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The 1963 German Grand Prix was held at the Nürburgring and was the sixth round of the 1963 Formula 1 season. The 117th World Championship race has become famous for being the only race in which Jim Clark finished in second position. The two-time world champion dominated the 1963 season, winning seven out of ten…
The 1992 Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps was Round 12 of the 1992 Formula 1 season. This race became central to F1 history as it saw seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher claim his maiden F1 victory. Schumacher, driving a Benetton-Ford, beat legendary drivers such as Ayrton Senna and already crowned 1992 world…
Brands Hatch in Kent hosted the 1986 British Grand Prix, the ninth round of the 1986 Formula 1 season. This race would mark the final time that Brands Hatch hosted a F1 race as the Silverstone circuit took over as the sole venue of the British GP. FISA, the international motorsports governing body at the…
The 2020 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix opened the 2020 F1 season on July 5th as a result of Australia’s cancellation back in March due to the quickly spreading Covid-19 pandemic. After Australia had been cancelled two days before its scheduled race day, it was clear that the 2020 F1 season would require some calendar…
With McLaren holding a seemingly unassailable 197-point lead at the top of the F1 World Constructors’ Championship in 2025, they will come into Montreal hoping to claim their first victory at the F1 Canadian Grand Prix since 2012 when Lewis Hamilton delivered a superb drive. The 2012 Canadian GP played host to round seven of…
The 1980 F1 Italian Grand Prix was held at Imola around the 5-kilometre Autodromo Dino Ferrari. The 12th race of the 1980 season marked the first Italian Grand Prix since 1948 not to be hosted at the infamous Monza circuit. The race was also Imola’s inaugural event as a Formula 1 World Championship circuit as…
As we approach the first time since its inaugural event that Max Verstappen does not hold the Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championship lead going into a F1 Miami Grand Prix, it is interesting to look back on what happened last time this was the case at the 2022, and first, Miami GP. After five races…
With the news of Eddie Jordan‘s unfortunate passing shaking the Formula 1 paddock, it is important to remember his greatest accolades and Jordan F1’s final victory with Giancarlo Fisichella at the 2003 F1 Brazilian Grand Prix was just the last of many unexpected achievements that encapsulated his team’s underdog story. The charismatic one-of-a-kind Formula 1…
With all the talk surrounding Lewis Hamilton‘s opening endeavours for Ferrari, it is interesting that this weekend marks ten years since Sebastian Vettel claimed his first victory in red at the 2015 F1 Malaysian Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion has already claimed his first pole position for Ferrari in Friday’s sprint qualifying for the…
Pit Debrief had a chance to talk with longtime Formula 1 race engineer Steve Hallam, whose tenure included three years as Ayrton Senna’s race engineer at Lotus. From Hallam’s first glimpse, at a tyre test in 1982, it was clear that Senna was going to make a name for himself. Hallam watches Senna from afar…
