Look back

Regazzoni: Larger than life and a darling of the fans

On this day in 2006, Formula 1 mourned the loss of Clay Regazzoni, one of the sport's larger-than-life characters from…

10 months ago

Was Michael Schumacher faster than a fighter jet?

On this day in 2003, to mark 100 years of manned flight and also the 50th anniversary of the passing…

11 months ago

Mansell’s need for speed hits a roadblock

On this day in 1997, Nigel Mansell was swiftly cruising at the wheel of his brand new Bentley down a…

11 months ago

When Uncle Ken decided to call it a day

It was on this day in 1997 that Ken Tyrrell decided it was time to depart Formula 1, the legendary…

11 months ago

The Formula 1 mechanics' class of 1966

Group photos are a traditional end-of-season routine for Formula 1 teams. But in 1966, rather than rounding up the drivers…

11 months ago

One giant leap for F1 world champion Nico Rosberg

He dreamed about it during his childhood, he worked incredibly hard for it, but on this day in 2016, Nico…

11 months ago

A salute to the only woman ever to win an F1 race

Granted, it was a round of the short-lived British Aurora F1 Championship back in 1980, but Desiré Wilson, born on…

11 months ago

A nod to Formula 1's first female driver

Maria Teresa de Filippis - motorsport's first female F1 Grand Prix driver - was born on this day in Naples,…

12 months ago

The driver Enzo Ferrari labeled 'a really great one'

Peter Collins was born on this day in 1931. A handsome young man from Kidderminster, Great Britain, Collins' talent behind…

12 months ago

A stellar F1 young talent tragically cut short

The Mexican Grand Prix weekend is in the rearview mirror, but today we cast our minds back to perhaps the…

12 months ago

One crash too many for de Cesaris and Ligier

On this day in 1985, Andrea de Cesaris picked the straw that broke his Ligier's back after a spectacular accident…

1 year ago

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 integral part…

2 years ago