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Ferrari F1/87 Cutaway Wallpaper

Ben Branch March 24, 2016
  • Art
  • Ferrari
  • Formula 1
  • Racing

The Ferrari F1/87 gave the storied Italian marque its first back-to-back victories since 1981 – 6 years earlier. The car was so good towards…

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Ronnie Peterson: 1975 Documentary

Ben Branch January 10, 2016
  • Films
  • Formula 1
  • Racing

Editor’s Note: The original documentary was deleted, but we’ve added in an Italian one above. You can turn on auto translate by clicking the…

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Jim Clark’s Lotus 49: Screen Print Poster

Ben Branch November 27, 2015
  • Art
  • Formula 1
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Jim Clark is remembered as one of the greatest racing drivers of all time. The Scotsman managed 33 pole positions and 25 race victories…

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The Wing Man – Robin Herd

Ben Branch October 18, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Formula 1

The Wing Man is a short film from McLaren that was created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Robin Herd joining Bruce McLaren’s racing…

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The Phil Hill Story

Ben Branch October 11, 2015
  • American
  • Films
  • Formula 1
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The Phil Hill Story is a slightly older documentary about America’s only native born Formula 1 World Champion. Hill was a famously quiet and…

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Supercharged: The Grand Prix Car – Documentary

Ben Branch June 28, 2015
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Formula 1

Supercharged: The Grand Prix Car is a slightly older documentary about some of the greatest years in Grand Prix racing – the 1924 to…

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Graham Hill Describes A Lap Of Monaco

Ben Branch May 24, 2015
  • British
  • Films
  • Formula 1
  • Vintage

At the time of writing we’re a few hours away from the start of the 2015 Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix – a race…

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Vintage Monaco F1 Poster

Ben Branch May 2, 2015
  • Art
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Michael Turner has been creating automotive art and racing posters since the early 1960s, he was born in 1934 and somewhat amazingly – you…

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Stuart Lewis-Evans Wallpaper

Ben Branch March 26, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Formula 1
  • Photography
  • Vintage

Stuart Lewis-Evans was an up and coming racing driver and good friend of the young Stirling Moss, this image was taken in September 1953…

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Winning Is Not Enough: The Autobiography Of Jackie Stewart

Ben Branch March 5, 2015
  • Books
  • British
  • Formula 1

The staggering influence that Jackie Stewart has had on Formula 1 is impossible to deny, he’s the man largely credited with dragging the sport…

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9 Days In Summer

Ben Branch February 1, 2015
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Formula 1

9 Days In Summer is a documentary created by Ford in 1967-68, the film covered the development and subsequent successes of the Ford Cosworth…

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Turbo: Made To Measure

Ben Branch December 14, 2014
  • Engineering
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  • Formula 1
  • Racing
  • Vintage

Turbo: Made To Measure is a film covering the development of the turbocharged Ford TEC V6 engine that was used in the mid-80s Haas…

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