Luca Badoer is an Italian former racing driver who competed in Formula One between 1993 to 1999, and then had a surprise two-race comeback in 2009. Despite achieving little success in terms of race results and championship points, Badoer earned a reputation…
Alan Jones, a name that resonates with every Formula One fan, didn’t just stumble into greatness. He earned it, lap by lap, with sheer determination and a touch of that Aussie grit. The son of Stan Jones, a well-known racer in his…
Surtees Racing, known officially as Surtees Racing Organisation, holds a unique and unforgettable place in Formula One history. Founded by John Surtees, the only man to ever win world championships on both motorcycles and in Formula One cars, this small team dared…
The Early Days: From Sponsorship to Ownership
The Benetton F1 team has its origins in the Toleman team, which struggled financially in the mid-1980s. In 1985, the Benetton clothing company, owned by the Italian Benetton family, began sponsoring Toleman. By the end…
The Early Days and Humble Beginnings
The Minardi F1 team traces its origins back to 1927 when Giuseppe Minardi opened a Fiat dealership in Faenza, Italy. His son Giovanni later began racing his own cars in local events in the late 1940s.…
The Matra F1 team will forever be etched in motorsport history for their giant-killing 1969 season. An unfancied French outfit with little experience, Matra came from nowhere to claim both the Drivers' and Constructors' championships.
Their success was all the more remarkable…
The 1988 Italian Grand Prix was a race like no other for many years. One of the most symbolic, and emotional races, which had little to no impact on the championship fight. Less than a month after the death of Enzo Ferrari,…
Swiss F1 Drivers Across Years
Switzerland has produced 32 Formula One drivers over the years. The first of Swiss F1 drivers Emmanuel 'Toulo' de Graffenried who made his debut at the first ever Formula One World Championship Grand Prix in 1950. In…
Austria has produced 15 Formula 1 drivers across the years. Some of them signed themselves in the history books by becoming the F1 champions. Others, took part in only a few races and never managed to score podiums or even a single…
Early Racing Career
Thierry Boutsen began his racing career in 1975 as a student at the Pilette Racing School at Zolder. Initially, he was an engineering student, but decided to follow the racing career soon after his debut. In 1977 Boutsen won…