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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Paul Tracy's brief history of Formula 1

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

Remembering Colin Chapman, F1's great innovator

Lotus team boss Colin Chapman passed away on this day in 1982, the legendary Briton suffering a fatal...

Rega: 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...

Was Michael Schumacher faster than a fighter jet?

On this day in 2003, to mark 100 years of manned flight, Michael Schumacher was pitted against an...

When Mansell’s need for speed hit a roadblock

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

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,...

Grosjean miraculous survives to race another day

On this day three years ago, Romain Grosjean miraculously escaped a fiery crash on the opening lap of...