Alfa Romeo 158 – Weathering the Storm
I have weathered the storm,
I have beaten out my exile.
~The Rest – Ezra Pound~
Category Archives: F1 History
1983 Spirit-Honda: Breathing Dreams like Air
On the fifth lap, the car gasped and collapsed breathless at the side of the track, failure of a turbo seal resulting in Stefan Johansson’s immediate relegation from racer to spectator.
Flying Closer to the Ground – The Advent of Aerodynamics
“The man who has no imagination has no wings.”
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 […]
