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Graham Hill is seen here-above, on his way to victory in his Lotus 49, ahead of Denny Hulme’s second placed McLaren M7A, at Jarama (Spanish Grand Prix) in 1968. It was the first Grand Prix since the tragic death of Lotus leader Jim Clark the previous month at Hockenheim during a Formula 2 race, and […]

Johnny Herbert, born 25 June 1964, is a British former racing driver who raced in Formula 1 from 1989 to 2000, for seven different teams, winning three Grand Prix and placing 4th in the 1995 World Drivers’ Championship. He also raced in sports cars, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1991, driving a […]

The 1970 Targa Florio was a confrontation between Porsche, Ferrari and Alfa Romeo. For this event, Porsche introduced their new car, the light and nimble 908/3, which was perfectly suited for this road course. Ferrari entered a sole Ferrari 512S (picture) for Sicilian hero Nino Vaccarella and Ignazio Giunti, while Alfa Romeo entered a T33/3 […]

The 1965 Belgian Grand Prix was held at Spa-Francorchamps on 13 June 1965 and was race 3 of 10 in the 1965 Formula 1 championship. The race was masterfully won by Scottish driver Jim Clark, who led every lap of the race, driving a Lotus 33. Picture above: reaching Eau Rouge, the Honda RA272 of […]

During the 1961 Formula 1 season, American Phil Hill won the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa in his Ferrari 156, and with two races left, trailed only his team mate Wolfgang von Trips in the season standings. A terrible crash during the Italian Grand Prix killed von Trips and 15 spectators. Hill won the race […]

After the briefing, drivers walk down the starting grid to climb into their cars (picture above), ahead of the start of the 1972 Italian Grand Prix at Monza. One can recognise from left to right: Jean-Pierre Beltoise and Reine Wisell (green helmet), both BRM drivers, then Ronnie Peterson, a factory March driver, Howden Ganley (with […]

For the 1977 season, Clay Regazzoni went to Ensign in F1 with the support of Swiss watch maker Tissot, but he also had the firm intention to participate at the Indy 500. The problem was, that he had to qualify at Indianapolis the same week as the Monaco Grand Prix and that he couldn’t reach […]

Sir Jackie Stewart, the Scottish three-time F1 World Champion, arrives in the paddock of the Bahrein International Circuit, ahead of the pre-season Formula 1 tests. Fellow F1i journalist Philip Van Osten, with humour, comments: “Looks like his luggage got lost… but absolutely love his t-shirt!” Can only agree. This logo means so much for us: […]

French Jean Alesi debuted in Formula 1 in the 1989 French Grand Prix at Paul-Ricard in a Tyrrell-Ford, and sensationally finished fourth, having even run as high as second during the race. Ken Tyrrell was sufficiently impressed to give him an eighteen-month contract, that ran till the end of the 1990 season. Picture above: Once […]

The 2016 Indianapolis 500 took place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana. In a shocking finish, 24 year-old rookie Alexander Rossi of Andretti Herta Autosport won the race on fuel mileage over Carlos Muñoz and Josef Newgarden. That year, for its 100th running, I attended the race for the first time, and what a […]