ODE TO OVIEDO Nando was going for tercero He was going to be the hero Riding a prancing stallion Ahead was the Russian battalion Planning the siege of Oviedo Against an army muy macho There was no Gatling Though a lot of rattling He remembered the days of Renault When the teammate was slow And […]
Photo: Oreste Morzenti
Artwork: Sarah Sahadin/Malaysia Sebastian Vettel: 2010 Formula 1 World Champion Bastian came into this world on July 3, 1987. His home town in Germany is Heppenheim, not too far from Hockenheim. He was moving around quite quickly in karting from the age of eight. He won the Junior Monaco Kart Cup in 2001. Same year […]
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, […]
NEW MIDDLE EAST RALLY CHAMPION AMONG STARS HONOURED AT GLITTERING FIA AWARDS CEREMONY Dubai, UAE 17 December, 2010: New FIA Middle East Rally Champion Misfer Al Marri of Qatar was among the stars of world motor sport who were honoured at the 2010 FIA Gala Prize Giving Ceremony in Monaco. Al Marri and his co-driver […]
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 […]