Look back

A painful sense of 'déjà vu' for Rosberg in Brazil

The 1983 season kicked off on this day in Brazil at Jacarepagua, where Williams' Keke Rosberg was seized by a…

1 year ago

One Kentucky kid's worthy effort in Formula 1

It's cheers to Danny Sullivan on this day as the former F1 driver and 1985 Indy 500 winner turns 75-years-young.…

1 year ago

A gentleman's agreement hands Hakkinen a hollow win

On this day in 1998, McLaren's Mika Hakkinen won a controversial Australian Grand Prix. The Finn was leading the race…

1 year ago

Sir Jack Brabham's final Formula 1 triumph

Three-time F1 world champion Jack Brabham picked up his fourteenth and final Grand Prix triumph on this day in 1970,…

1 year ago

Andretti and Ferrari: Love at first sight

When Enzo Ferrari asked Mario Andretti to join the Scuderia in 1971, it was a bit of a homecoming for…

1 year ago

A toast to Niki and to an enduring legacy

The great Niki Lauda would have celebrated his 76th birthday on this day, and the great Austrian remains in everyone’s…

1 year ago

Look Mom, no buttons!

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

1 year ago

John Love: A stalwart of Southern African motorsport

Born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia on this day in 1924, John Love’s passion for racing ignited in his youth and saw…

2 years ago

Ferrari's new 'Sharknose' tests the waters

Scuderia Ferrari - all set to join the rear-engine revolution in Formula 1 - tested at the end of 1960…

2 years ago

The closest the other Mika ever came to winning a GP

His bio labels him as an FIA drivers' steward, but Mika Salo - born on this day in 1966 -…

2 years ago