Look back

When four was a crowd on the front row in F1

Back in 1967, it was customary for F1 grids to figure a front row with four cars open. This was…

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Lewis Hamilton: A legacy of fatherly support and family love

Lewis Hamilton begins a new trip around the sun on this day - a big one - and will have…

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Uncle Ayrton hands out a few pointers

Back in the day, during F1's winter break, the late great Ayrton Senna would head back home to Brazil to…

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When Big Dan put on a scary mask

Dan Gurney - ever the innovator - pioneered the use of Bell's full-face helmet in F1 in 1968. But six…

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Up close and personal with Courage!

We can assure everyone that no photographer was harmed in the making of this outstanding shot! But the daring artist…

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Happy ‘57’ to Formula 1’s ultimate fighter

On this special day, we celebrate the 57th birthday of the legendary Michael Schumacher. We could have chosen a picture…

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The day Love failed in Kyalami

Kyalami put itself on the Formula 1 map on this day in 1967, the historic track hosting the South African…

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Born on this day, the 'Ickx factor'

In the annals of motorsport history, Jacky Ickx – who celebrates his 81st birthday on this first day of the year…

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Partying like its 1968, the night before Formula 1's curtain raiser

It was different times and a different era for Formula 1 fifty-seven years ago, a period when drivers indulged in…

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Mike Spence: A man on the brink of greatness

Mike Spence was born on this day in 1936, in Croyden, Surrey. "Mike was almost too nice to be a…

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