Post Type Archives: Events

Rikky von Opel, tries his best at the wheel of the sole Ensign N174-Ford entered by Mo Nunn at the 1974 Argentina Grand Prix (picture-above), but only manages to qualify in 26th, some 7 seconds slower than poleman Peterson in his Lotus 72. He did not start the race, worried about the poor handling of […]

The unveiling of the new BAR team (British American Racing), founded on the ashes of Team Tyrrell in 1999, surprised many at its official presentation, with different liveries on the two cars of Jacques Villeneuve and Ricardo Zonta (picture-above). Nevertheless, Bernie Ecclestone refused to allow that the BAR cars would bear different colours in races […]

Jacques Laffite, so much attached to the Ligier team, had not enjoyed its decline and had tried to relaunch his career by signing in 1983 for Williams, the team of his F1 debut. The British team, still bathing in Keke Rosberg’s 1982 success, continued with the modest V8 Ford-Cosworth and was not able to compete […]

Teammates Nigel Mansell and Elio de Angelis discuss setup of their Lotus 93T-Renault, ahead of the 1983 Formula One season. At this point of his career, Nigel Mansell has yet to win a Grand Prix, he will win 31 of them and the 1992 title, while Elio de Angelis already won one race in a […]

Jackie Stewart’s domination in the 1971 Formula One season was such that he clinched his second Drivers’ Championship with three races remaining, but the final round, the US Grand Prix held at Watkins Glen, belonged to his Tyrrell teammate, François Cevert (picture-above, crossing the line, both arms in the air). The Frenchman, who had qualified […]

AMG-Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton convincingly won his second World Drivers’ Championship in 2014 with 384 points and 11 victories, having previously conquered his first world title with McLaren in 2008. King Lewis II had arrived. Lewis was overall better than his team mate Nico Rosberg during this 2014 season, Nico being his only real rival for […]

Red Bull became for the first time a Formula 1 team when Dietrich Mateschitz (picture-below with his adviser Danny Bahar) bought end of 2004 the team Jaguar Racing. A first outing for the red bull on a freshly repainted RB1, born Jaguar, with David Coulthard at the wheel at Jerez (picture-above) was going to seal […]

Johnny Rutherford and Mario Andretti talk things over at Indianapolis in 1976. Both raced McLarens that year, so that might be what they’re discussing (picture-above). JR would win the shortened even, while Mario finished in eighth, in an era where we were privileged to witness racing giants competing at Indy. Polesitter Johnny Rutherford took the […]

Jackie Stewart, sitting in his new Tyrrell 001-Ford (nice Bernard Cahier picture-above), with Ken Tyrrell standing next to him, in the Kyalami pits. The Scot scored his seventh pole position and 24th podium with second place at this 1971 South African Grand Prix. The 1971 South African Grand Prix was held on 6 March 1971 […]

Nelson Piquet, the reigning F1 World Champion, qualifies on the front row of the 1982 South African Grand Prix and relaxes, leaning on his Brabham team’s tool box in the Kyalami pits (picture-above). René Arnoux (Renault) is on pole. The prelude to the race was notable for a strike action by the Grand Prix Drivers’ […]