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Flavio Briatore (74), F1’s emblematic but controversial figure, here-above in charming company, to whom he certainly is explaining his strategy for the future of Alpine in Formula One, is well-known for the titles obtained with Benetton and Renault, for his very “personal” management style, but also for his implication in the scandal called Crashgate in […]

In 1969, the Automobile Club of Argentina shipped three Torinos prepared by Oreste Berta (picture-above) to participate in the “Marathon de la Route”, an 84 hours race held on the great Nürburgring. The operation enjoyed a massive popular support in Argentina thanks to a full radio coverage, and the three cars reached  the finishing line, […]

Eddie Cheever’s iconic helmet on the side-pot of his Ligier JS17B-Matra, he was driving during the 1982 Formula One season (picture-above). The American, raised in Italy, participated in 143 Formula One races, more than any other American, driving for nine different teams from 1978 through 1989. In 1996, he formed his own IRL team, Team […]

Unusual: Peter Gregg is known for his countless endurance wins, but few know that he ran several NASCAR Grand Touring races in a Porsche 911 (picture-above) in 1968 and 1969, with a best finish of third. Peter Holden Gregg (1940 – 1980) was an excellent American race car driver during the golden age of the […]

From 1985 to 1988, French racing driver Olivier Grouillard competed in Formula 3000 taking two wins. In 1989 (picture-above), Grouillard joined the Ligier team in F1 as team-mate to René Arnoux. He qualified 22nd in his first race in Brazil and finished 9th. He then started 17th at his home race at the French Grand […]

Belgian Teddy Pilette is ready to jump in the Belga-livered Ford Capri 3.0S he shares with Britton Gordon Spice at the 1978 24 Hours of Spa. Note the ‘Gitanes’ sticker on Pilette’s helmet. The two veterans produce a solid race, beat a series of very well driven BMW’s, and take a prestigious victory. When Gordon […]

The Tyrrell 006-Ford of Patrick Depailler is presented for the official weighing ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix held at Interlagos on 27 January 1974. Notice, it’s famous mechanic Jo Ramirez who’s pushing the car on the beautiful orange scales (picture-above), long before the digital ones were introduced. Wonderful times. The young French driver has […]

Gérard Larrousse (picture-above) powers by in his International Martini Racing Team-entered Porsche 908/03 during the 1971 Targa Florio. We always enjoy looking at these wonderful pictures, illustrating the legendary race held in Sicily. Larrousse and Elford were amongst the favourites in 1971 in their works Porsche, but were forced to retire, after an accident on […]

Old buddies of the circuits in Formula 3, Roger Williamson and David Purley debuted together in F1 at the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix, both in a March 731 (picture-above), respectively entered by TomWheatcroft, the former’s patron, and LEC Refrigeration, the latter’s family enterprise. Sadly, destiny struck in the dunes when Williamson’s car went off the […]

Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari 312T4, takes the first pole position of his Formula One career, sets the fastest lap of the race, and wins the 1979 US Grand Prix West, held in the streets of Long Beach, California. For the spectacular Canadian who reached F1 in the second half of 1977, it is already the third […]