During the 1978 season, Mario Andretti and Ronnie Peterson dominated the FIA’s Formula One World Championship. From its introduction at...
Let’s look back at the highlights of the 1980 Monaco Grand Prix when Carlos Reutemann finished first while driving for...
Carlos Reutemann, 63, winner of 12 Grands Prix—five of them with Ferrari from 1976 to 1978—has been made a Commendatore in the New Year Honors list of Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. “Lole,” as he was known, now holds the same rank as his late ’70s employer at Maranello, Commendatore...
Denny Hulme was one of the most reserved men in motor racing. He seldom showed his emotions, which he camouflaged...
I cannot allow the twenty-fifth anniversary of the death of Gilles Villeneuve to pass unnoticed but it is, at the...
If he lasted long enough—that is, if he didn’t get killed in the process—canny observers thought this young South African could become a Formula One World Champion. Not even their crystal ball, though, could have predicted how: it was when driving a Ferrari 312T4 at Monza, the holiest of holies...
There are cars, and there are cars. Some come and stay, many come and pass on. A few appear briefly...
The author rides the iconically liveried Mirage up onto the curb while negotiating a left-hander at Silverstone. Photo: Pete Austin The...
Nelson Piquet Biography Nelson Piquet was born on August 17, 1952 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The son of a government official he spent much of his childhood in the Brazilian capital, Brasília. At the age of 14 he was participating in kart races and was crowned Brazilian kart champion...
John Surtees Barney Oldfield 1 Jim Clark wins his third straight USGP at Watkins Glen, New York, this time driving...
Reports from Argentina indicate that former Formula One driver Carlos Reutemann may be considering a bid to become president of...