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The 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans was the ninth round of the World Sportscar Championship season, and took place on 20 and 21 June 1964. The year marked the arrival of American teams in force, with Ford V8 engines in ten cars. Nevertheless, Ferrari was favourite for the win. Picture above: The Maranello Concessionaires […]

The Ferrari 512S could not match the pace of the mighty Porsche 917, in this 1970 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Nevertheless, it promised to become a battle royal between the two racing giants. Fully nine 917s and eleven 512s, from works-supported teams and privateers, were entered. The picture above was taken […]

The 2009 Chinese Formula One Grand Prix was held at the Shanghai International Circuit. Heading to the event, Jenson Button of Brawn Grand Prix led the Drivers’ Championship by 5 points over team-mate Rubens Barrichello. Nevertheless, Sebastian Vettel achieved his second career pole position – and the first for his Red Bull Racing team. Vettel […]

Detroit was known as the capital of the auto industry in the past century, hosting the three American giants: Ford, GM and Chrysler. In 1982, a first Formula One Grand Prix was organised; won by the McLaren of a surprising John Watson – only 17th on the starting grid – in front of local hero […]

When Niki Lauda, in the middle of a free practice session prior to the 1979 Canadian Grand Prix, suddenly decided to retire from racing, the Argentinian Ricardo Zunino was called to replace him at Brabham. Zunino tells the story: “I debuted in Formula 2 in 1977, then I stayed in that category for the next […]

Lance Stroll, Nyck de Vries, Alex Albon and George Russell in their karting days, back in 2011 (picture above). What strikes me with this generation of F1 drivers, and that includes Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc, is that even though they are fierce competitors on track, they seem to genuinely mean well for each others’ […]

Ronnie Peterson (1944 – 1978) was a Swedish racing driver. He was so talented that he quickly earned the nickname “SuperSwede”. Peterson was a two-time (1971 and 1978) runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship and a ten-time Grand Prix winner. Picture above: Ronnie and and his wife Barbrö, the paddock life in the early […]

The 1975 Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix was held at the Montjuic circuit, on 27 April 1975. It was the fourth, and last, Grand Prix to be held on this circuit, on the hills of Barcelona. The race was shortened to 29 of its scheduled 75 laps and was won by German driver Jochen Mass, […]

Brands Hatch, 1970 British Grand Prix. The 80-lap race was won from pole position by Jochen Rindt, driving a Lotus 72. The Austrian took his third consecutive victory, but it was somehow a lucky one. Picture above: Jack Brabham, helmet on, driver and team-owner, with his chief-mechanic, a certain Ron Dennis. While leading comfortably, Australian […]

Swede Gunnar Nilsson’s performances in F3 and Formula Atlantic, earned him a test in a Formula 1 car, with Williams at Goodwood, at the end of the 1975 season. He impressed aboard the Williams FW03, and was offered a contract for 1976, but turned it down in favour of an F2 drive with March, which […]