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René Arnoux secured pole position for the 1983 British Grand Prix. The Frenchman, in the new Ferrari 126C3, set a blistering pace at Silverstone, lapping 0.7 seconds faster than team mate Patrick Tambay, who made it an all-Ferrari front row. It was the 18th and final pole position in Formula One for the fast French driver. The 67-lap […]

After dominating the FF1600 championship, Thierry Boutsen progressed to the F3 and seems determined on the picture- above to shine in his Racing for Zolder-sponsored March 793, at Zolder in 1979. The promising Belgian started 15 races in this Roger Heavens Racing March in 1979, won one race, took two podiums and two fastest laps.

During this week of July, we remember the tragic death of Jules Bianchi and reflect on his grand-father Mauro and his grand-uncle Lucien united under the same crown of laurels after their win in the 500 km of Nürburgring 1965. Three years later, the two brothers were at the start of the 24 Hours of […]

From 1976 on, Jacky Ickx (picture above) was a factory driver for Porsche and their new turbocharged race cars, the 935 (evolution of the 911) and especially the 936 sports car, which he drove to wins at Le Mans three times. These drives, his victory in 1977 as well as the losing effort in 1978, often in the rain and […]

We are in Great-Britain in 1964, and no, these four cool guys are not the Beatles ! On this document, the four cool guys are Lotus 25 drivers : Jim Clark and Mike Spence (bare chested) were driving for the works Team Lotus, the young Chris Amon (20 years old) and the formidable Mike “the […]

Max Verstappen arrives at Silverstone with a healthy lead of 32 points in the Drivers’ standings, where a new race week-end format is tried for the first time: qualifying on Friday and a sprint race on Saturday that will determine the grid for Sundays race. Max Verstappen: “I don’t know if we could call today qualifying […]

An ad in a newspaper, long time ago. A 1952 Ferrari 212 for $7800… Looks like a bargain today. Icing on the cake, the car belongs to future (1961) World Champion Phil Hill and you could even write or call the driver directly. Today, the car is worth many millions.

Relaxed briefing for two heavy smokers, Guy Ligier and Gérard Ducarouge, in the Zandvoort paddock in 1977. It is true that the beautiful blue car named after the first one and design by the second one mentioned above, was sponsored by Gitanes, the French cigarette manufacturer and produced by the SEITA. Starting on the first […]

Mario Andretti, seen here racing side-by-side with his son Michael at Indianapolis in 1992, once said: “Determination can make you do things that, at night, you sit back in the hotel room and think, ‘Oh my gosh, what did I get away with today?“. The American driver, a legend of motorsport, 1969 Indy 500 winner […]

Sad news from Argentina: former Formula One driver Carlos Reutemann has passed away at the age of 79. The legendary racing driver from Santa Fe was runner-up in the Formula One Drivers’ World Championship in 1981 and a veteran of 146 Grand Prix. His debut in F1 had been sensational, when he captured pole position […]