Keke Rosberg. Chevron B39. Wigram 1978. IMAGE/terry marshall Classic Motorsport

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Formula Pacific

Back for the New Year, this week’s Blast is a very special one! There is even a very cool story behind it. The pic itself is sensational and shows a very serious-looking, and at that stage unknown, young man from Finland who was in New Zealand to compete in the Formula Pacific championship. “It was […]

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Classic Motorsport

Classic F1 liveries on modern cars

The various versions of Lotus in F1 have given it a go, but very clever designer Escape Artist decided to see what other classic liveries would look like on modern F1 cars. Pretty damn good, we think. Check out the gallery above and let us know your thoughts! Image credit: Escape Artist Design

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Motorsport Random Stuff!

Transformula One: more than meets the wallet

Okay, so we’ve all seen those “Evolution of Formula 1” videos before, where the cars cycle through the years in an impressive show of CGI skill. This one from Shell is particularly impressive, as is this delightfully elegant one. But this new one is particularly special. It aired before the Brazilian GP and the level […]

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Motorsport News

Comedy crash of the week

While every crash in a race is potentially dangerous, few are as comically funny as this one from the final race of the Australian Formula Ford championship in Sydney. Surprising air and wildly flailing suspension are always amusing. Of course, the driver – Simon Hodge – was unhurt. Otherwise it wouldn’t be funny now, would […]

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Allan Moffat, Ford Mustang leading Pete Geoghegan, Ford Falcon. BayPark 1972. IMAGE/terry marshall Classic Motorsport

Blast from the Past: Baypark

It’s Blast from the Past time of week again! This week’s Terry Marshall shot comes from the legendary Baypark raceway in 1972. It shows a pair of equally legendary driver battling it out; Allan Moffat in the Ford Mustang and Pete Geohegan in the Ford Falcon.

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The Racers

This is brilliant. The wonderfully talented and passionate Antti Kalhola has just done another video that perfectly explains WHY F1 drivers race using just archival footage and perfectly judged quotes. It is compulsory viewing if you have forgotten why you love Formula One. Six minutes of pure awesome.

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