As the Formula 1 world commemorates the 30th anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s death at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, Netflix released the first trailer for “Senna,” its limited series about the three-time F1 champion. The teaser is less than two minutes long but quickly thrusts viewers into the vivid atmosphere of racing in the … Read more
This week marks 30 years since the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, the most tragic race weekend in modern Formula 1 history. The deaths of rookie Roland Ratzenburger and three-time champion Ayrton Senna shook the sport to its core and fundamentally shifted the championship’s efforts to improve driver safety. It’s easy to overlook that Ratzenburger’s … Read more
Photo: Auto Trader There are Formula 1 champions, and then there are Formula 1 legends. Ayrton Senna was the latter. Ask any of the current drivers about their personal heroes, and dollars to donuts, they’ll drop Senna’s name. He had an unconventional approach to racing that was both high risk and high reward. Senna also … Read more
Photo: Paul-Henri Cahier (Getty Images) Current Record: 19, Michael Schumacher A more positive record that drivers will be working to beat this year is that for the most consecutive podium finishes in F1. Currently, it’s held by Michael Schumacher with 19, but Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen are snapping at his heels with … Read more
Photo: Klemantaski Collection (Getty Images) Fangio only spent a single season at Ferrari, but he won the 1956 F1 World Championship. It was a strange year for Maranello despite the success. Ferrari raced the Lancia D50. The innovative car was bought by Ferrari from its struggling competitor, but it gave more headaches than victories. At … Read more
