Look back

Adrian Newey travels back in time and in style

He first passion may be engineering but design guru Adrian Newey is a racer at heart, and a man pretty…

7 years ago

Jochen Mass' single Grand Prix victory

On this day in 1975, Jochen Mass won the Spanish Grand Prix at Montjuic, collecting the only F1 win of…

7 years ago

The original shark fin

The ubiquitous shark fin which sprouted this year on Formula 1's new-spec cars is nothing really new. Flash back to…

7 years ago

First double podium joy for Lotus F1

On this day five years ago, the reformed Lotus F1 finished second and third in the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix.…

7 years ago

Monzanapolis - The Race of Two Worlds

  This great picture by Bernard Cahier takes us back sixty years ago, when the worlds of Grand Prix racing…

7 years ago

Grosjean celebrates!

It's a very happy 31st birthday today to Haas F1 driver Romain Grosjean He was born on April 17 1986…

7 years ago

When Ensign called upon the 'Ickx' factor

In 1977, Clay Regazzoni attempted an unlikely feat: to qualify for the Monaco Grand Prix and the Indy 500 on…

7 years ago

One Scot follows the other at Indy

Jim Clark won the Indy 500 in 1965, a victory which enticed fellow-Scot Jackie Stewart to try his hand at…

7 years ago

Happy Birthday to Jacques Villeneuve!

Nineteen ninety seven F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve turns 45 today. The Canadian ran in 168 Grand Prix over eleven…

7 years ago

Michael Schumacher's ultimate triumph

Shanghai was the scene of Michael Schumacher's very last Formula 1 victory in 2006 - his 91st Grand Prix win.…

7 years ago