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 […]
Photo: steve_gprix Edoardo Mortara now a two times’ Macau winner! Edoardo Mortara (Signature) wrote motorsport history at the 6.12 kilometres long Guia circuit. The Italian became the first driver to win the Macau Grand Prix, the unofficial Formula 3 World Finale. Thus, the reigning Formula 3 Euro Series champion crowned his successful season. He was […]
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 […]
Image from the 2011 Calendar “Americana” Mario Andretti. Autodromo aspirations. Teenage dreams of a young Italian boy who saw his hero, Alberto Ascari, race at Monza in 1954 became very big success in America. Mario was ‘Rookie of the Year’ at Indy in 1965, and three years later made his Grand Prix debut in style, […]
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 […]