1990 Monaco Grand Prix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1L8d43dFHY The 1990 Monaco Grand Prix was a dramatic affair, the young French newcomer Jean Alesi was setting a remarkably quick pace and Ayrton Senna…
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Onboard With Gerhard Berger – Estoril 1989 Formula 1 Grand Prix
Sometimes it’s fantastic to drop the commentary, lose the onscreen graphics, forget about the advertising and get back to basics. So with that in mind, we thought it’d be good to bring you a full Formula One grand prix from the driver’s perspective. The race in question is the Portuguese Estoril 1989 Grand Prix and the camera is mounted just to the right of the head of Gerhard Berger, on his staggeringly unreliable 3.5 litre Ferrari 640.
Inside Track – McLaren-Honda Formula One Film
The first turbo era in Formula One is widely considered to be a golden age in the history of the sport, this makes the…
Jacky Ickx’s 1976 Formula 1 and Le Mans Helmet
It isn’t everyday that historical curiosities like this come up for public auction, and certainly not at a price that’s almost affordable for a…
JPS Lotus Keychain
The John Player Special Lotus Formula One Team’s exploits are now inscribed in history as one of the great, golden eras in the long…
1979 Renault Estafette Ferrari Team Van
This beautiful 1979 Renault Estafette was bought by the production team for the upcoming Formula One film “Rush” and reworked into a flawless replica…
Honda F1 Gear Paperweight
When it comes to gifts for gearheads, you’ll be hard pressed to find something cooler than this – it’s a gear from the transmission…
Monaco, Race Of Kings – Full Documentary
With Formula One on its weeks long summer siesta it’s easy to become a little despondent waiting for it to return. I like to keep myself busy watching old races and documentaries about racing in the “good old days” and so it was with much interest that I stumbled across this film, titled ‘Monaco, Race Of Kings’.
Lotus Goes Turbo
Lotus Goes Turbo is a 30 minute documentary covering the Lotus Formula One teams switch from naturally aspirated to turbo V6 engines in the 1983 season. It’s a fantastic little piece of history, seeing engineers designing a Formula One car on a drafting table with a pencil and slide rule is a reminder of just how brilliant these guys actually were.
1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 Car
This stunningly beautiful 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 car was driven in anger by the likes of Juan Manuel Fangio, Hans Herrmann and Karl Kling – this essentially makes it about as close to royalty as a car can become.
1974 McLaren M16C Indy Race Car
The 1974 McLaren M16C Indy Car was an Offenhauser-powered open-wheeled racer that won the 1974 Indy 500 – the car and its driver, Johnny Rutherford, would lead for 59 of the last 60 laps before taking their historic win at the Brickyard.
James Hunt vs Niki Lauda – Clash Of The Titans
This vintage BBC documentary, called James Hunt vs Niki Lauda – Historic Clash Of The Titans, is a fantastic look back at the now world famous rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda.