where he finished 10th. Ligier first tried his luck in Formula […]
Nothing but respect
The 2019 Indianapolis 500 were one of the most thrilling and epic races in years. Simon Pagenaud, in the bright yellow Menard’s sponsored Dallara-Chevrolet-entered by Team Penske, led from pole most of the race, until he was caught and passed by Alexander Rossi, Dallara-Honda, Andretti Autosport in the closing stages. Certainly not giving up, the […]
10000!
Milestone. Our community has reached 10000 fantastic and passionate people from so many countries. It’s a wonderful feeling after just one year of being online. In fact, it feels like when Lewis Hamilton wins a world title, like here (picture) in 2017! hahaha. Please continue to like, to share, to comment… cos we’re just getting started! It’s […]
Hail Cesar
He would have been 61 years old today: the unforgettable Andrea de Cesaris, 208 Grand Prix in 15 seasons in Formula 1 (with one pole position and 5 podiums), great surf lover, he was known as someone who often crashed his single-seaters… (picture hereunder). The Italian driver would very sadly died in a motorcycle accident in […]
Ricciardo: “I know Seb well enough”
Daniel Ricciardo talks about Sebastian Vettel’s current situation, about his discussions with Ferrari and his departure from Renault to McLaren at the end of the season: DR: “I know Seb well enough, we were team mates, I believe he is still hungry and competitive enough to want to continue. I like Seb. Obviously, I had […]
In red and white
The three musketeers. “In 1982, the “Belgian Marlboro Team” was very promising”, remembers journalist Pierre Van Vliet. The experienced Pierre Dieudonné (left), hired by the TWR Jaguar team in the European Touring Car Championship (after winning the 24 Hours of Spa in 1981 in a Mazda RX7 with Tom Walkinshaw), and the two great hopefuls, Thierry Boutsen […]