Post Type Archives: Events

Chris Amon in attack mode, at the wheel of his pretty Ferrari 312 in the Monaco harbour, during qualifying for the 1969 Monaco Grand Prix. He qualified second in the sole Ferrari entered, just 0.4 seconds slower than poleman Jackie Stewart in his Matra MS80-Ford. The 80-lap race was won by Graham Hill, driving a […]

After finding glory at Indianapolis in the 60s, Lotus tried to return there in 1984 with this Lotus 95T (picture-above), based on the Formula 1 94T, but powered by a V8 Cosworth DFX. Sadly, the team put in place by manager Ekrem Sami, the future McLaren commercial director, didn’t find the finance necessary and the […]

Dutch ace Gijs van Lennep power slides his Alfa Romeo T33/3 on the narrow roads of the mountains of Sicily, during the 1971 Targa Florio (picture-above). It was the 55th edition of the great classic and we witnessed a titanic battle opposing Alfa Romeo and Porsche. Autodelta entered three Alfa Romeo T33/3s for Andrea de […]

British journalist Peter Windsor comments the picture above: “I love this shot of the two Scarabs in their Monaco garage in 1960. Indeed, I love the concept in general of F1 teams using garages all over town – a policy Liberty should definitely adopt.” This rare picture is beautiful indeed, showing times long gone, times […]

Scuderia Ferrari driver Didier Pironi receives a Ferrari BB 512i from his team in Maranello, after months of convalescence and rehabilitation, following his terrible accident at the German Grand Prix, in August 1982. With the track wet because of persistant showers, Pironi was on a quick lap at Hockenheim, when his Ferrari hit the back […]

The 1984 Austrian Formula One Grand Prix was held on the Österreichring on 19 August 1984. It was the 400th Grand Prix held as part of the World Championship since it began in 1950. The 51-lap race was won by then two-time World Champion and local favourite Niki Lauda, his first victory on home soil, […]

In 1994, Flavio Briatore had just bought the Ligier team, with the intention to recuperate the Renault engines for the Benettons the following season, and he placed his future driver Johnny Herbert at the wheel of a blue car (picture-above), instead of Eric Bernard. The French driver, deprived of his drive at Ligier, recuperated Herbert’s […]

Nelson Piquet, the Brazilian triple F1 World Champion, has always been known for his politically un-correctness, and for his straight-talking. Asked by Record Sunday about Felipe Massa’s crusade for his lost 2008 title and about Rubens Barrichello’s time at Ferrari, he answered in typical Piquet style: “Berger and Patrese, for example, were 1 second slower […]

John Surtees (picture-above) qualified his Honda RA301 Honda V12 in seventh but was forced to retire on lap 3 of the race with ignition problems, at the rain-soaked 1968 German Prix held at the Nürburgring. The Honda RA301 was a Formula One racing car produced by Honda Racing for the 1968 Formula One season. It was introduced during the 1968 Spanish Grand Prix, the […]

With Lewis Hamilton signed by Ferrari for 2025 and beyond, an important seat at AMG-Mercedes is now available, and many speculate about who could replace him in this top team. The names of Verstappen, Alonso and even Antonelli are whispered, but a new serious new candidate has emerged: Romain Grosjean.  Contacted Romain Grosjean explains: “I […]