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Hockenheim 2000. Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) finally scored his first Grand Prix victory after starting from the 18th position. David Coulthard (McLaren-Mercedes) started from pole alongside Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), who collided with Fisichella on the first corner. Mika Hakkinen then took the lead of the race, until an intruder penetrated the circuit and caused a safety […]

Ralf Schumacher reappeared yesterday in the paddock of Hockenheim, scene of the 2019 German Grand Prix. Being the younger brother of 7-time World Champion and racing legend Michael Schumacher, it is easy to overlook Ralf’s own achievements. Schumacher began karting at the age of three and achieved early success before making transition to car racing […]

Günther Steiner : “Our tactic is to pretend we have one.” That’s a great one-liner.

The Ferrari 250 GTO of Marsala / Adriano Reale on its way to 39th place at the 1966 Targa Florio. Magical Targa Florio.  

Nice image of Austrian Helmut Marko in the Tony Southgate designed BRM P160 seen here in Monaco 1972. His team-mate Jean-Pierre Beltoise qualified on the second row of the grid and famously won the race in front of ‘rain master’ Jacky Ickx, but for the Austrian it was a race to forget, he qualified 17th […]

Lino Ventura was one of the leading French actors of the 70’s and early 80’s. A legend, and an actor still very much loved by the French spectators to this day. In the movie “Le Ruffian” (1983) directed by José Giovanni, Lino Ventura played a race driver with another French actor, Bernard Giraudeau (left). This […]

1000 km of Monza 1971. Jacky Ickx (Ferrari 312 PB) is lining up alongside Vic Elford (Porsche 917K) on the first row of the grid (picture-above). The Belgian has an impossible task. On this very fast circuit of Monza, his mission, with team-mate Clay Regazzoni, is to compete with the Porsches 917 powered by a […]

April 1970, Magny Cours circuit: the young Niki Lauda sets off for the Formula 3 race on the Gers circuit at the wheel of his McNamara, ahead of Etienne Vigoureux’s Martini and Reine Wisell’s Lotus.  After making his Formula V debut the previous year, the Austrian only made a few appearances in F3 because he […]

The 1981 Spanish Grand Prix was one of the closest finishes in Formula One history. Behind Gilles Villeneuve’s Ferrari who won the race, the four following cars finished in just 1.24 seconds. This was the Canadian’s last victory, an heroic one like most of his races. His Ferrari 126CK was far from competitive in 1981, […]

Goodwood, Festival of Speed 2019. Scroll through the photo album and enjoy the beauty, the nostalgia of seeing the ancient race cars and their racing drivers.