Look back

The days of the Spartan office in F1

One look at the cockpit of Gilles Villeneuve's 1980 Ferrari 126CK tells us all we need to know about how…

9 months ago

A proud and powerful line-up for Williams

On this day in 1994, Williams officially presented its F1 team to the media, showcasing its proud looking and powerful…

9 months ago

Gilles Villeneuve: F1's forever revered fallen hero

The late, great Gilles Villeneuve would have been 76-year-young on this day. And we say 'young' with absolute conviction, because…

9 months ago

Team Lotus throws in the towel

During its heyday in F1, Colin Chapman's Team Lotus was arguably the only outfit in the sport whose renown practically…

9 months ago

Fangio scorches to home win in Buenos Aires

On this day in 1955, the great Juan Manuel Fangio vanquished his rivals and the scorching temperatures to triumph in…

9 months ago

Andretti fires successful opening salvo in Argentina

On this day in 1978, Mario Andretti kicked off his banner championship winning year with Lotus with a lights-to-flag dominant…

9 months ago

Our salute on this day to Big Dan

Dan Gurney passed away on this day in 2018, and here at F1i we'll never miss an opportunity to salute…

9 months ago

Denny 'the Bear' roars for the final time

Harking back once again to the days when Formula 1 used to hold races in January, it was on this…

9 months ago

A pole but no role for Jarier in Argentina

The F1 season kicked off on this day in 1975 in Argentina where Jean-Pierre Jarier put himself and the Shadow…

9 months ago

Before Shelby's days of taming the Cobra

Carroll Shelby was born on this day in 1923, and while the great Texan is remembered as the man who…

9 months ago