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, […]
Dubai, UAE, 1st December 2010: Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi pledged today to go flat out to present the UAE with a victory to celebrate in the 32nd Dubai International Rally over National Day weekend. “I’m in it to win and nothing else,” said the Team Abu Dhabi driver, who tackles the final round of the […]
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 […]
2011 GP2 Car Fabio Leimer leads Day 2 Rapax driver quickest at Yas Marina Circuit in post season tests The second day of GP2 Series post-season testing at Yas Marina Circuit saw a few changes in the drivers’ entry list with some racers switching teams and new ones joining, namely Pal Varhaug at Dams, Daniel […]
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. […]
F1 IN SCHOOLS WORLD CHAMPIONS TO MAKE A PITSTOP AT PRI SHOW NEXT MONTH The newly crowned F1 in Schools World Champions 2010, an American team from James Madison Middle School and Southeast High School, UNITUS RACING, will be showcasing this global educational technology initiative at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Show in Orlando, Florida, […]