Gilles Villeneuve Passion for Performance Painting: John Ketchell January 18, 1950: Gilles Villeneuve is born on this day. The son of a piano-tuner played his own racing rhapsody, starting with snowmobiles in his native Quebec. Hauling his family race to race he set new standards in Formula Atlantic. Waves he made with gutsy and relentless […]
António Félix Da Costa The Portuguese F1 Explorer Photo: www.felixdacosta.net Portugal has a rich motor racing history. The first Portuguese Grand Prix was held in 1951 on the Boavista street circuit in Oporto. The non-championship event was won by local driver Casimiro de Oliveira in a Ferrari 340. Boavista also played host to the inaugural […]
Podcast number 482 Motorsports Mondial with Nasir Hameed and… Special repeat interview Mr. Tony Brooks. Laguna Seca presents: JAGUAR’S RICH RACING HERITAGE TO BE CELEBRATED AS FEATURED MARQUE Reunion to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Jaguar E-Type and 60th Anniversary of Jaguar’s First Le Mans Win The storied racing heritage of one of Britain’s legendary motor […]
Defending champion wins Round 6 as Bahraini snatches second from Al Qubaisi on dramatic last lap in Saudi Prince Abdulaziz scores Porsche GT3 Cup win as Salman retains series lead Riyadh. Saudi Arabia’s Prince Abdulaziz Al Faisal cruised to a comfortable victory in Round 6 of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East today while […]
Nico Müller Photo: GP3 Media Swiss Timing In the Nic-o times. The talented Mister Müller continues the tradition of fast Nicos in racing. First we had Nico Rosberg, then equally quick fellow German and namesake, Mister Hülkenberg. Meet Nico Müller. Still German speaking but from the other side of the border. The Swiss side. The […]
Le Dubai 24-Hours Photo: www.24hdubai.com What do Schumacher, Mansell and Waltrip have in common? They were all racing in the Dubai 24-Hours; Cora, Greg and Michael that is, respectively. Ralf’s lady was in a Mini, as in Cooper, and finished 29th. The Mansell munchkins, Greg and Leo, were classified 22nd in their Lotus Evora. Nascar […]