Look back

Toro Rosso’s glorious ancestor

As the covers come off the Toro Rosso STR11’s 2016 livery on Tuesday morning, it’s worth remembering the Minardi M185…

10 years ago

Happy birthday to super Mario!

Motor racing icon Mario Andretti and his twin brother Aldo were born on this date, February 28, exactly 76 years…

10 years ago

Three abreast!

The start of the 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix resulted in a tremendous battle for the lead between polesitter Jean-Pierre Jabouille,…

10 years ago

More of this, please

We're in Spain and our picture of the day includes a McLaren-Honda, so we didn't need much of an excuse...…

10 years ago

A charming man

François Cevert was born on this date and would have turned 72 had his life not been tragically cut short…

10 years ago

When Prost became ‘The Professor’

Happy birthday to four-time F1 world champion Alain ‘The Professor’ Prost, who turns 61 on this day. The Frenchman is…

10 years ago

The other Barcelona racetracks

Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is not the only racetrack to have hosted a grand prix in the region. The Montjuic circuit…

10 years ago

Happy Birthday Niki Lauda!

Triple F1 world champion Niki Lauda (1975, 1977, and 1984) is turning 67 today. Coming from an affluent Austrian family…

10 years ago

A legendary Kiwi

As McLaren pulls the covers off its new MP4-31, this year also marks the 50th anniversary of Bruce McLaren fielding…

10 years ago

Happy Birthday to the Captain!

Roger Penske  is 79 years old today. Or perhaps we should say 79 years young? A walking conglomerate, with interests…

10 years ago