it was the first time in a long time that someone from our generation of racers, at any level, had died. It happened a lot 40 or 50 years ago, but now? No. No.我没有准备好。老实说,我让自己的思绪游走了——以为也许安东尼处于昏迷状态或类似的状态。但死亡吗?死亡吗?我从没想过这是...
The horse was painted on the fuselage of the fighter plane flown by Francesco Baracca, a heroic Italian pilot who died on Mount Montello: the Italian ace of aces of the First World War. In 1923 ... I met Count Enrico Baracca, the pilot's father, and subsequently his mother, Countess...
“He was walking on water,” summed up Karl Wendlinger, who shared the track with Senna that day and was one of his first-lap targets, as the Sao Paulo man underlined his credentials as one of the sport’s best wet-weather racers. What happened at ...
Cooper had to rely on whatever engine development work was being done by Coventry-Climax, and they were joined by Lotus in the Formula 1 field, who also relied on the Coventry firm for their power unit. Ferrari was the only one who was able to take advantage of the new fuel regulation ...
The son of one of the most idolised and revered racers in F1 history, Jacques Villeneuve was always going to attract attention when he began his career in motor racing. To his credit the feisty French Canadian, who was just 11 when his flamboyantly talented father Gilles was killed durin...
Another disappointment for the team was the early retirement of Pastor Maldonado, who had made Q3. The Venezuelan was in brake trouble even before Verstappen’s successful pass at Ste Devote. “Pastor had a hydraulic leak, which manifested itself straight away as braking problems, and we retired...
The unloved FW16 is probably the most infamous of all Williams racers, given that Ayrton Senna died at the wheel of one at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, but it still has to be on this list. The banning of 'gizmos' that Williams had become so adept at, such as active suspension an...
Brian Redman is one of the greatest endurance and sports car racers of all time, with a career spanning multiple disciplines, including Formula One, endurance racing, and Formula 5000. His versatility, reliability and sheer talent made him a much sought-after driver in a career spanning over th...
The motor racing paddock is filled with young talent: racers, mechanics, hospitality, and on the broadcasting side, producers, commentators, presenters and so on. All of them have a connecting bond: they grew up listening to Murray’s infectious commentary. Without Murray, the motor racing padd...
Dragon boat racing is anindispensablepart of the festival, held all over the country. As the gun is fired, people will see racers in dragon-shapedcanoespulling theoarsharmoniouslyand hurriedly, accompanied by rapid drums, speeding toward theirdestination....