Set in the golden era of Grand Prix Racing ‘1’ tells the story of a generation of charismatic drivers who raced on the edge, risking their lives during Formula 1’s deadliest period, and the men who stood up and changed the sport forever.
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Andy Granatelli, the man who catapulted STP oil company into the consciousness of every IndyCar fan of the 1960s, died today in Santa Barbara, Calif., at the age of 90,
STP-sponsored cars drove to Victory Lane at the Indianapolis 500 in 1969 and ’73, in the hands of Mario Andretti and Gordon Johncock respectively. Yet the near misses with the turbine engined STP-Paxton car of Parnelli Jones in ’67 and the similarly powered Lotus 56 of Joe Leonard in ’68 that earned STP just as much press coverage … More
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Michael Schumacher is in a critical condition in a French hospital as a result of the head injury that he suffered in a skiing accident on Sunday.
A statement issued by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble on Sunday evening confirmed that Schumacher’s injuries were very serious and that he had undergone emergency surgery … More
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Fifteen-year old American racer Santino Ferrucci emerged fastest during the last two days of the collective Formula 3 test at Valencia. It was Ferrucci’s first outing in a Formula 3 car. Driving for Eurointernational in a Dallara 311-Mercedes, Ferrucci was impressive, posting P1 times on both Thursday and Friday and outpacing 30 of some of the top F3 racers in Europe.
“I am very surprised to have been so fast in the F3 car,” said a delighted Ferrruci. “I did a few days of testing at … More
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