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The 1971 British Formula 1 Grand Prix was held at Silverstone on 17 July 1971.The 68-lap race was won by Tyrrell driver Jackie Stewart, after he started from second position. Ronnie Peterson finished second for March (another great performance for the Swede) and Lotus driver Emerson Fittipaldi came in third. Picture above: Jackie Stewart, Tyrrell 003, […]

After fifty-six editions of the arduous but formidable Targa Florio, Sicily’s famous road circuit hosted what was expected as being the very last race over the open roads of the beautiful island. The CSI was indeed about to ban the famous event from the International Calendar, on safety grounds. No less than 700.000 Sicilians watched […]

Americans Mario Andretti and Mark Donohue relax against the pit wall, minutes before the start of the 1975 Monaco Formula One Grand Prix. Andretti qualified ninth in his Parnelli-Ford, but was forced to retire on lap 13 due an oil leak. Donohue, qualified his Penske-Ford in 16th position but a mistake sent him in the […]

Canadian George Eaton and Mexican Pedro Rodriguez have a casual chat (picture above) at the Can-Am race at Road America in 1970. George cooked his engine during practice, while Pedro went on to finish in 7th place, 3 laps down on the overall winner, Peter Gethin in a McLaren M8D. George Eaton, born 12 November […]

Kevin Cogan was a young hopeful American driver at the end of the 70s, a candidate for a drive in F1 with McLaren, but it was Alain Prost who was chosen for the 1980 season. He then tried to qualify for the 1980 Canadian Grand Prix in a Williams, then again at Long Beach in […]

Unusual : Here are the drivers (picture above) who represented Belgium at the 1991 Karting World Championship held in Le Mans: from left to right: Jos Verstappen, Sophie Kumpen – the futur parents of Max Verstappen – Bas Leinders, Kurt Mollekens and Geoffroy Horion. Max Emilian Verstappen, born 30 September 1997, is a Dutch-Belgian racing […]

The 2000 FIA Formula 1 World Championship was the 54th official F1 season. Michael Schumacher (picture above) became Ferrari’s first World Champion in 21 years – the last being Jody Scheckter in 1979 – having clinched the Drivers’ title at the penultimate race of the season. It was Michael’s third Formula 1 crown: a hard […]

The 1969 British Formula One Grand Prix was held at the Silverstone Circuit on 19 July 1969. Jackie Stewart (Matra-Ford) was victorious, as he lapped the entire field and took his fifth win of the season. Picture above: Jackie Stewart, takes a tea break on top of a pile of Dunlop tyres at Silverstone in […]

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In 1980, Clay Regazzoni, at 41, finds once more shelter in Mo Nunn’s Ensign team, but his F1 career comes to a bitter end during the US Grand Prix West, on the urban circuit of Long Beach in California, fourth race of the season. On the 51st lap, victim of a break failure at the […]