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Skip Barber at the wheel of his March 711-Ford at the 1971 Canadian Grand Prix held at Mosport Park (picture above). The American qualified in 24th amongst 27 entries, and retired after 13 laps in the race, with oil pressure problems. The race was won from pole position by Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell-Ford). American Mark Donohue […]

Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Jody Scheckter, Gilles Villeneuve and René Arnoux, the Renault and Ferrari F1 drivers, having lunch together (picture above) ahead of the 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix, held at Interlagos neighborhood of São Paolo. A scene that we’re not likely to witness nowadays. Thanks to the high altitude (850 meters or 2,840 feet), of the […]

Two promising young guns (picture-above) align at the XVII Rhein Pokal Rennen 1982 at Hockenheim with Stefan Bellof in the black Maurer MM82 BMW/Rosche alongside Thierry Boutsen in the Spirit 201 Honda. Bellof finished third behind Corrado Fabi (March) and Beppe Gabbiani (Maurer) whilst Boutsen was forced to retire with engine problems. Notice the quite […]

The UOP Shadow Racing Team (picture-above) with left to right: Peter Revson, owner Don Nichols and Jean-Pierre Jarier, in front of the Shadow-Ford DN3, at the 1974 Brazil Grand Prix held at Interlagos. For nearly a dozen years, an American racing team helmed by an ex-paratrooper and former counter-espionage agent competed at the highest level […]

Brit Brian Henton (picture-above) did very well to qualify his Boro 001-Cosworth (formerly an Ensign) in 23rd position for the 1977 Dutch Grand Prix held at Zandvoort. Notice the marshal’s BMW casually parked behind the guard rail. Not less than 34 participants were entered and only 26 of them would qualify for the race. Amongst […]

We all remember the legendary duel opposing the Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and the Porsche 908 of Hans Herrmann during the 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans (picture above taken from an original angle in the Mulsanne Straight), that turned out advantageously for the young Belgian ahead of the German veteran. A few weeks […]

The 1972 24 Hours of Spa were held at the old Francorchamps circuit that was 8.761 miles long (over 12 km). Main candidates for the overall victory were the Ford Capris RS 2600 and the BMW’s 2800 CS. On this very fast, dangerous but fantastic track, German ace Hans Joachim Stück made his ambitions clear, […]

Juan-Manuel Fangio, born 24 June 1911, driving an Alfa Romeo Alfetta 159, became the 1951 F1 Drivers World Champion. It was the first of his five crowns, the beginnings of his legend. He’s seen here-above at the 1951 Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps, where he claimed pole position, but suffered some mechanical issues in […]

Nigel Mansell, the 1992 Formula 1 Drivers’ World Champion and winner of 31 F1 Grand Prix once declared: “I consider myself one of a very small handful of drivers in the world that are top drivers.“ He added: “Am I better than Senna, Prost or Piquet ?” It’s very hard to be sure about that. […]

Elio de Angelis and Ayrton Senna, here with team manager Peter Warr and designer-engineer Gérard Ducarouge, seem pensive ahead of the 1985 Monaco Grand Prix (picture above). No reason to worry though, Senna is about to capture pole position. After Colin Chapman’s death in December 1982, the racing team was continued by his widow Hazel, […]