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A massive crowd is present on the market square of Brescia, at the start of the 1954 Mille Miglia, the great road classic race of the 50’s. It will be an Italian triumph with the victory of Alberto Ascari in a Lancia D24 (#602), seen here in between his team mates Eugenio Castellotti (#540) and Gino […]

Bruno Senna, born 15 October 1983, is a Brazilian racing driver, and nephew of the great late Ayrton Senna. He was a Formula 1 driver from 2010 to 2012, when he drove for the HRT, Renault and Williams teams. He is also the first man to win a race in every WEC class, and is […]

The Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix was held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on 6 September 1970, the day after World Champion elect, Jochen Rindt, had been killed in a wingless Lotus. Clay Regazzoni won this Italian Grand Prix in his Ferrari 312B, his first Formula One win. In doing so, he became the […]

Unusual: Yes, this is Jody Scheckter, a Tyrrell driver in Formula 1 at the time, who drove the Alfa Romeo T33/TT/12 (with Jochen Mass) at the 1975 1000 kms of the Nürburgring (picture above). Willi Kaushen had found a German sponsor for one car and for this race only. The leading car being in Campari […]

Charming encounter for the driver of this orange Fiat (picture above) on his way to the 1972 Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix held on the famous ‘Autodromo di Monza’. Before the race, the Monza circuit was modified with the addition of two chicanes, one before the Curva Grande and one at the site of the […]

During practice for the Eifelrennen in the spring of 1967, the South loop of the Nürburgring (7,747 km), was covered with snow when the participants took the track, lead by the brave John Surtees in the Lola T100-BMW. Big John will finish the race in second position behind the “King of Formula 2” Jochen Rindt […]

If he could race it, Vic Elford would race it – fast, very fast. He was one of the most versatile drivers in motorsport history. And quick he was, in almost anything he drove. His successes were legion. Away from Le Mans, that always eluded him, he won every single globally renowned sports car race: the Daytona […]

The 1976 Dutch Grand Prix was held at Circuit Zandvoort on 29 August 1976. It was won by British driver James Hunt driving a McLaren M23 on his 29th birthday. This victory, in the absence of the injured Niki Lauda, enabled the Brit to progress within two points of his rival in the drivers’ standings. Welch racing […]

Anderstorp 1973. A total of 29 cars were entered for the Swedish Formula 1 Grand Prix 1973, however only 22 arrived at the race. The field was smaller than usual as there was no time for some teams to repair the damaged cars after Monaco and travel in time to the distant Anderstorp (1200 miles). […]

The BRM P180, designed by Tony Southgate, and powered by a BRM 3.0-litre V12 engine, was not competitive enough at the 1972 Canadian Formula One Grand Prix at Mosport. Jean-Pierre Beltoise (picture above), qualified 20th and was forced to retire with an oil leak on lap 21. The race was won by Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell-Ford) […]