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 C...
Celebrating Ferdinand Porsche’s Life on a Special Journey
70 years after old man Ferdinand Porsche died, his grandson and great grandson take us for a spin in two of his finest.
Ferdinand Porsche passed away today, 70 years ago. We take a spin over one of his favou...
15 January in Race History: Andretti, Ascari & Attwood on A-Day
For whatever reason, the letter A is peculiarly popular in race history today.
Mario Andretti for instance got his 1978 season off to a cracking start when he took Colin Chapman’s revolutionary Lotus 78 Cosw...
The Latter Lotus Glory Years: from Rindt to Fittipaldi, Peterson & Andretti
Colin Chapman had a penchant for discovering an F1 advantage. It led to several bouts of Lotus domination beyond the Clark era
After a shocking and tragic two seasons for the team, Lotus started the 1970 For...
Video: Group B when rallying got TOO FAST
The Audi Quattro, Lancia 037 and the Peugeot 205 T16 [tee sixteen] - some of the most iconic names in rallying.
Video: John Fitzpatrick & Ford Escort at Jarama 1971
In October 1971 the works Ford Capris and Escorts went to Jarama with the chance of winning the European Championship for both manufacturers and drivers.
Montezemolo: Senna wanted Ferrari and we wanted him
FIA president and former Ferrari team principal Jean Todt revealed that Ayrton Senna expressed interest in joining Ferrari in 1994 and that talks between the two did take place.
"He wanted to come to Ferrar...
Steve Mcqueen AKA Harvey Mushman the race driver
Racing addict,Hollywood star Steve McQueen would have turned 90 this year The congratulations from Zuffenhausen arrived by airmail: “Dear Mr. McQueen,” the letter dated March 1970 began. “It is a great pleas...
Todt thought Schumi records would not be beaten
Ferrari Dream Team Boss Todt believed Michael's records would never be broken
They were the first real Formula 1 dream team, Ferrari built around Michael Schumacher led by Jean Todt with the likes of Ross Br...
The Legend of Michel Vaillant
So you think Lewis is the winningest driver of them all? Think again. Comic idol Michel Vaillant has been winning races for over sixty years!
Bonjour, Michel Vaillant! The comic idol has been winning r...
Tech Insight: Bring back the real F1 underdog
Ross Brawn would do well to read up on race history today while pondering future Formula 1 rules…
Way back on 2 January 1967, Rhodesian privateer John Love very nearly pulled off one of Formula 1's biggest u...
Video: La Ronde Infernale Le Mans 1969
The 1969 Le Mans 24 Hours was dramatic right to the very end. It has been described as "probably the finest race Jacky Ickx has ever driven" - 'La Ronde Infernale' is the story of the titanic Porsche vs Ford battle and the two-second margin of victory after 24 hours of thrilling racing.