#F1 History: Part 3 – 1914 French Grand Prix – The Race – July 4, 1914

Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler: Jennie Mowbray “The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.” ~Sun Tzu – The Art of War~ Lyon was the focus of attention of half of Europe. Special trains were bringing in hundreds of thousands of spectators anxious to witness 37 of the fastest cars … Read more

#F1 History: Part 1 – 1914 French Grand Prix – The Contenders – Peugeot

Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler: Jennie Mowbray “Always listen to experts. They’ll tell you what can’t be done, and why. Then do it.” ~ Robert A. Heinlein – Time Enough for Love~ The experts at Peugeot condescendingly called them “The Charlatans”. Georges Boillot and Jules Goux were racing car drivers. The Peugeot engineers maintained … Read more

On This Day in #F1: 4th February

Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 1979: Asterix would have been proud. Anybody who is a smoker and has visited France may have had the dubious pleasure of having smoked Gitanes at some stage; a quite foul aroma which maybe explains the reasons why Frenchmen wear onions around their neck – I … Read more