F1 Insiders Est. 2012
On this day in F1… 8th August 1953 Our Nige was born One of the underrated greats of Formula One, Nigel Mansell celebrates his birthday today. ‘Il leone’ as he was known to the Tifosi for his fighting drives for Ferrari was born in in Upton-on-Severn in 1953. Mansell seemed destined never to win the … Read more
Brought to you by TJ13 contributor OddBall On this day… 7th August 1966 Given the protestations from the Red Bull F1 family in 2015 along with the precarious nature of several other teams’ finances, the following is not difficult to imagine. The scene: A full grid of F1 cars ready to start the great German GP, … Read more
On this day in F1 – February 22nd 2001 Newly appointed Jaguar Racing team boss Bobby Rahal lashed out at the team’s first driver Eddie Irvine for openly criticizing the new Jaguar R2 after suffering a heavy crash during the car’s first outing at a testing session in Valencia: ‘I think Eddie is trying to … Read more
On this day in F1 – 29th January 1978 – Michelins first ever F1 victory By TJ13 contributor The Grumpy Jackal Enzo Ferrari made an inspired choice to invite Michelin to provide tyres for his cars. He told Pierre Dupasquier after the 1977 Italian GP that he wanted Michelin for the following season. As Dupasquier … Read more
On this day in F1 – 26th January 1975: Michael Corleone wins his first Grand Prix Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler: The Grumpy Jackal Michael had overseen the family’s crime syndicate grow to titanic proportions when he approached friends in Italy about a possible diversion to his nefarious activities in America. He had eliminated … Read more
On this day in F1 8th December 2004 – Enigmatic Carlos rides the Prancing Horse again By TJ13 contributor The Grumpy Jackal On this day – ten years ago my namesake, Carlos Reutemann, took the the track in the championship winning Ferrari at Fiorano. Since his departure from the Italian squad after the 1978 season this … Read more
5th December 1975 – On this day forty two years ago, over 2,000 people attended the service to celebrate the life of Graham Hill who had been killed just a week before. Outside St. Albans Abbey another 2,000 gathered to pay their respects as the double World Champion was laid to rest. He and five … Read more
On this day in F1 – 28th November 2006 The start of Lewis Hamiton’s F1 career began testing in Barcelona. Ironically it lasted just two laps before his McLaren broke down. Testing alongside David Coulthard and Anthony Davidson, Hamilton was given some words of warning by Coulthard who said he needed a season of testing … Read more
“No violence, gentlemen — no violence, I beg of you!
Consider the furniture!”
On this day in F1 – 20th September 1987 Alain Prost recorded his 28th career win – beating the record of 27 held by Jackie Stewart since 1973 – at an event-filled Portuguese Grand Prix, his relentless harrying of long-time leader Gerhard Berger paying off two laps from the end when Berger spun his Ferrari. … Read more
