You will never read these lines Lewis, but I felt compelled to write them. You see, as a Lotus Renault GP fan, Monaco was not exactly a cause for celebration, I was glad that Vitaly escaped his brush with the wall uninjured and to see Nick finish 8th after his difficult Saturday. However, as a [...]
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… on a Formula 1 car. Yes, it was not his last victory in a Grand Prix (that was at the Nürburgring in 1972). Today we will see how the great Belgian driver, won the non-championship Race of Champion’s at Brands Hatch in 1974. Unanimously considered as one of the best drivers of his generation, [...]
Categories: Defeating Ferrari, History, News
Yes, it is the title of one of Graham Greene‘s most famous novels, but I decided to write about COSWORTH today as it seems that in some places sheer ignorance and wicked intentions continue to present this advanced technological company as a simple provider of engines to fight for a place on the grid “on [...]
They were all in Bahrein (almost, neither Nelson Piquet – a former Lotus driver himself – nor Kimi Raikkonen had turned up), the former Formula 1 champions still alive. And while we recognized Emerson Fittipaldi and Mario Andretti, both having won a title with Lotus and we longed for unforgettable Jim Clark, Graham Hill (his [...]
There is a common criticism against the historic Ford Cosworth engine, that it defeated its competitors (especially Ferrari) due to the large number of teams that were powered by it. As it happens this is untrue. The Ford Cosworth DFV (Double Four Valve) was created when Colin Chapman, as the new 3.0 liter regulation came [...]
Categories: Defeating Ferrari, History, News
