Alain Prost archive
Prost to race Duster on ice
The Dacia range of cars isn’t sold here in Britain and the brand is probably best known for Top Gear’s running joke about James May’s fixation with its Sandero model.
But Renault is to give its economy brand a boost by entering it in the annual Trophee Andros ice-racing tournament in France – with four-times champion [...]
“Senna versus Prost” – read the review and win one of six copies
e’ve already had one new book on Ayrton Senna
to mark the 15th anniversary of his death – and here’s another.
But this one has a twist. Written after discussions with Alain Prost, “Senna versus Prost” tells the story of their infamous rivalry which dominated F1 from the moment they became team mates in 1988, until Prost’s [...]
Six decades of great F1 drivers in Igor’s collection of pictures and autographs
Remember I said I didn’t see the point of autographs? I take it all back. Have a look at these great pictures from Igor’s massive collection of F1 driver autographs.
From Vettel to Andretti, and Massa to Scheckter, his collection spans six decades of Formula 1 and mainly centres around Ferrari drivers, plus a few others [...]
Australian GP history 1985-1995 (Video)
F1 Fanatic guest writer Journeyer looks back on the history of the Australian Grand Prix.
It’s back! F1 2009 is about to get under way, and so are we! I’m back for the new season, ready to share with you the history of the sport. Let’s kick things off with the season-opener, the Australian Grand Prix. [...]
The five things that made me an F1 fan
It was pure chance that I happened across a live broadcast of the British Grand Prix on BBC Grandstand in 1989.
That first glimpse of Formula 1 captivated me, aged seven, and over the coming years the sport got under my skin.
How did I turn into an F1 fan? Here are the five things that first [...]
F1’s greatest winners (F1 in numbers)
Since Giuseppe Farina’s victory in the first ever F1 world championship race at Silverstone in 1950, Formula 1 drivers have been locked in battle to see who can be the fastest for the longest, and win more races than anybody else.
These are the seven drivers who have held the title of F1’s most prolific winner [...]
Ron Dennis at McLaren, 1980-2009
Ron Dennis arrived at McLaren in September 1980. The team that scored 11 points that year won a race within 12 months of Dennis taking control.
Since then they’ve added seven constructors’ titles and ten drivers’ championships with a roster of F1’s greats like Niki Lauda, Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna.
Now Dennis has announced he [...]
F60: another name change for Ferrari
Ferrari’s new 2009 F1 car launched yesterday may mark another change in the team’s somewhat esoteric approach to naming its cars.
Here’s a brief guide to how Ferrari have named their F1 cars from 1950 to 2009.
Ron Dennis on how the Hamilton-Alonso row compared to Senna and Prost
McLaren boss Ron Dennis gave the annual Watkins lecture at Autosport International yesterday. He was interviewed at length by veteran commentator Murray Walker for around an hour.
One of the most interesting moments came when he discussed how he managed the rivalry between Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso in 2007, and how it compared to the [...]
1988 Brazilian Grand Prix flashback
When McLaren turned up at the first race of 1988 with scarcely any testing miles on its new car, few expected the MP4/4s to dominated the season the way they did. But at the Brazilian Grand Prix hopes of a closely-fought season were wrecked as McLaren dominated. Guest writer Andrew Tsvyk tells the story.
This year [...]
