Image from the 2011 Calendar “Americana” Don Nichols. Me and my Shadow. The Shadow team raced in Can-Am before appearing on the 1973 F1 grid. Tony Southgate designed and UOP sponsored cars were driven by Jackie Oliver and George Follmer. The California driver scored a point in his first F1 race in South Africa and […]
Image from the 2011 Calendar “Americana” Mario Andretti. Autodromo aspirations. Teenage dreams of a young Italian boy who saw his hero, Alberto Ascari, race at Monza in 1954 became very big success in America. Mario was ‘Rookie of the Year’ at Indy in 1965, and three years later made his Grand Prix debut in style, […]
Bruno Michel with Vitaly Petrov Bruno Michel: “I believe the 2011 GP3 grid will be a testament to our successful first season.” GP3 Series CEO Bruno Michel talks in-depth about the past twelve months in the life of the new category, and what we can expect for 2011. Bruno, what will you remember of the […]
Image from the 2011 Calendar “Americana” Peter Revson. Scent of success. “Speed with style” once shared an apartment with Teddy Mayer in New York, and later drove for him at McLaren. Revson recorded his maiden victory in the wet at Silverstone in the 1973 British Grand Prix. He also won the chaotic Canadian Grand Prix […]
Photo: Omer Bin Ishaq Sebastian Vettel F1 World Champion! Red Bull take both Championships in a brilliant F1 season. Fernando Alonso trapped behind Vittaly Petrov’s Renault. Webber possibly his one and only chance to become WDC. Sebastian Vettel: Yeah, I am a bit speechless. I don’t know what you are supposed to say at this […]
Photo: Omer Bin Ishaq Sebastian Vettel does it! With pole in Abu Dhabi. Mark Webber could not do it and only managed fifth place. Lewis Hamilton puts his McLaren on the front row. Fernando Alonso in perfect position with third on the grid. “I think we are more or less in the same situation as […]