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F1 circuits history part 2: 1951-3 6th January 2008, 7:00
The second part of the guide to F1 circuits includes the infamous Nurburgring Nordschleife, and the home of the Dutch Grand Prix. It also includes the circuit at Buenos Aires where hundreds of thousands flocked to watch arguably the world championship’s first great – Juan Manuel Fangio. Share this with your friends: Tweet
Ferrari score their 200th Grand Prix victory 8th October 2007, 11:00
Kimi Raikkonen’s victory in the Chinese Grand Prix was the 200th Grand Prix win for Ferrari. The great Italian team is the only outfit that was present in the first ever championship Grand Prix still competing in Formula One. Until 1988 the team was headed by founder Enzo Ferrari. But it has won more races [...]
Belgian GP 2007 facts & statistics 17th September 2007, 9:00
The stats from the Belgian Grand Prix make depressing reading if you’re not a Ferrari fan. But while the red team wrapped up the constructors’ championship – appeals notwithstanding – the figures underline that the racing is hardly unpredictable these days. Only on three occasions has the driver leading at the end of lap one [...]
10 of the best… American F1 drivers 14th June 2007, 13:00
F1 has always struggled to catch on in America, despite the popularity of home-grown motor sports such as Indy Car racing and NASCAR. There were no American drivers in F1 at all from 1994 to 2005. But the country has given F1 two champions and a host of Grand Prix winners. Here’s ten of the [...]
Bahrain Grand Prix 2007 facts & statistics 17th April 2007, 9:00
Lewis Hamilton is deservedly in the limelight for his record-breaking exploits in Bahrain. But fellow British racer Anthony Davidson also set a record in the last race – a most unusual and obscure one somehow befitting the cult status of his Super Aguri team. Find out about Davidson’s achievement and all the other landmarks that [...]
The Magic of Monaco 15th May 2005, 20:25
Not only is the Monaco Grand Prix the most glamorous event on the motor racing calendar, it is also a living piece of F1 history. Drivers have gone to battle in the impossibly tight confines of the streets of Monte-Carlo since 1929. Nine non-championship events were run at Monaco from 1929 to 1937, followed by [...]
Who should have got a drive? 6th March 2005, 19:31
Team managers should take a risk on a young talent.
