Estoril and memories of Senna
Welcoming you to Estoril circuit is a large stone sculpture overlooking a small memorial to Ayrton Senna. Flowers are laid there weekly by passers-by – perhaps competitors, perhaps spectators who once…
As Mercedes skims the Formula 1 waterline like a hydroplane, Ferrari is drowning in it. Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas took another 1-2, untroubled aside from a tyre blister or…
The major racing milestones from the week ahead October 5 1922 José Froilán González is born in Arrecifes. The ‘Pampas Bull’ arrived in Europe in 1950 and qualified on the…
And does Mercedes have a trick up its sleeve? The raw numbers from the race-stint simulation runs of Friday afternoon paint a picture of continuing Mercedes domination. But there’s an…
Simon Arron on a Japanese Grand Prix landmark that tends to be overlooked As sporting theatres go, it has few peers. From Osaka to the west or Nagoya to the…
Watch the story of record attempts on Pikes Peak and the extreme dangers present on the mountain Jeremy Hart (TV commentator on WRC, Paris-Dakar and F1) first went to Pikes…
By the time Vladimir Putin arrived and the accompanying array of binoculars and rifles appeared on the roofs, it was lap 41. He’d missed the crucial moment of the race’s…
Russian is given another chance by Red Bull and Toro Rosso Daniil Kvyat has been confirmed as Red Bull-bound Pierre Gasly's replacement at Toro Rosso for the 2019 Formula 1…
September 28 1968 Double Formula 1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen is born. A champion in both GM-Lotus and Formula 3, he graduated to Grand Prix racing in 1991 as part…
The 2019 F1 grid is shaping up, but few surprises still await With Haas’ confirmation that it will continue with an unchanged driver line up of Romain Grosjean and Kevin…
Two more seats have been confirmed on the 2019 F1 grid... Haas F1 Team has announced it will field an unchanged line-up in the 2019 Formula 1 season, with Romain…
Alfa Romeo Sauber heads into 2019 with a new driver line-up, but questions remain Sauber is going to pains to point out that Antonio Giovinazzi is not Marcus Ericsson’s 2019…
History is on Hamilton’s side in the battle for title number five Sebastian Vettel has a mountain to climb if he’s to beat Lewis Hamilton to a fifth world title.…
Giovinazzi to partner Räikkönen at Sauber next season Antonio Giovinazzi will replace Marcus Ericsson at Sauber for the 2019 Formula 1 season. The 24-year-old Italian will partner Kimi Räikkönen, who will be replaced…
A round-up of this week's racing highlights, including British GT's first female outrught champion and MotoGP in Spain British GT Donington Park DTM Spielberg Race one Race two MotoGP Aragon…
This week's major milestones from the Archive and Database September 21 1953 Double Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk is born. The son of Jaap Luyendyk, who raced with some success…
No longer fighting for his drive at Ferrari, Räikkönen's attention could turn fully to ending his win drought Now that Ferrari’s dropping of Kimi Räikkönen for Charles Leclerc – and…