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 […]
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 […]
art work: Raul Baca Vettel
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 […]
Bruno Michel with Vitaly Petrov Bruno Michel: “I believe the 2011 GP3 grid will be a testament to our successful first season.” GP3 Series CEO Bruno Michel talks in-depth about the past twelve months in the life of the new category, and what we can expect for 2011. Bruno, what will you remember of the […]
TALK, TALK WITH TAMBAY Standing tall and racing with success to be his own man is Adrien Tambay, the fast ‘fils’ of ex-Can-Am champion and Grand Prix winner for Ferrari, Patrick Tambay. The younger Tambay was born on February 25, 1991 in the city of lights and has been shining on race tracks since jumping […]