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Our list of ‘Star Contributors’ is getting more impressive every day. We feel very fortunate that these drivers, journalists and personalities are willing to join us. All have stories to tell, and chose ‘The Human Side of Racing’ do to so, to our delight. Please visit the website and find all the stories, the drivers, […]

After starting in F3 in Italy and Japan, Jacques Villeneuve had a flawless run across the Atlantic in Formula Atlantic first, then in IndyCar from 1994 on. In 1995, he dominated  the CART championship and even won the notorious 500 Miles of Indianapolis, coming back from 2 laps down because of a penalty, and drinking milk […]

David Kennedy (born in 1953) is a former racing driver from the Republic of Ireland. He started 7 F1 Grand Prix for Shadow in 1980, was a front runner and multiple race winner in the British Aurora AFX Formula One championship and a three-time Le Mans GTP category winner. At the Human Side of Racing, we […]

We are incredibly saddened to hear of the passing of Sir Frank Williams at the age of 79, one of our sport’s greatest icons. A wonderful man and a brilliant competitor. A man who defied the odds throughout his life and career, and what a tenacity! Picture above: Frank Williams with his alter-ego and partner […]

When, at the Qatar Grand Prix, asked about his relationship with Toto Wolff  (Mercedes), Christian Horner (Red Bull Racing) answered: “I don’t need to go dinner with Toto or kiss his a.. or anything like that. There’s a few other team principals that might, but from my perspective it’s a competition.” These two won’t go on holiday […]

People viewed the 1954 Le Mans 24 Hours as a battled between brute force and science, as described in the July 1954 issue of Motor Sport magazine. On the high technology side, with its sleek, aerodynamic bodywork was the new 3.4-litre Jaguar D-Type (picture above), and on the other side was Ferrari’s formidable 5.0-litre V12 375 Plus. Picture […]

In 1993, Mario Andretti was driving a Lola for the Newman-Haas team and became at 53, the oldest driver ever to win an IndyCar race, when he won at the Phoenix Raceway. It was Mario’s 52nd and final IndyCar victory. It was also his 100th career win. Rookie Nigel Mansell (the 1992 F1 World Champion) arrived at Phoenix […]

At the 1963 Targa Florio, the Scuderia Ferrari deployed its new 250P which had just won the 12 Hours of Sebring. After an early dominance, the two 250P driven by John Surtees and Willy Mairesse respectively, were both crashed. The Ferrari 196SP driven by Ludovico Scarfiotti and Lorenzo Bandini then took the lead, pursued by the […]

Stefan Bellof (1957 – 1985) was a German racing driver. A formidable talent, Bellof was the winner (with Derek Bell) of the 1984 Drivers’ Endurance Championship, driving for the Rothmans Porsche factory team. His lap record on the 22 km long Nürburgring, set while qualifying for the 1000 km race in 1983, stood for 35 years! His […]

Herbert Müller (1940 – 1981) was a racing driver from Switzerland. Among other successes, he won the Targa Florio twice, in 1966 and 1973, both with Porsche. The Swiss driver, a Ferrari customer in 1971 while competing in the Intersérie championship, is seen here-above in his backyard, next to Ferrari 512S and 512M bodywork, a collectors’ heaven. Sadly […]