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Patrick Gaillard is a former talented French racing driver. After showing a lot of promise in French Formula Renault and Formula 3, Gaillard moved into Formula 2 in 1979 driving a works Chevron, the same year that he drove for Ensign in Formula 1. The Ensign team was underfunded and the Ensign N179 outdated, and […]

Belgian hot-shoe Thierry Tassin, tests the new F3 Argo JM6 designed by Jo Marquart, on the Varano circuit in Italy, ahead of the 1980 F3 season. Tassin reports “a good initial feeling” and his lap times are competitive. The JM6 was a successful development of the previous year’s JM3. For this year car were only […]

Enzo Ferrari stands next to a Fiat 132 in Maranello. In the background you can see parts of the bodywork of the Ferrari’s 312 PB that participated at the 1973 Le Mans 24 Hours. Remember, early 1969, Fiat took a 50% stake in Ferrari. An immediate result was an increase in available funds for the […]

Clemens Schickentanz and John Fitzpatrick (picture) qualified their Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 16th for the 1973 Spa 1000 km and were 2nd on the grid in the GT Category, but failed to finish the race. Derek Bell and Mike Hailwood, Mirage M6-Ford won the race, while the works Follmer / Jöst Porsche Carrera RSR finished […]

A 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (Hulkenberg), an Indy 500 winner (Pagenaud) and a Monaco Grand Prix winner (Ricciardo), reunited at the Hungarian Grand Prix. And… Ricciardo’s turquoise socks!

Hungaroring 2011. The 70-lap race was won by McLaren’s Jenson Button, a proper way to celebrate his 200th Grand Prix start, after starting from third on the grid. In a race that started in conditions as described as “not very wet, but slippery” by Jenson Button. Jenson’s victory was built on a smart tyre strategy […]

Max Verstappen became the 100th driver in history to claim pole position. He did so in superb manner at the 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix. Most pole positions to this date: 1. Lewis Hamilton: 87  2. Michael Schumacher: 68   3. Ayrton Senna: 65  4. Sebastian Vettel: 56  5. Jim Clark: 33  5. Alain Prost: 33   7. […]

Louis Claude Rosier (1905-1956) was an excellent racing driver from France. He is seen here-above in his Talbot-Lago in Albi, France in 1951. Notice how vulnerable the driver is. These were very dangerous times in motor racing. He participated in 38 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 13 May 1950. He achieved 2 podiums, and […]

Nico Hulkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo entertain their fans at Hockenheim 2019. Less fun in the race with two retirements, for the Renault boys.  

Giuseppe “Nino” Farina at the Nürburgring, 1951.