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Swede Ronnie Peterson started career in karting, the discipline in which so many racing drivers begin their journey in motor-racing. Right from the start, his huge talent was obvious and he won two consecutive Swedish titles in 1963 and 1964 (picture above). He then moved on to Formula 3, where he won the support race, […]

At the height of his Formula 1 success, being a two-time (1972 and 1974) F1 World Champion, Emerson Fittipaldi surprised everyone by leaving McLaren at the end of 1975, to race for older brother Wilson Fittipaldi’s, Copersucar-sponsored Fittipaldi Automotive team. Picture above: Emerson Fittipaldi, at the wheel of the pretty Copersucar F6A at Hockenheim, German […]

The double Formula 1 World Champion and double Indy 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi has rarely driven outside single-seaters’ races. Nevertheless, in January 1971, he participated in the 1000 kms of Buenos Aires in a Porsche 917 (picture above) paired with local hero Carlos Reutemann, long before the two men raced each other in Grand Prix. One will […]

The 1973 Monaco Grand Prix was held on a heavily revised circuit, with a longer tunnel, a new section of track around the new swimming pool on the harbour front, and the Gasworks hairpin replaced by the Rascasse and Anthony Noghès corners, the latter named after the founder of the race. The pits were also […]

Sicily-born Nino Vaccarella (1933-2021) was a schoolteacher in Palermo with a great passion for motorsport. He was well known for being a Targa Florio specialist. According to Vic Elford “he knew the roads on Sicily like the back of his hand, and was fast and precise.” Very talented, the Sicilian excelled in Sports Car racing, won […]

At the end of 1962, Trevor Taylor shared with Jim Clark the car and victory in the non-championship Mexican Grand Prix, had a win and a second place at two non-championship events in South Africa, and was confirmed by Colin Chapman with Team Lotus in 1963. Taylor’s confidence though was shaken by two serious accidents […]

In 1975, Lella Lombardi was racing in F1 and became the only woman in history to be classified in the world championship (with half-a-point, for her sixth place finish in the shortened Spanish Grand Prix), but she also raced in the world makes championship with Marie-Claude Beaumont, at the wheel of an Alpine A441. The […]

Jody Scheckter, the South African Tyrrell driver, could not resist buying some pancakes (picture above) ahead of the 1976 British Grand Prix held at Brands Hatch. Niki Lauda took pole position in front of title rival and crowd favourite, James Hunt. The two six-wheeler Tyrrell P34 of Depailler and Scheckter were fifth and eighth on […]

The 1975 Austrian Grand Prix was held at the then called Österreichring at Zeltweg. The race was shortened by heavy rain, meaning only half of the points were awarded to surprise winner Vittorio Brambilla (and to the first six finishers). Mastering the wet weather, the race was won by Italian hard charger Vittorio Brambilla driving a March […]

James Hunt (1947-1993) was motor racing’s first poster boy – ruggedly handsome, golden-haired and as unconventional on the track as he was colourful off it. Picture above: James, as often, in excellent female company, relaxing on the beach close to the Jacarepagua circuit, in Rio de Janeiro in 1978. At the peak of his fame […]