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Happy Birthday Niki Lauda!

Triple F1 world champion Niki Lauda (1975, 1977, and 1984) is turning 67 today. Coming from an affluent Austrian family…

9 years ago

Back to the future

As soon as the new Red Bull livery broke covers, similarities were drawn with the Sauber C14 (here driven by…

9 years ago

Speedy Rodriguez

Ricardo Rodriguez was born on this date in 1942. The Mexican ace took F1 by storm when he qualified second…

9 years ago

Remembering France’s first F1 GP winner

Nicknamed ‘Pétoulet’, Maurice Trintignant took 81 F1 starts between 1950 and 1964, one of the longest spells in the sport…

9 years ago

The day that set Wehrlein on the path to F1

With the confirmation today that Pascal Wehrlein has been confirmed as Formula One's newest rookie driver with a seat at…

9 years ago

Silberpfeil

That’s Silver Arrow in German for you. Pictured above is Manfred von Brauchitsch, who became the first driver to power…

9 years ago

Laffite's 1979 grand slams with Ligier

Jacques Laffite was off to a great start in the 1979 F1 season, with the Frenchman winning the opening two…

9 years ago

The other Espoo racer

Kimi Raikkonen is not the only racer coming from Espoo, Finland. So is Jyrki Jarvi Letho, better known as JJ Letho,…

9 years ago

F1's French Connection

McLaren, Red Bull and Ferrari are heading to France this week to participate in a Pirelli wet weather tyre test…

9 years ago

Remembering a bona fide F1 dandy

1958 F1 world champion Mike Hawthorn tragically lost his life in a car crash on this date 57 years ago.…

9 years ago

Having big shoes to fill

Replacing Alain Prost at the last minute for the 1991 Australian Grand Prix was never going to be an easy…

9 years ago

Renault's pool of talent

As Renault prepares to return as an F1 constructor this year, will we see a revival of the French constructor’s…

9 years ago