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Its an easy play of words used to evoke Al Pease, who distinguished himself at the 1969 Canadian Grand Prix by being… so slow! Le Canadian driver had miraculously succeeded to qualify his old Eagle-Climax (picture above) but was later disqualified during the race, for having hindered numerous other drivers, even causing an accident to […]

Osella Squadra Corse was founded by Enzo Osella and was based in Volpiano (Italy). Named after its founder, the team began life by racing Abarth sports cars in local and international races in the mid-1960s. Enzo Osella expanded into single-seater racing in 1974 to further develop his business. In 1975, the team entered the European […]

The British Grand Prix was held in July 1976 at the Brands Hatch circuit. It was the ninth round of an epic season so well described in the movie ‘Rush’. The famous duel between Niki Lauda and James Hunt became legendary. Arriving at Brands Hatch as a title contender, the charismatic Hunt enjoyed his rock […]

The 1958 Le Mans 24 Hours were marked by fifteen hours of torrential rain. It celebrated the first ever overall win for an American and a Belgian driver and was the third win for the Scuderia Ferrari. Olivier Gendebien and Phil Hill (picture above) aboard their works Ferrari 250 TR/58, drove flawlessly and crossed the […]

Each year, on the 1st of May, we remember Ayrton Senna, who died on this day in 1994 during the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola. Belgian Thierry Boutsen, who was his friend, and who is seen here above with Senna in 1989, remembers the immense talent of the Brazilian: “He was exceptional. He was a superlative […]

When in 1986, Belgian Didier Theys decided to cross the Atlantic Ocean, in order to give a new dynamic to his career, he chose the Formula Super Vee Series, in the hope to win and to attract the attention of team bosses in the CART series. Didier Theys recalls: “The 1986 Super Vee Series were […]

As the 1976 European season began, and the new regulations were enforced from the Spanish Grand Prix on, new cars were launched. The big talking point was the six-wheeler Tyrrell P34, launched by Team Tyrrell, and driven by Patrick Depailler. Team-mate Jody Scheckter was not a big fan of the concept and chose, for the […]

Superb race last Sunday at the Historic Monaco Grand Prix between Jean Alesi, always so spectacular and passionate, at the wheel of a Ferrari 312B3 ex-Niki Lauda, and Marco Werner (three-time Le Mans winner) in his JPS Lotus 77, that ended in a contact which sent the Frenchman in the guardrails a few laps before the end of the […]

In 1971, Roger Penske (picture above, with Mark Donohue on the starting grid of the Le Mans 24 Hours) bought a used Ferrari 512M that was totally dismantled, rebuilt and improved. The car was specially tuned for long distance races receiving many unique features, among them were a large rear wing and an aviation inspired quick refuelling […]

For the needs of an advertising shoot, we were very lucky to rediscover the fabulous Ferrari 312B2, driven in 1972 in the Formula One World Championship by Jacky Ickx, and winner of that years German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring (picture below).