Look back

Looking back at the colourful history of the Formula One World Championship with classic photos of old drivers, teams, races, circuits and more.

Mansell’s need for speed hits a roadblock

On this day in 1997, Nigel Mansell was swiftly cruising at the wheel of his brand new Bentley down a…

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Pondering what might have been for the great Rick Mears

IndyCar legend Rick Mears - who was born on this day 74 years ago - is often considered as the…

2 days ago

When Uncle Ken decided to call it a day

It was on this day in 1997 that Ken Tyrrell decided it was time to depart Formula 1, the legendary…

3 days ago

Grosjean's miraculous survival: An image etched in F1 history

On this day five years ago, Romain Grosjean miraculously escaped a fiery crash on the opening lap of the 2020…

6 days ago

The Formula 1 mechanics' class of 1966

Group photos are a traditional end-of-season routine for Formula 1 teams. But in 1966, rather than rounding up the drivers…

7 days ago

One giant leap for F1 world champion Nico Rosberg

He dreamed about it during his childhood, he worked incredibly hard for it, but on this day in 2016, Nico…

1 week ago

A salute to the only woman ever to win an F1 race

Granted, it was a round of the short-lived British Aurora F1 Championship back in 1980, but Desiré Wilson, born on…

1 week ago

Vettel makes it a hat-trick of F1 titles in Brazil

On this day in Brazil in 2012, Sebastian Vettel secured his third consecutive Formula 1 World Championship title, cementing his…

1 week ago

A rare unmitigated disaster for Porsche in F1

In a parallel universe, Porsche will be joining Audi on the F1 grid in 2026. In reality, that scenario was…

2 weeks ago

Lotterer’s short and sour single stint in F1

For all his success in the junior ranks of single seater racing, in Europe and in Japan, and despite his…

2 weeks ago