Our Porsche K4, by John Fitzpatrick The K4 was based on the aluminium tubed framed so called “Moby Dick” that Porsche built for the 1978 World Championship season. Both Joest and Kremer built tube framed cars based on drawings from the Porsche factory. The K4 that I owned and raced was initially raced by Bob […]
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Arrivederci
The farewell to Formula 1 of Mario Andretti took place at Las Vegas in 1982 in a Ferrari 126C2, a nice symbol for the little boy who had discovered racing during the 1954 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, while admiring his idol Alberto Ascari, a Ferrari driver. After 25 seasons, not always complete in Grand […]
In red and white
The three musketeers. “In 1982, the “Belgian Marlboro Team” was very promising”, remembers journalist Pierre Van Vliet. The experienced Pierre Dieudonné (left), hired by the TWR Jaguar team in the European Touring Car Championship (after winning the 24 Hours of Spa in 1981 in a Mazda RX7 with Tom Walkinshaw), and the two great hopefuls, Thierry Boutsen […]
Gilles Villeneuve: “The bravest”
Gilles Villeneuve, the bravest of the brave. Never forgotten. Alan Henry, motorsport journalist remembers: “Behind the wheel of a racing car he was fearfully quick, never stopped trying, and could extricate himself from the most precarious situations with deft brilliance.” His performances in Formula Atlantic in 1977 were so impressive, beating established F1 drivers, that […]
Chico Serra
Chico Serra is a racing driver from Brazil. When he won the 1979 British Formula 3 championship, many observers were convinced he was a champion in the making. Ron Dennis certainly thought he was the real deal and gave Serra a lot of support. But he never got the breaks to make it big in Formula […]
Climbing up the ladder
After winning the ‘Volant V’ in 1977 at the André Pilette Racing School at Zolder, Thierry Boutsen entered the Belgian Formula Ford Championship and won it in 1978 with 15 victories in 18 races. For 1979, he moved to Formula 3, winning three races in 1980 and finishing second to Michele Alboreto in the European title […]
Didier Pironi, Monaco 1982
Monaco 1982. Didier Pironi gave it all in qualifying, putting the lone Ferrari 126C2 in fifth position on the grid. Beautiful picture by Paul-Henri Cahier, who captured the intensity of the moment, the determination of the driver after the effort.
Gordon Murray and Nelson Piquet
Triple F1 World Champion Nelson Piquet turned 67 on the 17th of August 2019. He drove Gordon Murray’s designed cars at Brabham from 1979 to 1984. Twelve Grand Prix victories and two World Drivers’ titles in 1981 and 1983, during this very successful period. Two men with strong personalities, who got on very well indeed. […]
Gilles Villeneuve
Canadian born legend of motor racing. His speed, his spectacular style, his commitment was second to none. Certainly one of the fastest drivers of all times. He succeeded to win in cars that should never have won, as he did in Monaco and Jarama 1981. Sadly he fatally crashed during practice of the Belgian Grand […]
John Watson’s helmet
Nice and very distinctive helmet design for John Watson. The Northern Irishman won five Formula One Grand Prix and finished twenty times on the podium. Starting from 17th on the grid, John Watson stormed through the field to win the first ever Detroit Grand Prix 1982. John Watson, McLaren-Ford. Eddie Cheever, Ligier-Matra. Didier Pironi, Ferrari.