Formula 1 Safety – Defining Moments
One of the most important moments in the history of F1 safety is the appointment of Professor Sid Watkins to the FIA. Watkins was a neurosurgery specialist and was based near the Watkins Glen...
A Pioneering Doctor’s Crusade to Make Racing Safer
Formula One was recently reminded of one of its most tragic images: the wreck of a blue and white racing car at the edge of the track in Imola, Italy, on May 1, 1994,...
Suzuka 1989: A Sensation in Japan
Would Benetton unwittingly have played a role in influencing the outcome of the World Championship? That was one of the intriguing questions spewed out of the volcano that was the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix,...
SENNA: Still tears after 10 years
10th anniversary of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix
The statue is touching in its simplicity. The bronze figure of Ayrton Senna is sitting, as if on the pit wall, head down in contemplation. Around...
Racing With Ayrton Senna: 1991 Japanese Grand Prix
“If I finish 2nd place tomorrow, the championship will be over. If Mansell does not win, then it is almost certain that the championship will be over tomorrow.
So, it is an open situation, but...
Julian Jakobi about Ayrton Senna
Over the last three decades, Julian Jakobi's presence in Formula One circles as a manager and business advisor saw him involved with the careers of some of the sport's most illustrious drivers, including Alain...
Senna’s final kart on sale
The last kart driven by the late Ayrton Senna will be auctioned off at RM Sotheby's sale in London on September 5.
The kart, which is being offered without reserve, is expected to fetch between...
F1 History: Showdown in Hockenheim 1989
While the twisty bit inside the huge stadium is not as exciting as Mallory Park or the Club Circuit at Brands Hatch, the long curving sections out to the Ostkurve and back are fast,...
Legacy: Ayrton Senna Shop
There is a final line in doing the right thing and commercialising the name of one of motor sport’s greatest driver – Ayrton Senna – nevertheless someone has to do it and we had...