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: 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
Fernando Alonso thinks that he’ll be physically capable of racing Formula One’s 1000-horsepower hybrid monsters until he’s 50 years old. The 42-year-old, currently racing with Aston Martin, made his F1 debut in 2001 with Minardi. Alonso’s move to Aston last year immediately led to an uptick in form, with the Spaniard finishing on the podium … Read more
When car enthusiasts get together in groups, it’s inevitable that the bench racing hypotheticals will start flying. If Betty White was driving a Viper, do you think you could beat her in a race driving your Toyota Celica? Would Michael Schumacher in his prime beat Fangio if they were both driving the same car? How … 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
