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One of the most controversial sponsors in Formula 1, condom company Durex, sponsored the Surtees team in 1976. So controversial was it in fact, it led the BBC to pull out from early season races, so as to not offend the viewers. John Surtees (the 1964 F1 World Champion) had his own team in 1976, […]

The 1974 British Grand Prix was held at Brands Hatch and was won by South-African Jody Scheckter, driving a Tyrrell 007-Ford with Emerson Fittipaldi second in a McLaren and Jacky Ickx third in a Lotus. This was the second Grand Prix victory of the season for Scheckter, thereby putting himself into contention for that year’s F1 […]

Le Mans 1962: The #19 Ferrari 250 GTO of Jean Guichet and Pierre Noblet leads the #22 Ferrari 250 GTO of ‘Eldé’ (Léon Dernier) and Jean Blaton ‘Beurlys’. Jean Guichet and Pierre Noblet would finish in second position overall and winners of the GT class, a fantastic result for a private entry, five laps behind […]

In 1967, Denny Hulme’s Eagle-Ford V8 participated at the Indianapolis 500, with sponsorship from the city of … Daytona Beach ! The New-Zealander, who was going to become that year’s Formula 1 World Champion for Brabham, finished 4th and best rookie of this 1967 edition at the Speedway, on the last Sunday of May. He […]

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes W11) equals Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 wins at the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix, at the Nürburgring. Emotional moment, when on the podium, Lewis received from the hands of Mick Schumacher, a helmet belonging to the great German champion, on behalf of the Schumacher family.

Frederick “Rikky” von Opel (born October 14, 1947) is a former racing driver from Liechtenstein, the only driver from that nation to have competed in Formula One. He is a great-grandson of Adam Opel, the founder of the German car-maker Opel. von Opel participated in 14 Formula One Grand Prix in 1973 and 1974 for […]

Great rivals of the 60s and the 70s, Mario Andretti and AJ Foyt, both legends in their own right, have great respect for the other. Mario Andretti, sitting in one of Foyt’s cars, posted this picture today saying: “If I ever need a getaway car… one with AJ Foyt’s name on it is my best […]

The 1964 Solitude Grand Prix was a non-championship race, run to Formula One rules, held on 19 July 1964 at the Solitudering, near Stuttgart. Fast and challenging, it was named after Castle Solitude. The race was run over 20 laps of the circuit, and was won by Jim Clark in a Lotus 33, after a […]

Tazio Nuvolari, Alfa Romeo Typo B, Nürburgring 1935 (picture-above). The underdog victory of Nuvolari in an Alfa Romeo P3 against far more powerful German cars that had dominated the season to this point is widely considered one of the greatest performances in the history of motor racing.

Luigi Fagioli, Mercedes-Benz, Monaco 1935