Medland: Ricciardo's ready — to retire from F1?
Chris Medland speaks to a Daniel Ricciardo at peace with his year out from Formula 1 — and comfortable that he may have raced his final grand prix
Featuring cult heroes, two of the greatest riders of all time, a five-time Monaco winner and the youngest winner of Le Mans – this week’s milestones in motor sport from the Archive and Database.
1948: Jim Crawford is born. In profile
2005: Maurice Trintignant dies aged 87. In profile
1942: Ricardo Rodriguez is born. In profile
1944: SuperSwede Ronnie Peterson is born. In profile
1929: The only driver to win the fabled Triple Crown, five-time Monaco victor and double world champion, Graham Hill is born. In profile
1974: Alex Wurz, the youngest driver to win Le Mans, is born. In profile
1921: Jean Behra, non-championship F1 winner but never a Grand Prix, is born, In profile
1979: ‘The Doctor’, Valentino Rossi is born. In profile
1993: Marc Marquez is born. In profile
Jean Behra leads Stiring Moss at Monaco in 1959
1898: Enzo Ferrari is born. In profile
2001: ‘The Intimidator’ Dale Earnhardt is killed crashing late on in the Daytona 500. In profile
1923: Sometime Grand Prix racer Giulio Cabianca is born. In profile
1961: Le Mans winner and much, much more, Andy Wallace is born. In profile
Chris Medland speaks to a Daniel Ricciardo at peace with his year out from Formula 1 — and comfortable that he may have raced his final grand prix
Dan Gurney's former mechanic Jo Ramirez remembers working with the stunning Eagle MkI, which is going up for auction
In the final year of its F1 partnership with Sauber, Alfa Romeo has unveiled its 2023 car with extensive modifications, aimed at improving on the performance that saw it finish sixth in last year's constructors' championship
F1 launch season has begun, with teams starting to reveal their cars (or just the livery) for the 2023 F1 season ahead of pre-season testing in Bahrain on February 23-25.