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The 1956 Monaco Grand Prix was held on 13 May 1956. It was race 2 of only 8 in the 1956 World F1 Drivers’ Championship. Juan Manuel Fangio took pole position in his Ferrari, but Stirling Moss took a dominant win in his Maserati 250F (picture above). Moss, starting from the middle of the front row, in […]

The 1976 United States Grand Prix West was a Formula One race held on March 28, 1976, in Long Beach, California. It was the first time the USGP West appeared on the F1 calendar, along with the long-standing autumn race at Watkins Glen, New York. Picture above: James Hunt, Alan Jones, Harald Ertl and Mario Andretti (partially […]

The Scuderia Ferrari was more competitive in 1995 and Jean Alesi, always fast and fearless, achieved better results than the previous years. He is seen here-above before the start of the Spanish Grand Prix 1995. During his spell at Ferrari from 1991 to 1995, his aggressive driving style, his emotions, his passion, combined with the use […]

After the Le Mans drama, the glorious Mercedes team entered exceptionally a fourth car in the summer of 1955 in Formula One,  next to their regular drivers: Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss and Karl Kling. Hans Hermann and André Simon had earlier been called up at Monaco, then the veteran Piero Taruffi ensured a quadruple […]

For the 55th edition of the Targa Florio in 1971, Porsche brought the fast and agile 908/3, specially developed for this specific race. As usual, the factory was represented by the John Wyer Automotive Engineering – Team Gulf who entered two cars. One for Pedro Rodriguez and Herbert Müller and the other one for Jo […]

The McLaren M7A, powered by the Cosworth V8 engine, had proven to be a competitive car in 1968, enabled Bruce McLaren to win the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa. The New-Zealander finished in a promising fifth place in the Drivers’ standings. Expectations were high then for Bruce McLaren and his team, the Bruce McLaren Motor Racing, […]

The 1946 Nations Grand Prix was held on 21 July 1946 on the Circuit of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The race, on the 2.986 km circuit consisted in three heats of 32 and 44 laps. Picture above: Tazio Nuvolari – The great Italian finished third in the second and fourth in the third heat – […]

In 1974, at the Italian Formula One Grand Prix was held at Monza and the drivers were driven around the circuit for the parade lap, sheered by the Italian fans, the tifosi, in a very glamorous… Fiat 126! (picture-above). Ronnie Peterson and Jacky Ickx, the two JPS Team Lotus drivers seem to appreciate the view, […]

Harry O’Reilly Schell (1921-1960) was an American racing driver, who lived in Paris. He was the first American driver to start a Formula One Grand Prix and participated in 57 F1 Grand Prix between 1950 and 1960. Superb picture here-above of Harry Schell in his Maserati 250F at the German Grand Prix held at the […]

Sergio Pérez had achieved three podium finishes for Sauber in 2012, so when Lewis Hamilton decided to leave McLaren for Mercedes in 2013, Pérez was subsequently confirmed as Hamilton’s replacement next to Jenson Button. This also ended Pérez’ association with Ferrari, as he was released from its driver academy. Picture above: Sergio Pérez in the […]