Brabham is the latest former F1 team to be tipped to return to F1 in 2010, joining the likes of Lola and March. However the company that has submitted the entry for 2010 under the Brabham name is not linked to the man who founded the original Brabham team, three-times F1 champion Sir Jack Brabham. … Continue reading New row over use of Brabham name
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1968 South African Grand Prix flashback
Posted onF1 Fanatic guest writer Andrew Tsvyk looks back at a time when the F1 season started on January 1st.
Pictures: 2008 Monaco Historic GP
Posted onIt’s the Monaco Grand Prix next and to get in the mood here’s some fantastic pictures of great Formula 1 cars from the 1960, ’70s, ’80s and ’90s in action in the 2008 Monaco Historic Grand Prix last weekend. Joris Meuffels kindly let me use a selection of these pictures he took including loads of … Continue reading Pictures: 2008 Monaco Historic GP
Top ten… F1 scandals
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Posted onThe eyes of the F1 world are fixed on the twists and turns of the Ferrari-McLaren espionage scandal. F1 is no stranger to controversy – here’s ten of the juiciest from recent years…
F1 in the news 39: No Lewis Hamilton edition
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s rise to power in F1 has been stunning this year, but many are finding the media sensationalism a bit much to handle. So here’s our antidote – Ten top stories from the press looking at other aspects of F1.
Watson surges to win from 17th in first Detroit race
1982 Detroit Grand Prix flashback
Posted onTwenty-five years ago the F1 circus visited the United States three times in one season. The first ever Detroit Grand Prix was the second round in the USA that year.
Debate: Are 2007 F1 cars ugly?
Posted onEvery F1 car is an exercise in function over form. But sometimes the by-product of ultimate speed is automotive beauty. Most F1 fans can reel off a list of the F1 cars they found the most attractive. Today’s cars are distinctive for being peculiarly narrow – as demanded by the regulations – and bristling with … Continue reading Debate: Are 2007 F1 cars ugly?
Beltoise scores his only win – and BRM’s last – at Monaco
1972 Monaco Grand Prix flashback
Posted onThe 1972 Monaco Grand Prix was in many ways a strange affair. It produced the debut victory for a man who would never win again and the circuit was in a state of flux.
Gilles Villeneuve: His victories remembered
Posted onToday marks 25 years since the death of Gilles Villeneuve. Enough has been written about the sad circumstances of his death at Zolder in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. Much has also been written about the spectacular moments for which he is so fondly remembered. Villeneuve drove every race to win. It was not … Continue reading Gilles Villeneuve: His victories remembered
The Old Rumour Mill – May
Posted onWhen Norbert Hamy wanted a name for his F1 team, he just turned his first name back to front. Trebron Racing Systems were set to join F1 racing in 1993 – but the obscure Japanese entry, run by a Canadian who claimed to have designed all manner of exciting technologies, simply disappeared. Plus, a contractual … Continue reading The Old Rumour Mill – May
Banned: Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46B ‘Fan Car’
Posted onThe Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46B ‘Fan Car’ achieved an incredible 100% victory rate: It started one race, won it, and was banned.
Top ten… F1 bombshells
Posted onWhat big F1 news story broke one year ago today? Have a guess… It was Fernando Alonso’s shock switch to McLaren for 2007 – a move that caught most, if not all, F1 followers completely unaware. Of course it’s not the first time in F1 history that a shock driver or team move has caught … Continue reading Top ten… F1 bombshells
“Bernie’s Game” – Terry Lovell
Posted onTerry Lovell’s biography peels back some of the layers of intrigue that surround Bernie Ecclestone.