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Nelson Piquet made his Formula One debut for Ensign at the 1978 German Grand Prix, where he retired with a broken engine. He then negotiated a deal with BS Fabrications for the next three races in an old McLaren, where he left a good impression. His best finish was ninth in Italy. Bernie Ecclestone had […]

Fiat’s Gianni Agnelli prevented Ferrari from going bust in 1969 and being sold to Ford then, after founder Enzo Ferrari died, he owned 90 percent of the famous manufacturer. Agnelli fell in love with the F1 team and oversaw some legendary drivers claim their championships. Picture above: Gianni Agnelli and Luca di Montezemolo welcome Michael […]

Belgian Eric van de Poele, Modena Lamborghini F1 driver in 1991 recalls: “I very well remember these tests days that I really appreciated. The atmosphere in the paddock was very special with the silent and empty grandstands around us”. “These private tests were important to try to improve the car, to find extra speed, because […]

Fondmetal is an Italian manufacturer of alloy wheels, founded in 1972 by Gabriele Rumi. A Formula One constructor, also owned by Rumi, it competed in the 1991 and 1992 seasons, scoring no championship points. The Fondmetal GR01, was a Formula One car designed by Robin Herd and Tim Holloway for the Fondmetal F1 team. It […]

A proud French patrol at the 1986 Monaco Formula One Grand Prix, from left to right: Patrick Tambay drove a Haas-Ford, René Arnoux was a Ligier driver, Philippe Streiff drove for Ken Tyrrell, Jacques Laffite was still by Ligier, and Alain Prost was the leading driver at McLaren. The race was won by Alain Prost […]

The Argentinian Formula One Grand Prix was held at Buenos Aires on 13 January 1974 and was the first of 15 races of the 1974 F1 season. Veteran Denny Hulme (38) won the race in his McLaren M23-Cosworth, after he started from tenth position. Between his debut at Monaco in 1965 and his final race […]

The Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix was held on 27 May 2012. Michael Schumacher had received a ten-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable collision with Bruno Senna at the Spanish Grand Prix, and knew he would start further back than his qualifying position. Nevertheless, Michael was sensational, and took pole position in his Mercedes. […]

The passing of Jean-Pierre Jabouille, this 2 February 2023, has saddened all of us. Philippe Alliot (picture above, between Jabouille and Baldi at the 24 Hours of Le Mans), was his team mate and his close friend, and sent us this beautiful and emotional speech he wrote and read at his funeral. Jean-Pierre, Or should […]

The British Grand Prix was held on 16 July 1995 at the Silverstone Circuit. Johnny Herbert for the Benetton team won the 61-lap race from fifth position on the grid. Picture above: Johnny Herbert, Benetton B195-Renault RS7 3.0 V10, winner of the 1995 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The race was dominated, however, by the fight between […]

Philippe Alliot (born 27 July 1954) is a former French racing driver who participated in Formula One from 1984 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1994. He raced for the RAM, Ligier, Larrousse and McLaren (one race) teams. Picture above: Philippe Alliot at the start of the 1989 Belgian Grand Prix in his Lola-Lamborghini entered […]