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The 1978 South African Grand Prix was held at Kyalami on 4 March 1978. Ronnie Peterson (main picture) in the Lotus 78 featuring Colin Chapman-inspired ground effect aerodynamics, battled Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell 008) till the last lap to take a dramatic victory. It was a somehow lucky victory for Peterson, because at first, young Italian Riccardo Patrese got his […]

For the Formula 2 Temporada held in the winter of 1968 in Argentina, the two works Tecno’s were equipped with impressive high rear wings: on the picture above, Clay Regazzoni is leading fellow Swiss Jo Siffert on the Buenos Aires Autodromo before enjoying the summer down under at the local pool (picture here-under). The driver […]

At the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans, after four years of trying with previous evolutions, Jaguar took the XJR9 to victory against the works and privately entered (Kremer, Joest, Brun, Schuppan) Porsche 962C’s. The Silk Cut Jaguar XJR9 (entered by the Tom Walkinshaw Racing) of Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries and Andy Wallace (main picture, Johnny Dumfries at the […]

Stefan Johansson had completed the 1984 season at Toleman next to Ayrton Senna. While the Brazilian moved to Lotus, the Swede prolonged with the team, but without a tire supply contract for the beginning of the 1985 season, Toleman had no choice but to free its driver. Good timing: in the Rio paddock, Ken Tyrrell was […]

Picture above: Parnelli Jones is giving rookie Bobby Unser advice as he tries to qualify the Novi for the 1963 Indianapolis 500. Parnelli was instrumental in getting Bobby the ride in the Andy Granatelli owned car. When Parnelli Jones introduced him, Andy asked Bobby, “Why should I let you dive the car?” Unser told him “Because […]

The Lotus 72 was designed by Colin Chapman (assisted by Tony Rudd and Maurice Philippe). It was another innovative design by Chapman featuring inboard brakes, side-mounted radiators, and an overhead air intake. The overall shape of the car was innovative too, resembling a wedge on wheels. This shape made for better air penetration and higher […]

The Ligier JS9 was a Formula One car manufactured and raced by Guy Ligier’s team during the 1978 Formula One season. Driven by popular Frenchman Jacques Laffite, its best finish was third (twice). Designed by Gérard Ducarouge, helped by Michel Beaujon and Robert Choulet for the aerodynamics, JS9 featured an aluminium chassis, and was powered by the […]

At the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona, something odd happened. Williams won a Grand Prix (it’s been since the 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix). Odder still, the winning driver was Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado. Respect for team and driver, merely saying it was a big surprise. Maldonado known as a quick but accident prone driver, drove […]

The 1985 6 Hours of Mugello saw the Porsche 962C take all steps on the podium, with the victory going to the works car of Jacky Ickx/Jochen Mass in front of the Team Kremer cars (Manfred Winkelhock/Marc Surer) and Brun Motorsport (Stefan Bellof/ Thierry Boutsen). The hierarchy was thus respected, but in the past it […]

Big progress for James Hunt and Team Hesketh in 1975. The Hesketh 308B designed by Harvey Postlethwaite was competitive and gave the Brit his first World Championship Grand Prix win in the 1975 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort (pictures above and under). He finished fourth in the Championship that year but Lord Hesketh had run out of […]