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Emerson Fittipaldi (McLaren M23-Cosworth) on his way to victory at the 1974 Canadian Grand Prix, race at Mosport Park (pictured above). Note the billboard with a promotion, in English and French, for the Canadian Armed Forces. The 1974 Canadian Grand Prix was round 14 of 15 in the World Championship. Niki Lauda was on his […]

Rain during a race can be epic like here at the 1980 24 Hours of Le Mans with left to right the Belga Rondeau M379 of Jean-Philippe Martin, Philippe Martin and Gordon Spice who will finish in 3rd, then the Pozzi European University Ferrari 512 BBLM of Dieudonné-Regout-Xhenceval (10th) and the Ferrari 512 BBLM of […]

When Lewis Hamilton made his F1 debut for McLaren-Mercedes in March 2007 (picture-above), Franco Colapinto was 3 years old and Oliver Bearman was 1 year old. Hamilton, after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where these rookies were impressive, praised their work and remembered his own debuts: “I remember so well when I first got into Formula […]

While Belgian Thierry Boutsen scored no points for the Arrows team in his F1 debut (half) season in 1983, his technical feedback, his smooth racing style and his speed, compared with experienced teammate Marc Surer, allowed him for a good reputation within the team and in the paddock. Picture above: Thierry Boutsen races to a fine […]

The Ligier JS5 was designed by engineer Gérard Ducarouge assisted by Michel Beaujon and Robert Choulet (aerodynamics) and competed in the 1976 season. It was the first F1 car made by Ligier and was powered by the famous Matra V12 cylinder engine. Jacques Laffite scored the team’s first points, with a great drive to fourth, […]

Michael Schumacher sits proudly in his personal ‘Le Mans Blue’ 1996 Ferrari F355 GTS. The configuration was specced to his personal tastes with factory modifications to be truly unique. Indeed, the colour, unique at the time for a F355 and a matched Targa roof – wider track – crema-nero interior – a manual six-speed gearbox […]

The 1975 German Grand Prix was held on 3 August 1975. The race was run over 14 laps of the 22.8-kilometre circuit for a race distance of 319 kilometres, and was won, after a dominant display of speed and talent, by Argentinian driver Carlos Reutemann, who had started in tenth, his first win of the […]

Rupert Keegan (picture-above) with engineer Nigel Stroud, in the Hesketh 308E/3 he was driving at the 1977 Dutch Grand Prix held on the Circuit van Zandvoort. Rupert was the only Hesketh driver able to (just) qualify for the race, in 26th spot, leaving both Ian Ashley and Héctor Rebaque as mere spectators. Keegan’s weekend was […]

Clay Regazzoni speeds through a Sicilian village, in his impressive Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12 that he shares with Carlo Facetti during practice for the 1973 Targa Florio. The pairing, one of the favourites of the event, will have an accident during this practice session and will not be able to start the race. This 1973 edition […]

A racing enthusiast from an early age, Gilles Villeneuve started his career in snowmobile, racing across his native province of Quebec. He soon progressed to open-wheel racing, winning the regional Formula Ford championship in 1973, before graduating to Formula Atlantic where he won two Canadian Championships in 1976 and 1977. Villeneuve is seen here-above in […]