Post Type Archives: Events

The 1991 Indianapolis 500 was held on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on 26 May 1991. Rick Mears (Team Penske) won from pole position, becoming the third four-time winner of the Indy 500, joining A.J. Foyt and Al Unser Sr. Picture above: Mario Andretti (Newman Haas), Rick Mears (Penske) and A.J.Foyt (Foyt Enterprises) share the front […]

After leaving Renault at the end of 1983, American Eddie Cheever had two difficult seasons with Alfa Romeo as teammate to Italian Riccardo Patrese. The thirsty and underpowered V8 turbo engine used in the Alfas brought few good results, despite the efforts of these two very competent drivers. Picture above: Cheever aboard the Alfa 184T, at […]

James Hunt, a rookie in Formula One, pauses confidently ahead of the 1973 British Grand Prix held at Silverstone (picture above). Rightfully so, James finished an excellent fourth. The race is remembered for the first lap pile-up which caused eleven cars to retire. The accident happened when Jody Scheckter, running a strong fourth in his […]

During the 1984 Canadian Formula One Grand Prix week-end held on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve at Montréal, a football game was organised between the journalists covering the event and the F1 drivers. Can you recognise them all? (picture above). From left to right standing: Bellof, Patrese, Mansell, de Cesaris, Cecotto, Alboreto, Cheever and Winkelhock. And […]

Graham Hill and Jim Clark cresting the top of the hill (picture above) leading to the long straightaway, at the US Grand Prix held at Watkins Glen in 1967. How gorgeous those cars and that view, spectacular! The two Lotus drivers, confident in the superiority of their equipment, and at the behest of Walter Hayes […]

The Carrera Panamericana was a border-to-border sedan rallye event on open roads in Mexico, similar in concept to the Mille Miglia and Targa Florio in Italy. Running for five consecutive years, from 1950 to 1954, it was widely considered to be the most dangerous race of any type in the world. Picture above: French ace […]

Here is an excellent shot of A.J. Foyt by Jim Nise, at Trenton in 1962. A.J. started 2nd in his Epperly-Offy and won the 100-miler. Watch the drivers’ position and exposure. For the spectators, it was a joy to have such a good view of the driver and his efforts to control his machine, but […]

Giuseppe Farina in his Maserati 4CLT, wins the 1948 Monaco Grand Prix. The Italian will become in 1950, the first Formula One Drivers’ World Champion.

Jonathan Palmer (born 7 Novembre 1956) is a former British race car driver. Before opting for a career in motor racing, Palmer trained as a physician at a London hospital. He is currently the CEO and majority shareholder of MotorSport Vision (MSV), a company that runs six UK motorsport circuits. Jonathan Palmer won the British […]

Jacques Villeneuve, the 1997 Formula One Drivers’ Champion with Williams, took the rather strange decision to leave a championship-winning team and sign a contract to drive with the British American Racing (BAR) team in 1999 and beyond. This new team was founded by his friend Craig Pollock and British American Tobacco, following their purchase of […]