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Bernie Ecclestone, by now the F1 supremo but still the Brabham team owner, encourages his former driver Nelson Piquet, now at Williams-Honda, just before the start of the 1987 Australian Grand Prix (picture-above). It was the sixteenth and final race of 1987 Formula One season. Nigel Mansell was still recovering from his accident in the […]

Emerson Fittipaldi partnered Dutch ace Toine Hezemans, in a rare appearance aboard an Alfa Romeo T33/3, during free practice only, of the 1000 km of Buenos Aires, in 1971. The pair did not start due to technical issues on the Alfa and Fittipaldi ended up sharing an Escuderia National Porsche 917 (picture-below) with Carlos Reutemann, […]

After winning the first two Grand Prix of his career, in Spain and in Holland, and finishing fourth in the 1974 Formula One Driver’s World Championship, Niki Lauda felt he was ready to conquer the title. He said: “Don’t talk too much, focus on the goal and achieve it. The less you talk, the more […]

Emerson Fittipaldi (McLaren M23-Cosworth) on his way to victory at the 1974 Canadian Grand Prix, race at Mosport Park (pictured above). Note the billboard with a promotion, in English and French, for the Canadian Armed Forces. The 1974 Canadian Grand Prix was round 14 of 15 in the World Championship. Niki Lauda was on his […]

Rain during a race can be epic like here at the 1980 24 Hours of Le Mans with left to right the Belga Rondeau M379 of Jean-Philippe Martin, Philippe Martin and Gordon Spice who will finish in 3rd, then the Pozzi European University Ferrari 512 BBLM of Dieudonné-Regout-Xhenceval (10th) and the Ferrari 512 BBLM of […]

When Lewis Hamilton made his F1 debut for McLaren-Mercedes in March 2007 (picture-above), Franco Colapinto was 3 years old and Oliver Bearman was 1 year old. Hamilton, after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where these rookies were impressive, praised their work and remembered his own debuts: “I remember so well when I first got into Formula […]

While Belgian Thierry Boutsen scored no points for the Arrows team in his F1 debut (half) season in 1983, his technical feedback, his smooth racing style and his speed, compared with experienced teammate Marc Surer, allowed him for a good reputation within the team and in the paddock. Picture above: Thierry Boutsen races to a fine […]

The Ligier JS5 was designed by engineer Gérard Ducarouge assisted by Michel Beaujon and Robert Choulet (aerodynamics) and competed in the 1976 season. It was the first F1 car made by Ligier and was powered by the famous Matra V12 cylinder engine. Jacques Laffite scored the team’s first points, with a great drive to fourth, […]

Michael Schumacher sits proudly in his personal ‘Le Mans Blue’ 1996 Ferrari F355 GTS. The configuration was specced to his personal tastes with factory modifications to be truly unique. Indeed, the colour, unique at the time for a F355 and a matched Targa roof – wider track – crema-nero interior – a manual six-speed gearbox […]

The 1975 German Grand Prix was held on 3 August 1975. The race was run over 14 laps of the 22.8-kilometre circuit for a race distance of 319 kilometres, and was won, after a dominant display of speed and talent, by Argentinian driver Carlos Reutemann, who had started in tenth, his first win of the […]