F1 Madness

At the end of the 2019 season I will have, officially, covered twelve complete seasons of the Formula 1 world championship. While this is not trivial by any means consider that this weekend’s Chinese grand prix marks the 1000thworld championship race. Without fail there are two questions I am asked. Almost always the first question is […]

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The 2018 Mexican grand prix hasn’t been the most dramatic race of the season but it was certainly an unusual one. For Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari the equation was quite simple as nothing other than victory could stop Lewis Hamilton from clinching the driver’s championship. Victory however was nearly always out of the question as […]

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The exhumation of Formula One legend and five time world champion Juan Manuel Fangio will not happen just yet, after a judge suspended the process until a similar case, from another man claiming to be Fangio’s son, is completed. A court in Mar del Plata in Argentina had ruled that Fangio’s body should be exhumed […]

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Five-time Formula One world champion Juan Manuel Fangio’s body will be exhumed for a paternity test, following an Argentinian judge’s ruling just days before the 20th anniversary of Fangio’s death. Fangio died on July 17, 1995 and had never married nor left behind any known children. However, Oscar Espinoza, the son of Fangio’s long term […]

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Super awesome classic F1 onboard footage of Juan Manuel Fangio driving the legendary 250F Maserati in Modena, Italy in 1950. Formula One has evolved so much over the years that this footage of Fangio taking the 250F Maserati through its paces is just an incredible thing to watch. You’re likely to watch this Classic F1 […]

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There are few things that are greater than the sport Formula 1. But if there was ever a possibility of it being transcended, of something being greater than the sport that so is beloved then Japan’s Suzuka circuit would be that mystical exception. The circuit lap record is held by Kimi Raikkonen, set during the exceptionally memorable 2005 Japanese GP. Suzuka made […]

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Juan Manuel Fangio’s 1954 Mercedes W196 sold for a world record auction price of £17.5m at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The previous auction record of £11m ($16.7m) was paid for a Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa in 2011. After commission and taxes are added, the sale of the W196 reaches a total of £19.6m. Juan […]

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