Flying Closer to the Ground – The Advent of Aerodynamics
“The man who has no imagination has no wings.”
Category Archives: F1 History
The Teutonic Transcendence of 1938
“Superhuman effort isn’t worth a damn unless it achieves results”
Speed Costs Money – How Fast Do You Want to Go?
“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it.”
Worst team ever in F1 & why we must thank them
One of the most common and usually heated discussions in F1 is who or what, is or was the best. The best driver, car, engine or circuit provides endless debate. […]
Spyder with Wings: The Evolution of the Porsche 718/2
“Intelligent people, when assembled into an organization, will tend toward collective stupidity.”
On This Day in F1: October 26, 1997 – Deadlock, Deceit and Disaster
“No violence, gentlemen — no violence, I beg of you!
Consider the furniture!”
Ferrari ditch familiar red for blue & white in protest – Mexico GP
The Mexican Grand Prix was the last round on the 1964 World Championship calendar, and it served up a thrilling battle for the title. Coming into the race 3 drivers […]
Ferrari 1-2 in Mexico
The 1990 Mexican Grand Prix served up a wonderful race. The event had been dominated by the McLaren duo of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in 1988 and 1989, but […]
McLaren gain in tyre battle at the USGP
The last US Grand Prix West was held at Long Beach in 1983. The front row was locked out by the Goodyear shod Ferrari’s of Patrick Tambay (1st) and Rene Arnoux […]
Hamilton better than Vettel at Austin
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel arrived in Austin for the penultimate round of the 2012 World Championship with a slender 10 point lead over Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. This was the first […]