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The Fittipaldi brothers, Wilson and Emerson, showed a great sense of creativity in the second half of the 60s in Brazil, when they created their own artisanal race cars, the “Fittipaldi Beetle” based on a VW (picture-above) or even a “Fitti-Porsche” (picture-below). They were soon going to have a great career in Europe, up to […]

The McLaren MP4/3 was the car with which the McLaren team competed in the 1987 Formula One World Championship and was driven by double World Champion Alain Prost (picture-above at the British Grand Prix), in his fourth season with the team, and Stefan Johansson, who moved from Ferrari. The car was designed under the leadership of […]

The Circuit Reims-Gueux was a motor racing circuit made up of rural public roads, located in Gueux, 8 km west of Reims in the Champagne region on north-eastern France. The triangular layout of public roads formed three, mostly straight sectors, between the village of Thillois and Gueux. The 1961 French Formula One Grand Prix held […]

André Lotterer reflects in MotorSport magazine, on his 2011 Le Mans victory with Audi. The now three-time Le Mans winner pinpoints the Peugeot endurance trio from 2011 as his most formidable opponents: “For me, this is not one driver; this is a team rivalry – Audi and Peugeot in 2011 – my first of three […]

Graham Hill (picture above) beat Jim Clark and Jackie Stewart as well as Foyt, Andretti and all the Indy 500 specialists, to win the 1966 Indy 500. Eleven of the 33 starters where eliminated in a first-lap accident right after receiving the green flag on the main stretch (picture-below). Only A.J. Foyt was injured, hurting his […]

In 1972, the very popular and richly endowed Can-Am series, that gathered the powerful Groupe 7 open prototypes, attracted the best Formula 1 drivers, amongst them the young Brazilian Carlos Pace, seen here at the wheel of a Shadow MK3 (picture-above) at Edmonton in Canada, where he finished in fourth. He was again going to […]

The 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix was held at the Sepang International Circuit and was the second race of the 2007 Formula One season. Reigning World Champion Fernando Alonso, who had left Renault for McLaren, won the race from second on the grid, with McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton finishing second. Fernando Alonso, by winning the 2007 […]

The 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans were held on 25 and 26 June. It was the fifth and final round of the World Sports Car Championship. The prospect of a duel between the 3-litre Ferraris versus the 2-litre Porsche championship leaders was enough to draw large crowds to the 24 Hours race and some […]

Patrick Nève (1949-2017) was a Belgian racing driver who shone in Formula 2 and then participated in 14 Formula One Grand Prix in 1976 and 1977. He was notable for being the first driver for Williams Grand Prix Engineering. His best result was seventh in the 1977 Italian Grand Prix, but at that time, only […]

Ken Tyrrell signed two fast French drivers, Didier Pironi and Jean-Pierre Jarier (picture-above) for the 1979 Formula One season, and secured sponsorship from Candy Appliances for his team. Expectations were high as a new single-seater, the 009, vastly inspired by the all-conquering Lotus 79, was designed by engineer Maurice Philippe. Didier Pironi was starting his […]