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Bernd Rosemeyer, Auto Union Type C, Donington Grand Prix 1937.

Great picture taken at the drivers’ briefing prior to the 1968  Monza 1000 km. From left to right we see: Paul Hawkins, Brian Redman (arms crossed) and Jacky Ickx, are part of the John Wyer Automotive squad sponsored by Gulf (with David Hobbs, missing in this picture), driving the works Ford GT40’s. Far left, behind […]

Patrick Nève broke through in the middle of the 70’s when he won the 1974 British Formula Ford championship in a Lola and then when he drove his F3 Safir to victory at Knockhill in 1975. This enabled him to start in Formula 1 in 1976 in a RAM Racing Brabham BT44 and then try […]

Fernando Alonso moved from Renault to Ferrari in 2010 after Renault were investigated for race fixing in Singapore and Raikkonen, which performances compared to team mate Massa were disappointing, was released from the team. The Spaniard won five races in 2010 for Ferrari and entered the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix leading by eight points […]

Not satisfied to be considered as an authentic ‘Ringmeister’, for the flair he always showed at the great Nürburgring, Jacky Ickx was also a real ‘Rain Master’, thanks to his capacity to walk on water, especially at … Eau Rouge! In 1968, he produced an incredible performance during the 1000 km of Spa, escaping from […]

They are the new generation indeed, and they are bloody fast. Despite their fierce rivalry on track, they are also friends since their time in karting (picture below). These four young men have a great future. Alex Albon: “We are close. We all want each other to do well, we are the young generation, coming […]

Tony Bettenhausen in his Epperly-Offenhauser (picture above), finished fourth in the 1958 Indianapolis 500. The race was won by Jimmy Bryan at the wheel of his Salih-Offenhauser.

Here we are in 1975 on the beautiful Oestreichring, ancestor of the Red Bull Ring, for the Austrian Grand Prix: Mark Donohue will soon violently leave the track and perish at the wheel of his Team Penske entered March 751… One year later, on this same Zeltweg track, a bitter revenge on fate was awarded […]

Le Mans 1969. The race was one of the most exciting in the event’s history. More than one-third of the starting grid were Porsches, and the mighty 917’s held the lead for 90% of the race. When the leading Porsche of Elford/Attwood broke (gearbox) after 19 hours, it was the Ford GT40 of Ickx and […]

The Ligier JS5 was the first Formula One racing car built by Ligier. Designed by Gérard Ducarouge, it competed in the 1976 Formula One season, gaining 20 points (not bad at all, for a first year) and getting sixth place overall in the Constructors’ Championship. Gérard Ducarouge, with the assistance from Michel Beaujon, drew up […]