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McLaren Ford DFV 919 Engine Block Coffee Table

Ben Branch January 17, 2018
  • Engineering
  • Formula 1
  • Home

When the McLaren Racing Formula 1 Team blew this engine during a test session in the mid-70s there are few who would have believed…

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Documentary – Dan Gurney: Renaissance Man of Motorsports

Ben Branch January 15, 2018
  • American
  • Formula 1
  • Racing

Dan Gurney passed away on Sunday the 14th of January 2018. He’ll be forever remembered as the man who started the tradition of spraying…

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Documentary: Derek Warwick – Raw Racing

Ben Branch January 14, 2018
  • British
  • Formula 1
  • Racing

This hour long interview film by Mario Muth offers an insightful and frank look into the life and times of former Formula 1 driver…

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Ferrari 640 F1-89 Kid’s Car

Ben Branch December 11, 2017
  • Cars
  • Formula 1

This kid’s car is based on a Ferrari 640 F1-89 – the car remembered for being the first to use now-dominant semi-automtic gearbox technology…

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1975 Shadow DN5 Formula 1 Car

Ben Branch September 28, 2017
  • Cars
  • Formula 1
  • Racing

The Shadow DN5 is a Formula 1 car that was raced in the 1975 and 1976 seasons with some notable successes, including a pole…

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Documentary: Challenge for the Championship

Ben Branch June 25, 2017
  • Films
  • Formula 1

Challenge for the Championship is a short documentary produced for British Leyland that covers the 1977 Formula One season. It’s largely commentated by Colin…

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James Hunt Poster Series

Ben Branch June 22, 2017
  • Art
  • British
  • Formula 1

This series of four James Hunt posters were created by the team at Automobilist to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the British driver’s World…

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Documentary: The Grid

Ben Branch June 11, 2017
  • British
  • Films
  • Formula 1

The Grid is a Horizon documentary showing the inner workings of the Williams Formula One team during the controversial 1981 season. Much of the…

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1965 McLaren M1B Group 7 Can-Am Racer

Ben Branch June 9, 2017
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Formula 1

A Brief History of McLaren Can-Am Racing McLaren are famous for their long Formula 1 history and more recently for their road-going supercars like…

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Documentary: Clash Of The Titans – Lauda vs Hunt

Ben Branch June 4, 2017
  • Films
  • Formula 1
  • Racing

The extraordinary battle between James Hunt and Niki Lauda during the 1976 Formula 1 World Championship has become motorsport legend. It was even made…

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Ex-Michael Schumacher 1991 Benetton F1 Car

Ben Branch April 10, 2017
  • British
  • Cars
  • Formula 1

Michael Schumacher is a man who needs no introduction, even people who’ve never seen a Formula 1 race in their lives have heard of…

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Renault Formula One Sidepod

Ben Branch April 5, 2017
  • Engineering
  • Formula 1
  • Gadgets
  • Gear

This is a Formula One sidepod from the 2010 Renault R30 car, driven by Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov. Modern F1 sidepods are carefully…

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