Jacky Ickx made it fly, but Forgheiri's winged masterpiece deserved so much more Formula 1 stood on the threshold of an incredible decade in 1968. With rear-engined cars already the norm it was also a sad time as the world...
After the impressive anniversary celebrating 125 years of Motorsport at Mercedes-Benz last year, the brand continues to celebrate further outstanding #racing moments from its history in 2020. The highlights include the triumph of Sauber-Mercedes in the World Sportscar Championship 30...
After qualifying on pole for the 2017 Canadian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton has revealed that a race-worn helmet of his idol Ayrton Senna, gifted him by the Brazilian's family stands in pride-of-place in his Monaco apartment. Senna is a driver...
When talking about the best Formula 1 debuts, we usually talk drivers – Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen, Jacques Villeneuve, Mario Andretti – but if we were to talk about the first race at a venue, the Hungarian Grand Prix certainly...
It was one of those precious occasions we will remember forever... after claiming a sensational pole for the 2017 Canadian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton was gifted a race-worn helmet used by Ayrton Senna. It was a heartwarming gesture from the...
The seventh of June has played host to four grands prix over the years. Starting in Holland 1953, Alberto Ascari beat Ferrari 500 teammate Luigi Villoresi and José Froilán González’ Maserati at Zandvoort. Pedro Rodriguez took his BRM to his...
On 17 February 1901, the first car named Mercedes, made by Daimler, was debuted at the Circuit du Sud-OuestFrance in the hands of Maurice Farman who recorded his first racing victory, winning in a 24-hp Panhard - his brother, Henri...
https://youtu.be/fPgEa4STnoM This year - 2019 - Renault celebrate 40 years since their first Formula 1 victory and the first for a turbo engined car at the highest level. http://www.grandprix247.com/2019/02/12/flashback-how-renault-pioneered-the-first-formula-1-turbo-era/...
Mercedes will keep a red star on their Formula One cars as a permanent remembrance of triple world champion Niki Lauda, the team’s non-executive chairman who died last Monday. A red three-pointed star on the engine cover is one of...
Poignant tributes to Niki Lauda, including a solitary red baseball cap left hanging on his earphones peg, were all around the Mercedes team motorhome and their cars on Thursday morning as practice began for the Monaco Grand Prix. On a...
Sharing their memories of Niki Lauda, Formula 1 drivers spoke fondly of the former champion's straight-talking manner and the "amazing" legacy he left by overcoming a life-threatening crash. Lauda died on Monday at the age of 70, less than one...
Former Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher will be the subject of a new documentary featuring unseen archive footage and rare interviews, producers announced on Sunday before the Cannes Film Festival. The film, directed by German duo Michael Wech and...
