Look back

A flashy launch in Venice and four wannabee F1 winners

Twenty-five years ago, back in the days when Formula 1 teams tried to outdo each other with glitzy and flashy…

8 months ago

The highest race number ever seen in F1

In 1974, Italian racer Lella Lombardi made a vain attempt to qualify for her very first F1 race, the British…

8 months ago

Toto Wolff – the forgotten Red Bull driver!

Toto Wolff has established himself as one of the most successful team bosses in Formula 1 history, but the Mercedes…

8 months ago

A 6-year-old with a steely look of determination

Pierre Gasly celebrates his 30th birthday today, the Frenchman heading into his ninth full season of Formula 1 and his…

8 months ago

Kubica's life-changing crash that nearly ended it all

It was on this day in 2011 that Robert Kubica's world grounded to a sudden halt, the Polish driver suffering…

8 months ago

The last of Grand Prix racing's privateers

Turning 70 on this day is Hector Rebaque, who was Mexico's last F1 driver for three decades before Sergio Perez…

8 months ago

Two on the trot for Laffite and Ligier in Brazil

On this day in 1979, Jacques Laffite won the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos as Ligier continued to defy expectations,…

8 months ago

The Midland M16 - Russia's first and last F1 car

On this day in 2006, the newly-christened Midland F1 Racing team unveiled its first car at Silverstone. Billionaire Alex Schnaider…

8 months ago

A tribute to a talented fallen F1 hopeful

Roger Williamson - the young British F1 hopeful who was lost to motorsport in a fiery crash in the dunes…

8 months ago

Jo Bonnier: A true gentleman racer

Sweden's Jo Bonnier, who was born on this day in 1930, enjoyed a career in Formula 1 that started in…

8 months ago