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For the 1970 Formula One season, Tyrrell were asked by Matra, with whom they had claimed the 1969 title, to use the Matra V12 engine and found it inferior to the DFV Cosworth. Ken Tyrrell had little alternative but to buy the March 701 chassis as an interim solution while developing his own car in […]

Jackie Stewart, put the Tyrrell-entered March 701 on pole for the 1970 Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps. He was followed by Jochen Rindt in a Lotus 49 and Chris Amon in the STP-March 701 (picture above). Local hero Jacky Ickx, in the superb Ferrari 312B qualified 4th. The New-Zealander Chris Amon, always very fast […]

Naomi Schiff recalls her first W-Series race at Hockenheim: “It all started very positively in FP1, I was 4th fastest overall in the dry. It was super, the car felt great I was really close to the frontrunners”. “Then it started to rain, and I clearly don’t have enough experience in single-seaters in these conditions. […]

Mario Andretti is an Italian-born American former racing driver, one of the real American heroes, successful beyond belief in so many racing categories. Formula 1 World Champion 1978. USAC Champion : 1965, 1966, 1969. CART champion : 1984 IROC champion : 1979 Indianapolis 500 winner : 1969 12 Hours of Sebring winner : 1967, 1970, […]

After being a test driver in F1 for Jaguar in 2000, and having a successful career in the Japanese Super Formula and in endurance racing, André Lotterer, three times winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours with Audi, wanted to participate in at least one Grand Prix in his career. He succeeded to do so, […]

Today, 1st of May, I’d like to post a picture of Ayrton Senna the way we love to remember him, celebrating victory on the podium. End of 1988, coming to Suzuka, the math was simple : If Ayrton won, he would be champion and Prost second. The Brazilian took a convincing pole, but when the […]

We are very happy to welcome a new ‘Star Contributor’ at the Human Side of Racing. Pierre Van Vliet is a well-known motorsport journalist for over 40 years. He is seen here-above with Ron Dennis and Mika Hakkinen. He worked for the French TV station TF1 and commented over 250 Grand Prix live, with the […]

Graham Hill won the F1 Drivers’ World Championship in 1962 for BRM. The Brit won 4 Grand Prix: Zandvoort, Nürburgring, Monza and East London, en route for his first world title.

After the pre-season tests at the Lausitzring, Belgian Naomi Schiff feels confident: “Every lap I do in these Tatuus F3 cars, make me feel better and better. The final test of the W Series went very well for me, i feel i’m improving all the time. I ended up 8th amongst 19 drivers, and only […]

In 2009, at Spa-Francorchamps, Sebastian Vettel enjoys his first season with Red Bull Racing in Formula 1. On the majestic Belgian circuit, the young German shows his talent by finishing third behind the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen (winner) and the surprisingly fast Force India of Giancarlo Fisichella. Soon he will dominate the F1 scene, with […]