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Vintage Formula 1

If You’re Not Winning, You’re Not Trying

Ben Branch August 19, 2012
  • British
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If You’re Not Winning, You’re Not Trying is a 1973 Documentary that follows the iconic John Player Lotus team through the ’73 season. It features some truly amazing footage of Colin Chapman, Emerson Fittipaldi and Ronnie Peterson…

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Vintage Drifting

Ben Branch December 17, 2011
  • Cars
  • Formula 1
  • Photography
  • Racing
  • Vintage

This incredible photograph of Robert Benoist drifting his V-12 Delage around the 1924 French Grand Prix circuit is just about the most perfect motor racing picture I’ve yet seen.

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Onboard the 6-Wheeled Tyrrell P34

Ben Branch December 10, 2011
  • British
  • Cars
  • Formula 1
  • Racing
  • Vintage

This breathtaking video shows the 6-Wheeled Tyrrell P34 belting around the Monaco Grand Prix circuit during a practice session in 1977.

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1964 Ferrari 158

Ben Branch September 29, 2011
  • Cars
  • Formula 1
  • Italian
  • Photography
  • Vintage

The Ferrari 158 was the car that powered John Surtees to his 1964 Formula 1 World Championship. The car used both the V12 and V8 engine…

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Rene Arnoux vs Gilles Villeneuve

Ben Branch September 21, 2011
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  • Formula 1
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This classic Formula 1 battle is considered by many to be the best 3 laps in open-wheeled racing history, it features Rene Arnoux and Gilles Villeneuve in a no holds barred street fight for the win at the 1979 French Grand Prix.

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