History Column: The Brabham fan car
The Brabham BT46B made its debut at the Swedish Grand Prix in Anderstorp in 1978. It won, but the supercar was withdrawn almost immediately. This is its unique one-race story. Click here to subscribe to our print edition! The 1978 season…
South African Grand Prix: 25 years of silence
From 1962, the South African GP was a stable point in the early months of the Formula 1 season. The last Grand Prix race there was run 25 years ago – and there is almost no chance of a return.…
Mika Salo: six races for the Prancing Horse
There are drivers in the history of Formula 1 who didn’t achieve a lot in terms of results – still, they are remembered for one or another reason. Mika Salo was called in as a substitution for Ferrari when Michael…
Formula 1 records of the 2016 season
The 67th Formula 1 season was marked once again by the duel of the two Mercedes drivers but the 21 races produced some very interesting records! Australian Grand Prix 50th pole position for Lewis Hamilton 160th win for a German…
Blast From The Past: Record-making Sweden
Sweden had only six Grand Prix races between 1973 and 1978 in Anderstorp at the Scandinavian Raceway, but most of them produced some sort of Formula 1 record. The first ever F1 Swedish Grand Prix was held in 1973. In…
Communist Formula
Tamás Rohonyi is a Hungary-born businessman and the promoter of the Brazilian Grand Prix. He is also a good friend of Bernie Ecclestone. No wonder that Mr Rohonyi had his own stake in the birth of the Hungarian Grand…
Monte Carlo – Formula 1’s crown
As Bernie Ecclestone put it once, Monte Carlo doesn’t need Formula 1, Formula 1 needs Monte Carlo. Probably, the only European venue of the calender which has not to fear being cancelled. When Anthony Noghes walked through the streets of…