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The Italian Grand Prix was held at Monza on 7 September 1975. It was race 13 of 14 in both the 1975 World Championship of Drivers and the International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The Italian supporters were gathered in expectation of Ferrari gaining their first championship in 11 years-on home ground, with many Austrians […]

1938 Grossglockner High Alpine – Hermann Lang, Mercedes-Benz W135, Daimler-Benz.

For his first win of the season, Simon Pagenaud started last on the grid of the short oval of the Iowa Speedway, after a fuel pressure problem that prevented him to set a time in qualifying. After a fantastic race, he crossed the line 250 laps later with just one second advantage on Scott Dixon at […]

Lewis Hamilton has campaigned extensively against racism in general and in Formula 1 in recent weeks. For example, he made the ‘Black Power’ gesture in the podium in Austria and asked his team to paint his car in black. Former world champion Mario Andretti thinks Hamilton is going too far with this. “I respect Lewis […]

Belgians Jean-Michel and Philippe Martin, two brothers, won the 1979 24 Hours of Spa in their Belga-livered Ford Capri, prepared by Gordon Spice.

Tony Bettenhausen at the 1955 Indy 500. He qualified second and finished also second, behind race winner Bob Sweikert.

Three-time Grand Prix winner Thierry Boutsen, turns 63 today. The Belgian former driver, who is a very nice and gentle person, nowadays a Monaco resident, started 163 Formula 1 Grand Prix, won 3 of them (all for Williams-Renault in 1989 and 1990), scored 15 podiums and one pole position. He was also an excellent endurance racer and […]

Louis Chiron on his way to sixth in his Talbot-Lago T26C entered by Écurie Rosier, in the 1951 French Grand Prix held at the Circuit Reims-Gueux.

Tony Trimmer (born 24 January 1943) is a British former racing driver from England, who won the 1970 British Formula Three Championship and the prestigious Monaco F3 race. Trimmer entered six Formula One races races with uncompetitive teams, firstly Maki for four races in 1975 and 1976, but could not qualify. He then entered the 1977 […]

Bertrand Gachot considers himself as an European citizen (born from a French father and a German mother, he was raised in Belgium before moving to England and then to Spain and nowadays he is a Dubai resident) and that’s why he had a European flag painted on his helmet. He showed promise at the wheel […]