Look back

Before Shelby's days of taming the Cobra

Carroll Shelby was born on this day in 1923, and while the great Texan is remembered as the man who…

11 months ago

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 abreast. This was…

11 months ago

Lewis Hamilton: A legacy of fatherly support and family love

Lewis Hamilton begins a new trip around the sun on this day and will have likely blown out 39 candles…

11 months ago

When Big Dan put on a scary mask

Dan Gurney pioneered the use of Bell's full-face helmet in F1 in 1968, but six years earlier, back in 1962,…

11 months ago

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…

11 months ago

Partying like its 1968, the night before F1's curtain raiser

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

11 months ago

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…

11 months ago

Clark closes out banner year in East London

On this day in 1963, Jim Clark closed out a banner year with a slam dunk at the South African…

11 months ago

Adrian Newey, the man who can see air

There are many in Formula 1 who believe that with this man sitting at the drafting table, a team doesn't…

11 months ago

Happy 'Bert Day' to F1i founder Bertrand Gachot

Today, we at F1i.com raise a celebratory glass to our esteemed founder, Bertrand Gachot, who turns 61 on this day.…

11 months ago

One final epic battle between Senna and Prost

It was exactly thirty years ago that F1 legends Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost enjoyed their final on-track battle against…

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Paul Tracy's brief history of Formula 1

Paul Tracy - born on this day 55 years ago - enjoyed a successful career in CART and IndyCar from…

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