Dan Wheldon Photo. AP/Michael Conroy A Winner. From Buckinghamshire to Brickyard In October 1999, talented Canadian racer Greg Moore was killed in the season finale at the California Speedway in Fontana, east of Los Angeles. Sunday, a dozen years later, tragedy and history repeated itself at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Dan Wheldon, out of […]
JOSE FROILAN GONZALEZ The other “Maestro” from Argentina SILVERSTONE. July 14, 1951. The Alfas are finally beaten in Formula 1 motor racing. Beaten by team owned by a man who once ran their racing department, Enzo Ferrari. The man driving the Ferrari 375 into history books, José Froilán Gonzalez, from Arrecifes, near Buenos Aires. The […]
Photo. ESPN F1 “The future is so bright I need some shades.” Nando may not be able to take a taxi in Timbuktu, but he can bank on one in Maranello….. Alonso, son of an explosive expert, began his love affair with racing after inheriting his older sister’s kart. Little “Nando” was ready to […]
F1weekly podcast number 530 Clark and Steve discuss the Japanee Grand Prix Motorsports Mondial with Nasir Hameed and… Special interviews… more from Argentina! Eric Boullier says: Suzuka is one of the drivers’ favourite tracks – would it mean something special to perform well there? Suzuka is one of the big names in F1. It is […]
Lole “Lucky to be alive.” Photo. Carlos and Moi Carlos Alberto Reutemann Feature interview Podcast 529 Little “Lole” rode a horse to school as a kid growing up on a farm in Santa Fe, Argentina. Then rode a prancing horse to Grand Prix glory, giving Michelin their first success in Formula 1 and scoring […]
F1weekly podcast number 528 Motorsports Mondial with Nasir Hameed And in GP2 Fabio Leimer dominates Jerez tests Racing Engineering driver once again quickest on final day The final session of a two-day 2011 post-season test took place today at Circuito de Jerez. Twenty-six drivers sat behind the wheel of the GP2/11 car. While Arden […]