Today marks the 22nd anniversary of Michael Schumacher’s first podium finish in Formula 1 at the 1992 Mexican Grand Prix — a feat that he would go on to repeat a further 154 times across the next twenty years of his illustrious career. Read More …
Sebastian Vettel extended his World Championship lead as he eased to victory in the Canadian Grand Prix, opening a gap of two seconds on the opening lap before disappearing into the distance. Read More …
Ayrton Senna’s first Grand Prix victory, in the rain in his second season, at Estoril, Portugal (video commentated by a rather awe-struck Sir Jackie Stewart). Read More …
Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso sent his home crowd into raptures by beating Lotus driver Kimi Räikkönen to win the Spanish Grand Prix. Read More …
Surely there was never a more handsome GP driver than Francois Cevert? The tall Frenchman joined the Tyrrell March team in 1970 but, in Jackie Stewart’s shadow, scored but a single Grand Prix victory before a tragic death at the 1973 USGP. Read More …
Kimi Räikkönen drove his Lotus-Renault to victory at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit, but the victory was overshadowed by a masterful race from Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel, fighting sensationally through the field from last place to third. Read More …
While it was not one of those bravura charges that makes Lewis Hamilton one of the most compelling figures in Formula One, the McLaren driver’s controlled win in Abu Dhabi was a display of race management and careful tire maintenance for which the ’08 World Champion is not particularly renowned. Read More …
Jenson Button marked his 200th Grand Prix in perfect style with a well-judged victory in ever-changing conditions in the Hungarian GP at the Hungaroring, the same circuit on which he scored his 1st Formula One win five seasons ago. Read More …
Sebastian Vettel started the new Formula One season in much the way that he ended the last, with his victory as comprehensive as his pole-winning qualifying lap on Saturday. Read More …