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The 1964 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Zeltweg Airfield. It was race 7 of 10 in the World Championship. The 105-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Lorenzo Bandini after he started from seventh position. Picture-above: Jack Brabham, in his Brabham BT11-Climax passes by the abandoned BRP Mk.I of Trevor […]

This unique Renault Espace was a Matra design department styling exercise. The concept was imagined and conceived in 1994 by engineer Gérard Ducarouge, who had the brilliant idea to install in this monospace, so popular since its launch 10 years earlier, the same Renault V10 that was so dominant in the Grand Prix. The four-time […]

The 1986 French Grand Prix was held at Paul-Ricard on 6th of July. It was the eighth race of the Formula One season that evolved around a fantastic battle between the Williams-Hondas of Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet, the McLaren-TAG of Alain Prost and the Lotus-Renault of Ayrton Senna. Picture-above: Ayrton Senna took pole position […]

Gerhard Berger, after three season at McLaren (from 1990 to 1992), was persuaded by his friend and team mate Ayrton Senna – who told him that Honda would leave Formula One at the end of the 1992 season, leaving McLaren without a works engine for the 1993 season – to accept the offer of Ferrari […]

For the 1970 1000km of Spa-Francorchamps, the works Porsche teams brought the 917K’s back into action after using the more agile 908/03’s at the Targa Florio. The six 917’s faced opposition from the Scuderia Ferrari who brought three 512S for Jacky Ickx-John Surtees, Ignazio Giunti-Nino Vaccarella and Peter Schetty-Arturo Merzario in the Belgian Ardennes. A […]

The 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans took place on 12 and 13 June. It was going to be the last year of the mighty 5-litre engines, soon to be replaced by a 3-litre limit on engine capacity. Good weather, a long fast track and the most powerful racing cars yet seen, were the right ingredients to […]

You needed to be very brave indeed those days, like Carlos Pace was, (partnered by Arturo Merzario), and seen here at the wheel of this Ferrari 312PB at the 1973 Spa 1000 km. The Burnenville corner, first long corner to the right, going into the Masta downhill, was more than 800 meters long, with a […]

John Surtees (1934-2017) was already a seven-time motorcycle world champion, before making the move to the pinnacle of motorsport, the Formula 1 World Championship, and in 1964 made motor sport history by also becoming the F1 World Champion, for Ferrari. Picture above: John Surtees, qualified his Ferrari 158 in fifth position at the 1965 Monaco […]

The 1967 South African Grand Prix was held at Kyalami on 2 January  1967. It was race 1 of 11 in the 1967 Formula One World Championship. It was the first time, and it would be the case for many years, this circuit was used for the South African Grand Prix.  Picture above: Denny Hulme […]

The 1987 24 Hours of Le Mans took place on 13 and 14 June 1987. It was the fifth round of the 1987 World Sports-Prototype Championship and the most important race of the endurance season. The factory Rothmans Porsche team was clear favorite, and the German car brand was supported by very competent privateers such as Porsche […]