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 […]
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 […]
Sacré bleu! (Reuters) – The Renault Formula One team slapped a silencer on the French national anthem on Thursday after announcing they will race under a British licence this season. With no active French F1 drivers, and no French grand prix since 2008, Renault were the last ones flying the flag for a country whose […]
Red Bull set to secure Audi engine contract Back in November it looked very likely that the Volkswagen group were going to enter F1 with the Williams team. This new found interest in Formula One revolved around rumours that the FIA was set to announce new environmentally friendly engine regulations in time for the 2013 […]