The Green Hell
This 2017 movie about the Nürburgring’s famed Nordschleife, narrated by legendary BBC commentator Murray Walker, looks marvelous. Please comment it you’ve seen it! Read More …
Category: Legends
Profiles and vignettes of some of the legends of Formula 1 Grand Prix motor racing.
The Greatest Lap You’ve Never Seen
It is almost unbelievable that Ayrton Senna’s qualifying lap at Monaco in 1988 — where he bested teammate and four-time World Champion Alain Prost by an astounding 1.427s — was not filmed or broadcast. Here is McLaren F1’s recreation. Read More …
The Senna Legend
The darkest day in F1 history was 24 years ago, when the sport lost three-time World Champion Aryton Senna — still the first and only Formula One champion to have died during a Grand Prix race. Read More …
Thirty Years On For The Fabulous MP4/4
It was 30 years ago today that the technology and face of Formula One changed forever with the debut of McLaren-Honda’s fabulous and dominating MP4/4. Read More …
April 7, 1968: Jim Clark Killed in Hockenheim Crash
Fifty years ago, one of the most naturally talented motor racing drivers of all time died when Jim Clark’s Lotus-Cosworth left the track at Hockenheim at 140 mph and hit a tree. Read More …
The Silver Arrows Return
In typically poetic fashion, NBC Sports Network’s Sam Posey narrated this excellent video collage celebrating the triumphant return of Mercedes to the Formula One championship with its 2014 cars, harkening back to the marque’s last (and until now, only) F1 winning season with the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio 60 years ago. Read More …
Monza 1979
Jody Scheckter celebrates on the podium with 2nd-place teammate Gilles Villeneuve after winning the race and securing the F1 World Championship at the Italian Grand Prix, Monza, September 9,1979. Read More …
1976
Niki Lauda and James Hunt battle during the legendary 1976 Formula One season. Read More …
Ayrton At Imola 1986
Ayrton Senna during the 1986 San Marino GP, where he took pole position but retired after 11 laps with wheel bearing failure. Read More …
Tribute to Black Jack
Nice remembrance of the late three-time Formula 1 World Champion Sir Jack (“Black Jack”) Brabham in Monaco. Read More …