The Parabolica
If there is a racetrack in the world where the ghosts walk among the trees, it is motorsport’s “cathedral of speed,” Monza. Read More …
Category: History
The definitive Internet history of Formula One.
Hunt vs Lauda
In case you weren’t able to watch Hunt vs. Lauda: F1’s Greatest Racing Rivals on BBC2 recently — like all us Americans — here you go. Read More …
Mario’s Somber Title (1978)
Mario Andretti fulfilled his childhood dream of an F1 championship, clinched at Monza, in the most poignant of circumstances. Read More …
In Memoriam: José Froilán González
Though did not look at all like a racing driver, Argentine José Froilán González (“The Pampas Bull”) was the first-ever Formula One GP winner for Ferrari in the 1951 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. He passed away yesterday at 90 years of age. Read More …
Panis—Monaco 1996
Olivier Panis scored his sole career Formula One victory, earning the last-ever GP win for Team Ligier (and the first for engine manufacturer Mugen Motorsports), in a wet 1996 Monaco Grand Prix after switching to slicks with a well-timed pit stop. Read More …
von Trips—Monza 1961
The gruesome 1961 death of German driver Wolfgang (“Taffy” ) von Trips illustrates the dramatic change in values in Formula One racing over the decades. Read More …
Canadian GP—In the Name of Gilles
No other name sums up the relationship between Ferrari and Canada better than that of Gilles Villeneuve. Read More …
Estoril 1985
Ayrton Senna’s first Grand Prix victory, in the rain in his second season, at Estoril, Portugal (video commentated by a rather awe-struck Sir Jackie Stewart). Read More …
Who Is the Best F1 Driver Of All Time?
You can debate this topic until the cows come home, with no resolution. We try a bit with our Top 15 All-Time Drivers statistical comparison, but this nice video piece from CNN Sports illustrates the challenge. Read More …
Cevert Triumphs
Surely there was never a more handsome GP driver than Francois Cevert? The tall Frenchman joined the Tyrrell March team in 1970 but, in Jackie Stewart’s shadow, scored but a single Grand Prix victory before a tragic death at the 1973 USGP. Read More …