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For those of you who speak French, let me present you this superb book written by José Valli about Patrick Tambay. No less than 550 pages to tell the story of this excellent driver, a gentleman of a person as well. He is not the best known of the French racing drivers, nor the one with the […]

1934 French Grand Prix at Monthlery. Louis Chiron (Alfa Romeo Type B P3), Rudolf Caracciola (Mercedes W25), Achille Varzi (Alfa Romeo type B P3), René Dreyfus (Bugatti T59), Hans Stuck (Auto Union A), Tazio Nuvolari (Bugatti T59).

Belgian André Pilette at the wheel of the Écurie Belgique Talbot Lago T26C 4.5 on the Zandvoort circuit, during the non-World Championship 1951 Dutch Grand Prix (picture above). It was the second Dutch Grand Prix set to Formula One rules. The race was won for the second year in a row by French driver Louis Rosier in […]

Stephen South is a former racing driver from England. He won the 1977 Vandervell British Formula 3 championship and was considered as a good prospect for a Formula 1 career. In 1979, he finished 6th (picture right) in the European Formula 2 championship and got one chance to prove his worth in F1. Indeed, his […]

In 1991, Andrea de Cesaris was signed by Eddie Jordan for his team’s first season in Formula One. Jordan had already run de Cesaris in Formula 3. A string of points finishes in Canada, France and Germany showed great promise for the team and its Gary Anderson’s designed 191 (picture below). At the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix at […]

The 1990 season was placed under the sign of revenge for Alain Prost, crowned in 1989 with McLaren in the circumstances we know. having moved to Ferrari, the “Professor” made good use of the superb 641 designed by John Barnard and dominated his team mate Nigel Mansell. After a first victory in Brazil, the French […]

The passing of Ayrton Senna on the 1st of May 1994 in Imola has left such a strong impression on everyone. He was loved and admired by millions of fans all around the globe. Every year, on this date, tributes are plenty, like here, this pilot of the Italian Air Force, has his own aerial […]

A few days before the tragic week-end at Imola in 1994, Luca di Montezemolo, then CEO of Ferrari, invited Ayrton Senna, a Williams-Renault driver at the time, for dinner in his home. Luca di Montezemolo remembers: “I invited Ayrton to my house on the Wednesday before Imola 1994. He said he wanted to drive for Ferrari. […]

Roland Ratzenberger enjoyed moderate success in the Formula 3000 Championship, but did enough to earn a long-term contract with the Simtek Formula One in 1994. The Austrian failed to qualify for the Brazilian Grand Prix but finished 11th in Japan before arriving at the Imola circuit in Italy. During Saturday’s qualifying session, the front wing of […]

Alex Yoong, born 20 July 1976 in Kuala Lumpur, is a Malaysian racing driver from Chinese and English parentage. Yoong began his career in saloon cars before moving into the Proton one-make series. He later raced in single-seaters cars where he won the 1995 Malaysian Championship in 1995. After trying his luck in F3, F3000 […]