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
A good week for Grand Prix-racing South Americans, plus Prost wins one of his best; this week in motor sport from the Archive and Database.
1977: Carlos Reutemann ‘wins through the carnage’ in Brazil. Report
1982: Alain Prost wins from a lap down in South Africa. Report
1943: Tony Trimmer is born. In profile
1954: Jo Gartner is born. In profile
1971: In Argentina, Chris Amon wins the 50-lap two heat aggregate Argentine Grand Prix. Report
1956: Bike champ turned Grand Prix racer Johnny Cecotto is born. In profile
1971: The man with Formula 1’s unwanted record, Luca Badoer is born. In profile
1976: Niki Lauda begins his title defence with victory in Brazil. Report
1917: Porsche great Edgar Barth is born. In profile
1945: David Purley is born. In profile
1975: Carlos Pace heads home compatriot Emerson Fittipaldi to claim his one Grand Prix victory. Report
1990: Sergio Perez is born. In profile
1934: George Follmer, Trans-Am and Can-Am champ in the same year, is born. In profile
1974: Fittipaldi wins at home, as rain stops play. Report
1938: One of the greatest ever, Bernd Rosemeyer dies attempting the speed record. In profile
1949: A Grand Prix winner both sides of the war, Jean-Pierre Wimille dies during practice for the 1949 Argentine Grand Prix. In profile
1973: Fittipaldi wins the excellent Argentine Grand Prix, beating the Tyrrells of Jackie Stewart and François Cevert. Report
1977: Takuma Sato is born. In profile
1950: 1979 world champion Jody Scheckter is born. In profile
1978: Reutemann controls the Brazilian Grand Prix. Report
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.