Look back

A flashy launch in Venice and four wannabee F1 winners

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

11 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…

11 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…

11 months ago

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

Pierre Gasly celebrates his 29th birthday today, the Frenchman heading into his eighth full season of Formula 1 and his…

11 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…

11 months ago

The last of Grand Prix racing's privateers

Turning 69 on this day is Hector Rebaque, who was Mexico's last F1 driver for three decades before Sergio Perez…

11 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,…

11 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…

11 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…

12 months ago

Look Mom, no buttons!

Back in 1984 - in the good old days of turbo thunder - a Formula 1 car's steering wheel was…

12 months ago