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Scot Gerry Birrell (at the wheel) and Belgian Claude Bourgoignie in their Ford Deutschland-entered, Ford Capri 2600 RS, at the 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans. They finished 10th overall, and winners of their category.

In 1979, Teddy Yip, an Indonesian-Dutch businessman who was instrumental in developing Macao as a tourist destination, helped fund the Ensign team, but the car was not a success. Picture above: Marc Surer (Ensign N179 Cosworth) talking to team owner Teddy Yip, in the rainbow-coloured car, at the 1979 US Grand Prix East at Watkins Glen, […]

Guy Ligier and Jo Schlesser, Ford GT40-entered by Ford France, at the 1966 Nürburgring 1000 km, finished in fifth position. The race was won by Jo Bonnier and Phil Hill in their Chaparral 2D-Chevrolet, beating the works Ferrari 206S of Ludovico Scarfiotti and Lorenzo Bandini, who finished in the same lap.

The 1973 season saw a superb battle between the JPS Lotus 72s of Fittipaldi and Peterson and the Elf-Tyrrell 006’s of Jackie Stewart and François Cevert. The Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort was not different. Ronnie Peterson (Lotus 72) took pole by half a second over Stewart and Cevert in their Tyrrell 006. On the […]

Ronnie Peterson, here-above at Long Beach in 1978, accepted to play second fiddle at Lotus and help team mate Mario Andretti in his quest for the Drivers’ World Championship. All went according to plan, until Monza… Andretti was crowned, nevertheless, but in sadness.

Simon Pagenaud, winner of the 2019 Indy 500, gives us his first impressions after testing the N°22 Penske entered Dallara and the new Aeroscreen introduced this year, for a better protection of the driver’s head: “Loving the view from the cockpit with the new aeroscreen! The car looks great and the view from the cockpit […]

Austrian Dieter Quester and Dutch Toine Hezemans, winners of the 1973 24 Hours of Spa, at the wheel of their BMW 3.0 CSL. In 24 hours, they accomplished 4422 kms, at the average speed of 184.3 km/h. Not bad, for a touring car!

The 2007 Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps was won by Kimi Raikkonen in a Ferrari. He led his team mate Felipe Massa home in a superb one-two for the Scuderia. Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton were third and fourth in their McLaren-Mercedes.

The 78-lap 2007 Monaco Grand Prix was won from pole position by Spanish driver Fernando Alonso, driving a McLaren-Mercedes. Alonso took his second consecutive Monaco win by four seconds from English teammate Lewis Hamilton, with Brazilian Felipe Massa third in a Ferrari.

The 2007 Le Mans 24 Hours were won by the Audi R10 TDI of Marco Werner, Emanuele Pirro and Frank Biela.