Lewis Hamilton – 7 Times World Champion!!!
A lot has changed over the past year or so globally, but through all the significant challenges that covid has brought to us all, one or...
German F1 drivers before the arrival of Mr Schumacher…….
As a fan of the 1988 to 1995 period of Formula One I was witness (as we all were) to the arrival of a certain Michael Schumacher onto the...
Mid-season driver changes….some of the best and worst!
With the limited number of teams in modern Formula One we have seen a very static driver market over the past few seasons (apart from Red...
Hideki Noda – a brief Formula One career……
In the late 1980’s Japan was in love with the world of Formula One. Honda engines were powering drivers and teams to glory, and there was...
Nicola Larini……not quite on my Formula One radar, until now
After watching the Tuscan Grand prix at Mugello at the weekend, I squeezed in watching the Italian Grand prix from 1988 as I researched a...
A great looking Formula One car……Venturi takes to the grid
I recently posted a photo of the Brabham BT45 car from 1977 on a Facebook group asking members to suggest their favourite / best looking...
Forti……another Formula One adventure
With a racing pedigree dating back to the teams formation in the late 1970’s Forti came to Formula One on the back of a successful...
March / Leyton House……the Adrian Newey influence…….
March Engineering was a Formula One team established in 1969 by Max Mosley, Robin Herd, Alan Rees and Graham Coaker – their mission to...
France versus Italy – a Formula One showdown (sort of)……
Like many sports Formula One can provide an every lasting supply of statistics. As I reflected on the success of Pierre Gasly winning the...
Onyx……a short, bright, brief life in Formula One
Founded by Mike Earle and Greg Field in the late 1970’s Onyx Race Engineering was a British race team which made a real impact over a...
Williams Racing …..the end of the road……..
With the news this week that Frank and Claire Williams are stepping down from their team after the 2020 Italian Grand Prix after selling...
Derek Warwick at Monza…….a true F1 hero
In the first few years of watching Formula One races on television, BBC coverage with Murray Walker and James Hunt commentating, one of...
The stepping stone to Formula One……Formula 3000
Over the course of the early 1990’s a number of teams competing in the International Formula 3000 championship attempted to break into...
The greatest overtakes ever in Formula One…….part one……
A recent blog post about Jean Alesi leading the race at Phoenix, Arizona in 1990 (and his cheeky overtake of Ayrton Senna) provoked a bit...
Footwork & Porsche……things don’t always go as planned…..
In the late 1980’s the Arrows Formula One team produced some excellent race cars; pedalled by Derek Warwick and Eddie Cheever the team...
Minardi.......an Italian F1 story
Looking at the 2020 Formula One grid there are a number of teams who have raced in the sport for a long time ; Ferrari since 1950,...
Mark Blundell…….a triple threat
Back in 1991 Mark Blundell made his Formula One debut driving for the Brabham-Yamaha team alongside Martin Brundle. Mark had progressed...
FIRST Racing is Life……..
Among the many teams to have graced the world of Formula One, there are many more which almost made the grid. In the current world of...
The end of a grand prix team……
Brabham were a racing team formed back in 1960 by World Champion driver Jack Brabham and designer Ron Tauranac, their car taking Jack to...




















