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, […]
Image from the 2011 Calendar “Americana” Penske. Driven to success. Born in Shaker Heights, OH, Penske made it to the pinnacle of motor racing both as a driver and constructor. Penske raced at Watkins Glen in the US Grand Prix in 1961 & ’62. His debut as a constructor came at Mosport in the 1974 […]
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. […]