Birthday boy Coulthard's final Grand Prix triumph

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard who turns 54 today retired from racing in 2008 but remains an...

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...

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...

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...

A shy Welshman, but a fast and furious racer

Welshman Tom Pryce was tragically killed on this day in 1977, the victim of a freak accident that...

Jim Clark: Forever up there as an all-time F1 great

Jim Clark, born in Scotland on this day in 1936, will always remain one of the undisputed all-time...

A flying start gone wrong for Ralf Schumacher

It was "lights out and away they go" on this day in 2002 when the F1 season kicked...

An unflattering record in F1 for Gabriele Tarquini

We wish a good one to the always smiling Gabriele Tarquini who turns 63-years-young today. The Italian, who...

When variety was the very spice of life for an F1 driver

There was once a bygone era in racing when diversification was the rule rather than the exception for...

Buon compleanno to the original Super Mario!

From the small village of Montona where he was born to a refugee camp in Lucca, Italy, where...

Remembering the last American born Grand Prix winner

As extraordinary as it may seem, the late Peter Revson, born on this day in 1939, remains the...

Honda's 'Earth Car' was anything but earth-shattering

Honda was full of good intentions when it unveiled on this day in 2007 its striking RA107 'Earth...