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Tom Pryce (1949-1977) was a British racing driver from Wales. Fast and promising, he participated in 42 Formula 1 Grand Prix for the Token and Shadow teams between 1974 and 1977, scored two podiums, one pole position and 19 championship points. Picture above: Tom Pryce, driving a Shadow DN5, wins the 1975 Race of Champions […]

For all the success Jody Scheckter had in the six-wheeler Tyrrell P34 – one win, one pole, five podiums, third in the world championship – the South African has not often spoken favourably of the P34, reserving particular scorn for the car’s brakes. Picture above: Jody Scheckter, en route for a superb second place aboard […]

Dismissed by McLaren in favour of Alain Prost in 1980, Patrick Tambay bounced back, morally and financially, by winning the Can-Am series for Carl Haas, a championship he had already won in 1977, the year of his debut in Grand Prix in an Ensign. After racing in F1 without much success in the modest Theodore […]

The Matra-Simca MS120 driven by Henri Pescarolo (picture above) during practice for the 1970 British Grand Prix held at Brands Hatch. The French ace qualified 13th but retired following an accident on lap 42. The Matra MS120 was the sixth and final Formula One car produced by Matra, following the MS9, MS10, MS11, MS80 and […]

Emerson Fittipaldi, his Patrick Racing Penske PC 18 and the cash earned with victory in the 1989 500 Miles of Indianapolis (picture above). Indeed, the Brazilian was paid $1,001,600 in prize money, the first time an Indianapolis 500 winner received over one million dollars. Fittipaldi’s victory made him the first Indianapolis 500 winner from Brazil, […]

A huge crowd attended the 1978 Swedish Formula 1 Grand Prix held at the Scandinavian Raceway in Anderstorp, hoping to see their hero Ronnie Peterson (picture-above), claim victory. The 70-lap race was the only race to feature the Brabham BT46B “fan car”, with which Niki Lauda took a commanding victory. Riccardo Patrese finished second in […]

Chris Amon, the unluckiest Grand Prix racing driver of the last century, had found some glory in sports cars, with victories at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Ford GT40 alongside his fellow New-Zealander Bruce McLaren and at the 1967 24 Hours of Daytona, partnered by Lorenzo Bandini in a Ferrari 330 […]

Paolo Barilla behind the wheel of his Minardi M189-Ford Cosworth DFZ V8 3.5 on the Suzuka circuit, home of the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix (picture above). The Milan-born driver made his Formula 1 debut, favoured by the input of some personal sponsors to replace the injured Pierluigi Martini. Barilla qualified a decent 19th, about 4.7s […]

With the backing of Motul and GPA, French racing car driver Philippe Streiff contested the 1982 European Formula 2 Championship for the French AGS team. He showed promise and finished sixth in the standings, with podiums at Vallelunga in Italy and Mantorp Park in Sweden (picture above). Philippe Streiff (1955-2022) was a French racing driver. […]

Following rule changes in the World Sportscar Championship in 1992, which saw the number of Porsche 962 on track regress dramatically, Porsche was looking for ways to continue their successful sports car efforts. Although the 962s were still legal at Le Mans, the cars were subjected to the new regulations that negatively affected their performance, […]