Look back

A win marred in tragedy at Reims for Ferrari and Hawthorn

On this day in 1958 at the French Grand Prix in Reims, future world champion Mike Hawthorn took his third…

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When the 'Professor' put win #1 on the books

On this day in 1981, Alain Prost took his first victory in Formula 1, and he did it excitingly on…

6 months ago

Mercedes-Benz's very first triumph in Formula 1

On this day in 1954, Juan Manuel Fangio led home team mate Karl Kling as Mercedes dominated the French Grand…

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Triumph before tragedy for Ferrari's Pironi

Didier Pironi conquered his third and final F1 victory on this day in 1982 when he triumphed in the Dutch…

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Back when Formula 1 raced at Le Mans

A curious decision by the Automobile Club de France resulted in the French Grand Prix taking place at Le Mans…

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It was a very Goodyear in 1973

On this day in 1973, for the second time in its history, the French Grand Prix was held at the…

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Clark and Lotus blitz the field at Reims

Jimmy Clark was in a league of his own on this day at Reims in 1963, the great Scot dominating…

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Big Dan gets it done for Brabham at Rouen

On this day in 1964, Dan Gurney delivered to Jack Brabham's team its very first win in the Formula 1…

7 months ago

A wet first win for Frentzen and Jordan

On this day in 1999, a gritty drive and some crafty team work at Magny Cours delivered to Heinz-Harald Frentzen…

7 months ago

Hulme finds a whole new way to make a splash in Austria

Ahead of this week's Austrian Grand Prix, we've pulled out of our archives a very peculiar picture from back in…

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