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Tazio Nuvolari at the wheel of his Alfa Romeo 12C-36 during the 1937 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring. The Italian ace finished in fourth position, in a race dominated by Rudolf Caracciola and Manfred von Brauchitsch in their Mercedes-Benz W125.

Alan Rees didn’t have the looks of a car racing champion, but was an excellent driver in the 60s indeed, essentially in F2 and in sports cars, while taking ninth place in his only Formula One Grand Prix, at home in 1967 at Silverstone in a Cooper-Maserati (picture here-above). He will then jump to the other […]

Alex Dias Ribeiro is a former racing driver from Brazil. He participated in 20 Formula 1 Grand Prix, but scored no championship points. Fast in Formula 2 in 1976 (picture above), with 5th in the final standings, Alex Dias Ribeiro moved into Formula 1 with the March in 1977. The season turned into a nightmare. Max Mosley […]

They were team mates the year before (1967) in Formula 2 by Ken Tyrrell, before becoming fierce rivals in Formule 1 (picture above) the very next year: Jackie Stewart could have signed with Ferrari, but his requirements were not met by the Commendatore, and the Scuderia chose to sign the young Jackie (with an “e” […]

It was hot (21°c) and sunny at the 1976 US Grand Prix West held at Long Beach, California. Great friends and rivals, Niki Lauda and James Hunt do not hesitate to stroll down the pitlane, relax and bare-chested, minutes before the start. The race was the third round of the 1976 Formula One season, and […]

Australian Jack Brabham wins the French Grand Prix 1966, at the Reims-Gueux circuit, the first man to ever win a Formula One Grand Prix in a car of his own construction. The 1959 and 1960 World Champion indeed won the race aboard his Brabham BT19-Repco with a 9 seconds advantage on the Ferrari of Mike […]

Formula One World Champion for the second time in 1965 and winner of the 500 Miles of Indianapolis, Jim Clark was offered a generous starting premium to compete in the hillclimb of Ollon-Villars in Switzerland. The Scottish champion took the start aboard his Lotus 38, winner of the Indy 500 (picture above). A young photographer, aged […]

The 1983 South African Grand Prix held at Kyalami was the fifteenth and final race of the 1983 season. Before the race, three drivers were still in a position to win the World Drivers’ title. Alain Prost (Renault) led the championship with 57 points, followed by Nelson Piquet (Brabham-BMW) with 55 points and René Arnoux (Ferrari) with […]

The start of Sebastian Vettel’s career at Aston Martin is, to say the least, less convincing that expected. The 4-time World Champion reacts with calm: “You are never as good as people try to prove, and you are never as bad as people try to show”. – Sebastian Vettel. After two disappointing years at Ferrari, […]

One of the fastest drivers in the 60’s, New-Zealander Chris Amon (picture above, in 1968 with Ferrari engineer Mauro Forghieri), never succeeded to win a Formula One Grand Prix. During his fourteen seasons at the highest level, from 1963 to 1976, he was always struck by mechanical problems when victory was in sight. His reputation for […]