Aller Anfang ist: spannend Fünf funktionsfähige F1-Prototypen mit den Nummern XP1 bis XP5 baute McLaren. Der erste von ihnen, das Chassis XP1, benötigte rund 6000 Stunden für den Bau. F1-Konstrukteur...
Zur falschen Zeit Nicht einmal die ganze Saison 1990 dauerte das Formel-1-Abenteuer von Peter Monteverdi. Der Enthusiasmus mochte gross gewesen sein, doch die Resultate waren ernüchternd, ein siebter...
1975 Ferrari 312T chassis 022. Photos by Mike Maez, copyright and courtesy of Gooding and Company. By 1974, it was apparent to Scuderia Ferrari that the handling ills of its 312B3 Formula 1 chassis c...
This past week marked the 25th anniversary of three-time F1 champ Ayrton Senna’s death at the San Marino Grand Prix, an event that left the motorsports world shattered, as this BBC documentary from a...
The 1970s were a decade of change for the sport of Formula 1, as — for the first time — driver safety became a serious consideration and big-dollar sponsorships widened the gulf between the haves and...
Graham Hill, the 1968 F1 world champion. Photo by Joost Evers. Fifty years ago, during the 1968 season, the sport of Formula 1 racing underwent a tectonic shift, and it’s no exaggeration to call the ...
Automaker Alfa Romeo has a long and storied history in Grand Prix and Formula 1 racing, dating back to the 1920s. The last time the Alfa Romeo name graced a Formula 1 car in any manner was 1987, when...
Ayrton Senna was one of Formula 1’s shining stars in the modern era, and his ten-year career atop the highest rung of the motorsport ladder was filled with both triumph and tragedy. A new book, Ayrto...
I’m not sure what to say about this one, I’m pretty gobsmacked! If you like Formula 1, engineering, and…uh…old Volvos, then this one’s for you. What we’re looking at is a Volvo 360 with a turbo AND s...
Wilder Hund Bruce McLaren war sicher das, was man als einen wilden Hund bezeichnen darf. Geboren 1937 in Neuseeland, fuhr er bereits mit 15 Jahren die ersten Autorennen. 1958 holte ihn der Australier...
Chris Amon (R) with Jim Clark at Indianapolis in 1967. Photo courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Best remembered for his win in the Ford GT40 Mk IIA with co-driver Bruce McLaren in the 1966 24 Hour...
Gebrauchtwagen Eigentlich ist MSO, McLaren Special Operations, ja zuständig für die Sonderwünsche der Kundschaft. Da darf es auch mal ein P1 in Milka-Lila mit rosa Lederinnenleben sein, oder ein im S...
The Jaguar E-Type Anniversary Tour -- 28th February 2011
www.castlecombecircuit.co.uk On Monday the 28th of February, Jaguar E-Type owners visited the Castle Combe Circuit as part of a celebration of...