In a new documentary Max Verstappen’s father Jos denies leaving his 14-year-old son behind at a petrol station in 2012 amounted to abuse.
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Who would have won the ‘FIA pole award’ 1950-2013
F1 statistics
Posted onThe FIA has proposed giving a special award to the driver who sets the most pole positions during a grand prix season. Here’s who would have won it previously.
Italy’s 60-year wait for a new F1 champion goes on
F1 history
Posted onSixty years since Alberto Ascari won his second world title, the wait for Italy’s next world champion goes on.
On this day in 1981: F1’s deadly fiasco at Zolder
1981 Belgian Grand Prix flashback
Posted onF1 counted the cost of a tragic and shambolic Belgian Grand Prix weekend at Zolder 30 years ago today.
My 20 years of Formula 1
Posted onTwenty years ago I got bored, turned the TV on and caught my first glimpse of some funny-looking cars blasting around a place called Silverstone. It was the 1989 British Grand Prix which, though not remembered as a classic, was my first taste of Formula 1. Without it, I might well have ended up writing … Continue reading My 20 years of Formula 1
Over 500 F1 cars in one picture
Posted onI came across an excellent picture on another blog which shows every Formula 1 car from 1950 to 2004 side-by-side. Here’s a sample of it: You can download the full file – a hefty 18.7Mb at 9362×6622 pixels – from the F1 Fanatic drop.io. Discover Simple, Private Sharing at Drop.io What’s your favourite F1 car … Continue reading Over 500 F1 cars in one picture
Domination: the 1998 Australian Grand Prix
1998 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren routed the opposition in the season-opening race of 1998 at Melbourne, but a bizarre error led David Coulthard to let Mika Hakkinen through to win.
Australian GP history 1996-2008 (Video)
Posted onF1 Fanatic guest writer Journeyer concludes his look at the history of the Australian Grand Prix. Albert Park in Melbourne is a very different place from Adelaide’s streets. Where Adelaide had long straights and mostly 90-degree turns, Albert Park has more varied corners. But it still provided plenty of action, as we shall see in … Continue reading Australian GP history 1996-2008 (Video)
Formula 1’s lost nations: Austria
Posted onLast world champion: Niki Lauda, 1984 Last Grand Prix winner: Gerhard Berger, Hockenheimring, Benetton-Renault, 1997 Last Grand Prix starter: Alexander Wurz, Shanghai, Williams, 2007 Last Grand Prix: A1-Ring, 2003 Austria is the only European country on this list. It has had championship winners and dozens of Grands Prix, but no race and active driver today.
Formula 1?óÔé¼Ôäós lost nations: Argentina
Posted onIn the first instalment of a six-part series we take a look at countries that have produced world champions – but now have neither Grand Prix drivers nor races in modern Formula 1. These are F1’s lost nations. Last world champion: Juan Manuel Fangio, Maserati, 1957 Last Grand Prix winner: Carlos Reutemann, Williams, Zolder, 1981 … Continue reading Formula 1?óÔé¼Ôäós lost nations: Argentina
The Times?óÔé¼Ôäó free digital archive captures 45 years of Formula 1 history
Posted onThe Times newspaper has made two centuries of its archives freely available on the internet. A vast amount of F1 history is contained in this excellent resource. Here are seven examples I found with a quick search but make sure you have a look at the archive too.
Mosley reiterates Spanish GP threat ahead of test
Posted onMax Mosley has re-affirmed his threat to cancel this year’s two Grands Prix in Spain if there is any repeat of the racist abuse aimed at Lewis Hamilton at the Circuit de Catalunya last week. He has also revealed Hamilton was racially abused by Spanish spectators at the Chinese Grand Prix: Anthony Hamilton told me … Continue reading Mosley reiterates Spanish GP threat ahead of test
Mansell takes second win amid Apartheid controversy
1985 South African Grand Prix flashback
Posted onFormula 1 was one of the last sports to abandon apartheid South Africa, though several teams boycotted the final 1985 race on the original Kyalami circuit.