Martin OgilviePhoto: Ogilvie Collection Martin Ogilvie is a rare example of someone who knew all along what he wanted to...
Ken Tyrrell once said that, contrary to what had been written about him, he had no special talent for spotting...
The start of the Monaco Grand Prix remains one of motor racing’s true spectacles, and in this depiction of the opening moments of the 1971 contest through the streets of the Principality, we see the front row of Jackie Stewart’s Tyrrell (#11) and Jacky Ickx’s Ferrari (#4) lighting up their...
Like many motor racing fans, my original dream of becoming a World Champion racing driver started when I was a...
When I attend race meetings, I am often sought by those collecting autographs. I think I must be on the...
Fon de Portago Michael Andretti 1 Sarah Fisher, the first woman to compete in the Indy Racing League, is born (1980). 2 The first road races are held through the streets of Watkins Glen, New York. They are also the first post-WWII races held in the United States and the...
The name Robin Donovan may not mean much to most, but this man has quietly gone about his business and...
Ronnie Peterson Biography Ronnie Peterson was born on 1944 in Örebro, Sweden, the son of an avid racer of moderate accomplishments. His father’s love for all things mechanical was inherited by his son. When Peterson was only eight years old his father built him a car, or at least the young Ronnie...
Ronnie Peterson Biography Ronnie Peterson was born on 1944 in Örebro, Sweden, the son of an avid racer of moderate accomplishments....
The 1972 Lotus Elan Plus 2S first supplied to the late Formula One driver Ronnie Peterson is one of the...
George Follmer Willy Mairesse 2 Belgian Formula One and sports car racer Willy Mairesse commits suicide (1969). 4 Arturo Merzario drives an Alfa Romeo T33/SC/12 to victory in the World Sports Car Championship race at Imola, Italy (1977). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Jerry Marshall Tazio Nuvolari 1 Ferdinando Minoia drives an Isotta-Fraschini to victory in the Coppa Florio race in Italy (1907)....
Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3 It’s a bit of a euphemism to say that cars have personalities… of course they don’t....
It has become a given that a driver’s main rival is his teammate and I have been pondering when this idea emerged. There have been instances of teammates being very close friends and the late Chris Nixon celebrated the bond between Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins in his superb book,...
The Best Swedish Grand Prix Drivers Perhaps surprisingly, only ten Swedes have ever driven in Grands Prix. Though, eleven Swedish...
The 48 Best Grand Prix Drivers in Formula One History This website since its inception has covered The history of...
Forty years ago, in 1977 and ’78, Mario Andretti was the man to beat in Grand Prix racing aboard Colin Chapman’s JPS Lotus 78 and 79 Formula One cars. Andretti made his Grand Prix debut with Lotus in 1968, qualifying on pole for the United States GP at Watkins Glen....
The Car that Made McLaren McLaren In these modern days of disposable everything (or so it seems), one can quickly...
I would rather be remembered as somebody who did some work against cancer than the driver who won the Belgian...
Tyrrell’s Project 34 six-wheel Formula One car was one of those refreshingly radical cars that used to come into Grand Prix racing in the 1970s, designs seldom seen today. Many look back on this car as a total failure, forgetting the early success it had in 1976, for Jody Scheckter...
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