Image from the 2011 Calendar “Americana” Motown. Racing in the street. The never ending search for a home for the US Grand Prix descended upon Detroit but failed to deliver Hitsville. The record shows city hosted Formula 1 races from 1982-’88. The inaugural Detroit Grand Prix in 1983 was won by Michele Alboreto for Tyrrell, […]
Image from the 2011 Calendar “Americana” Eddie Cheever. Raised in Rome. Cheever was second in the 1974 World Karting Championship, raced in British F3 and drove for Ron Dennis in Formula 2, placing second in the 1977 Championship ahead of Didier Pironi, Riccardo Patrese and Keke Rosberg. The Phoenix-born racer made his F1 debut in […]
F1weekly podcast number 474 a look back at 191 Image from the 2011 Calendar “Americana” Watkins Glen. New York State of mind. Track in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York welcomed Formula 1 for the first time in 1961. Scottish driver Innes Ireland gave Colin Chapman’s Team Lotus their first Grand Prix win. […]
Image from the 2011 Calendar “Americana” How the West was won: Travel agent Chris Pook booked F1 in the streets of Long Beach in 1976, and the party lasted for seven more years. The inaugural event was a Ferrari festival with Clay Regazzoni winning over teammate Niki Lauda. The following year Mario Andretti in his […]
Mortara remains the man to beat in the Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix. In the qualification race at the 6.12 kilometres long Guia circuit, the Italian drove an undisputed victory home. Laurens Vanthoor (Signature) and Daniel Abt (Signature) followed him across the finish line. Valtteri Bottas (Prema Powerteam) in fourth and Marco Wittmann (Signature) in […]
Image from the 2011 Calendar “Americana” Don Nichols. Me and my Shadow. The Shadow team raced in Can-Am before appearing on the 1973 F1 grid. Tony Southgate designed and UOP sponsored cars were driven by Jackie Oliver and George Follmer. The California driver scored a point in his first F1 race in South Africa and […]