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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…

2 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…

2 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…

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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…

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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…

2 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…

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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…

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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…

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Eddie Cheever: Still the American driver with the most F1 starts

Today, we wish a happy 68th birthday to Eddie Cheever who remains after all these years the American driver with…

2 months ago

Scheckter the lone Wolf delivers a shocker in Argentina!

Formula 1 was surprised when Jody Scheckter moved from Tyrrell to Walter Wolf's brand new team for the 1977 season,…

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