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Drivers F1 History News by John May 22, 2024

Mika Salo: The Finn Who Replaced Schumacher In 1999

Mika Salo, built a reputation in Formula One as a talented and versatile driver who was called upon to substitute for Michael Schumacher at Ferrari during the 1999 season. Though he didn't achieve overwhelming success statistically in his Formula One career from…

Drivers F1 History News by John May 21, 2024

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Pedro De La Rosa: The Racing Career of a Formula 1 Veteran

Pedro De La Rosa's Early Success in Radio-Controlled Cars Unlike most Formula 1 drivers, Pedro De La Rosa did not start his racing career in karts. Instead, he began by competing in radio-controlled (RC) car championships in his native Spain during the…

F1 Drivers History News by John May 20, 2024

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The Failure of the Jaguar F1 Team

The Origins of Jaguar f1 team The Jaguar F1 team was born out of Ford's purchase of the successful Stewart Grand Prix team in 1999. Under the leadership of triple Formula One world champion Jackie Stewart, Stewart GP had punched above…

Roberto Guerrero is one of the three Colombian F1 drivers in history

Drivers F1 History News by John May 15, 2024

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the 3 Colombian f1 Drivers across the years

Colombia may not be the first country that comes to mind when thinking of Formula 1 racing, but it has produced three talented Colombian F1 drivers. In this comprehensive article, we'll take a look at the history of Colombian F1 drivers -…

Pastor Maldonado in Williams. Up to date Pastor is the most successful of the three Venezuelan F1 drivers

F1 Drivers History Most read News by John May 14, 2024

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The Story Of 3 Venezuelan F1 Drivers

vENEZUELAN F1 Drivers across history Venezuela has produced three Formula 1 drivers over the years. The first was Ettore Chimeri, who made his sole Grand Prix start at the 1960 Argentine Grand Prix. Chimeri showed promise, but was tragically killed in a…

Narain Karthikeyan driving the 2011 HRT team. He is one of the two Indian F1 drivers in history of the sport

Drivers F1 Most read News by John May 13, 2024

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Stories Of The Two Indian F1 Drivers

Only Two Indian f1 Drivers Only two Indian drivers have ever competed in Formula One - Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok. Together, they have participated in 59 Grand Prix entries over 8 seasons from 2005 to 2012. Though neither driver won a…

Rikky Von Opel is one of two known Buddhist F1 drivers

Drivers F1 History Most read News by John May 10, 2024

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Buddhist F1 Drivers: The Two Different Stories

bUDDHIST F1 DRIVERS ACROSS OVER 70 YEARS Despite having many representatives of different continents, nations, and religions across the over 70 year long history, Formula 1 always lacked representation. There were only 2 Muslim F1 drivers, only a handful of Jewish F1…

Drivers F1 History News by Daniel May 9, 2024

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Mike Spence: Consistent F1 Driver in the 60s

Mike Spence was a talented British racing driver who competed in Formula One and sports cars in the 1960s. Though he scored only one podium finish in F1, Spence built a reputation as a solid performer who consistently scored points. Mike Spence…

Tiago Monteiro is considered the best of Portuguese F1 drivers

Drivers F1 History News by John May 8, 2024

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Tiago Monteiro, The one race wonder

Tiago Monteiro is a Portuguese former Formula One and current World Touring Car Cup driver. He had a brief but memorable Formula One career, racing for Jordan, Midland, and Spyker between 2005-2006. Monteiro achieved his sole Formula One podium finish at the…

Sir Jackie Stewart, OBE, set up the Race Against Dementia charity

Drivers F1 History Most read News by John May 7, 2024

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What is Race Against Dementia, Jackie Stewart’s Charity

In 2016, Lady Helen Stewart, wife of legendary Formula 1 driver Sir Jackie Stewart, received a devastating diagnosis - frontotemporal dementia. Recognizing the lack of treatment options and the urgent need for research, Stewart established the charity Race Against Dementia to pursue…

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