Tag Archives: Drivers

Andretti: It was clear that the Lotus 79 was special

Over four decades since he became the last American driver to win the 1978 Formula 1 world championship, Mario Andretti looks back on that remarkable title-winning season. This is an extract from an exclusive interview that appeared in our sister...

Remembering Elio de Angelis

Elio de Angelis was an Italian Formula 1 driver who raced between 1979 and 1986, for teams including Shadow, Lotus and Brabham. On 15 May 1986 he was killed during testing at the Paul Ricard circuit at Le Castellet. De...

Five open-wheel drivers who succeeded at Daytona 500

There were no drivers with at least one full season of Indycar Series competition entered in this year’s Daytona 500 race. However, in the event's illustrious history, veteran open-wheel drivers have gone to Florida in February and experienced success in...

Ayrton Senna and the McLaren-Lamborghini aka McLambo

Ayrton Senna and McLaren-Lamborghini aka McLambo

One of the most intriguing episodes in Ayrton Senna’s stellar career was his test with a McLaren powered by a Lamborghini engine in 1993. Unhappy with the Ford-Cosworth motor they had been using that season, the British team was considering...

Haug: Hamilton vs Rosberg, not even Hollywood!

Haug: Hamilton vs Rosberg, not even Hollywood!

Mercedes motorsport legend Norbert Haug knows a thing or two about Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg having developed them both all the way into Formula 1. As Hollywood gets into motorsport movie-making mode, Haug reckons that the feud between the...

Was Rudolf Caracciola the Greatest Racing All-rounder?

Some say Rudolf Caracciola was racing's greatest all-rounder. We toast his 120th birthday with a look back at his incredible career. Like Fangio, Brabham, Clark and Stewart; Lauda, Piquet, Prost and Senna and more recently Sebastien Vettel and Lewis Hamilton,...

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