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In December 1961, South Africa was visited for the first time by the Formula 1, with a “Springbok” Winter Series of 4 Grand Prix, that did not count for the world championship. We are (here-above) at the start of the Natal GP at Westmead and as star competitors we have the Lotus of Jim Clark […]

The famous Masta downhill (called this way, because it’s the road that connects the villages of MALmédy and STAvelot), represented the most perilous portion of the old 14 km Spa-Francorchamps circuit. In 1966, a sudden down-pour of torrential rain took many competitors by surprise when they approached the Masta “S” on the first lap of […]

Brazilian drivers Emerson Fittipaldi and Ingo Hoffman sit next to their Ricardo Divila-designed Copersucar Fittipaldi FD-04 at Long Beach, 1976 US Grand Prix West. Fittipaldi did well to finish sixth and score one point for his team, while Hoffman failed to qualify. After an unsuccessful 1975, Wilson Fittipaldi stepped down from driving to look after […]

Jacques Villeneuve, winner of the 1997 Brazilian Grand Prix at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace near São Paolo, enjoys the podium celebrations with Gerhard Berger who finished second for the Benetton team (picture-above). Prost driver Olivier Panis was a fine third. Jacques Villeneuve, clearly the man to beat in this 1997 season, took his third […]

The two Hondas of Americans Ronnie Bucknum and Richie Ginther are pushed, in the opposite direction, towards the starting grid of the 1965 Belgian Grand Prix, held on a very day, the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Ginther qualified in an excellent fourth and will finish sixth, while Bucknum is further down the grid in eleventh, but will […]

Scott Dixon testing a Williams-BMW FW26 at the Barcelona circuit in 2004 (picture-above). The driver from New Zealand was impressive considering his lack of experience in Formula One machinery, clocking competitive times. If there’s a “what if” story to Formula 1 testing, Scott Dixon’s is perhaps the biggest. The New Zealand driver, a superb racing […]

Jean Alesi who finished in P3 in a Benetton-Renault and Olivier Panis who brought his Prost Mugen-Honda home in P2, congratulate each other (picture-below) after the race for this double podium finish for the French colours, at the 1997 Spanish Grand Prix held at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmélo. The race was won from […]

François Cevert and his Tyrrell 002-Ford at speed, on his way to a fine second place behind team mate Jackie Stewart, at the 1971 French Grand Prix held at the Circuit Paul Ricard. It was for the popular French driver’s best career result so far. The Tyrrell-002 was designed for the 1971 and 1972 Formula […]

Ronnie Peterson (Lotus 76-Ford) leads Niki Lauda (Ferrari 312B3) and back-marker Tim Schenken in his Trojan-Ford, during the 1974 Spanish Grand Prix held at Jarama, near Madrid. The 1974 was turning out to be one of the most open ever, with five drivers of four teams, having won the first five races (including the non-championship […]

Sebastian Vettel, 21 years old only and a Toro Rosso driver, celebrates, after a fantastic drive in the rain, the first victory of his Formula One career, on the podium of the 2008 Italian Grand Prix held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. It was the 14th race of the 2008 Formula One season and […]