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I was so honored and privileged to be invited at the FIA prize giving gala 2019, this time in Paris. Thank you President Jean Todt and his team for the invitation, for the beautiful and sometimes emotional moments of this gala evening.

The 1975 British Grand Prix was held at Silverstone. The race was overshadowed by a heavy storm on lap 53, which caused three out of four front drivers – Jody Scheckter, James Hunt and Mark Donohue – to aquaplane and crash in the same corner, bringing an early end to the race. Emerson Fittipaldi, in […]

Mike Parkes (1931-1977) was a British racing driver from England. He participated in seven Formula One Grand Prix, debuting at the 1959 British Grand Prix. He achieved two podiums, and scored a total of 14 points. He also secured one pole position. Picture above: Mike Parkes, Ferrari 312, Dutch Formula One Grand Prix 1967, at […]

Audi Sport Team Joest scored a perfect 1-2-3 at the 2000 Le Mans 24 Hours. Winners were Frank Biela, Tom Kristensen and Emanuele Pirro in their Audi R8 3.6L Turbo V8.

Choosing Lewis Hamilton as our Driver of the Year, was quite easy. The Brit’s record, with 11 victories and 6 podium finishes in 21 races, is a very impressive achievement. Was it easy ? Certainly not. Fierce competition came from ever improving team mate Bottas, from the phenomenal Verstappen in the Red Bull-Honda always ready to bounce, […]

Canadian businessman Lawrence Stroll, owner of Formula 1 team Racing Point, is preparing a bid to take a major stake in  Aston Martin, as reported by Autocar magazine. Shares of Aston Martin, soared 15% when the rumor came out on Thursday. The British sports car maker’s share price had slumped since it’s flotation in October […]

Michael Schumacher won the 2001 Formula One World Drivers’ Championship. It was the fourth crown for the German, and his  second with the Scuderia Ferrari. Picture-above: Schumacher celebrating victory at the 2001 Hungarian Grand Prix with teammate Rubens Barrichello and team boss Jean Todt.

Belgian Marc Duez at the 1981 Spa 24 Hours. He will finish fifth in a Tom Walkinshaw Racing-entered Mazda RX-7. The race was won by the sister car of fellow Belgian Pierre Dieudonné and team-owner Tom Walkinshaw, in the leading Mazda RX-7 (picture below).

Jackie Stewart: “François was just getting stronger and stronger all the time and it was obvious to me he was going to be a World Champion. He was good enough to beat me and he was hungry enough, and it was obvious he was going to be Ken’s (Tyrrell) number 1.”

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won his fourth Drivers’ Championship in 2017 with nine Grand Prix victories while Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) was a distant second with 5 victories. Mercedes retained the Constructors’ Championship for a fourth consecutive year with the W08 EQ Power+ entered in 2017.