Look back

When Hill the wet underdog lapped up Jordan's first win

On this day in 1998, the Belgian Grand Prix started with the biggest pile-up in the history of F1 and…

4 years ago

When a couple of Austrian hopefuls made it to the big time

Helmut Marko and Niki Lauda's close friendship went a long way back. All the way back to 1969 actually, when,…

4 years ago

Senna's Lada reconnaissance tour in Hungary

Preparation is the mother of success, and in 1986 when F1 visited the Hungaroring for the very first time, Ayrton…

4 years ago

Ron Tauranac - The man who put the 'T' in Brabham

Legendary motorsport designer Ron Tauranac, whose Brabham cars won two world titles in F1, has passed away at 95. The…

4 years ago

Jabouille delivers to Renault historical first F1 win

On this day in 1979, Jean-Pierre Jabouille delivered to Renault its first F1 victory, the first win of a turbo-charged…

4 years ago

Fernando's home win and Michael's final podium

On this day in 2012, Fernando Alonso captured his 29th career win in Formula 1, the Spaniard winning the European…

4 years ago

A salute to Denny 'the Bear' - F1's most successful Kiwi

It was on this day in 1936 that Denis Clive Hulme was born on a tobacco farm in Motueka in…

4 years ago

Hamilton wins final US GP at the Speedway

There have been some whispers in the wings about a contingency plan involving F1's potential return to the Indianapolis Motor…

4 years ago

Porsche mourns the passing of engine guru Hans Mezger

Hans Mezger, the man who supplied the creative engineering behind Porsche's legendary 917, the manufacturer's 6-cylinder boxer engine and the…

4 years ago

The last time Formula 1 went Dutch

If the start of the 2020 season hadn't been placed on indefinite hold due to coronavirus, today would have seen…

5 years ago