Between 1981 and 1985, Toleman evolved from hopeless backmarker to potent giant-killer in grand prix racing, across five seasons in which it gave a host of key personalities... read more »
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Another year and another street circuit announcement to add the growing roster on the Formula 1 calendar as Madrid sees the sport return for the first time since 1981. read more »
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This is not F1's first visit to Sin City - in 1981 and 1982 the sport turned up in town to race in the car park at Caesars Palace. This time things are very different,... read more »
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He didn’t come from a racing family. He followed in the footsteps of his father and qualified as a doctor. How Jonathan Palmer ended up driving in Formula 1 is an intriguing... read more »
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The Australian Grand Prix has a long tradition that pre-dates its arrival on the Formula 1 schedule as a fully-fledged world championship round in 1985. Indeed, Lewis... read more »
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The teenaged Borgudd watched Stirling Moss race at Karlskoga in 1959 and was hooked. Already a budding musician, he joined the merchant navy at 14, refocusing on cars in his... read more »
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The Parisian, who took the European Formula 2 title in 1976, made 49 F1 starts between 1975 and 1981, getting his full debut at the 1975 French Grand Prix for Tyrrell.But... read more »
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The Frenchman earned a good reputation in junior categories by winning the 1981 French Formula 3 championship for the Motul Nogaro team and also taking fourth that year in the... read more »
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Piquet, a three-time Formula 1 champion, won the crown with Brabham in 1981 and 1983 before taking his third title with Williams in 1987.The 69-year-old directed a racial slur... read more »
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Madrid has publicly expressed an interest in bringing Formula 1 to the Spanish capital. Formula 1 last visited the region in 1981 when permanent facility Jarama hosted the... read more »
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Take a look back at the 1981 and 1982 Grand Prix held in Las Vegas, as F1 prepares to race in the Silver City once more, with an exciting new Grand Prix coming in 2023. For... read more »
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The home of the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari returned to the F1 schedule in 2020 when it helped the series as it managed to put on a full calendar during the... read more »
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Reutemann's condition has deteriorated after he suffered further issues with haemorrhaging while in the intensive care unit of a health centre in the city of Santa Fe,... read more »
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Jacques Laffite was part of a wave of fast French F1 drivers who hit the grid in the 1970s and 80s. His 12-year F1 career brought six race victories and he had more than one... read more »
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Last Friday Reutemann, who finished runner-up to Nelson Piquet in the 1981 F1 world championship, was transferred from the Santa Fe hospital to a different hospital in Rosario... read more »
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The 79-year-old politician, who finished runner-up to Nelson Piquet in the 1981 F1 world championship, was admitted to the Sanatorio Santa Fe on Wednesday after suffering a... read more »
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The Brazilian driver, who won titles in 1981, 1983 and 1987, has no doubts the Dutch driver would come out on top in a side-by-side challenge in equal machinery after seeing... read more »
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We all recognise the McLaren logo, but do you know how it came about? and what does a Kiwi have to do with it? Well, turns out, a lot 0:00 Intro 00:17 - 1963 - 1966 00:42 -... read more »
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Dutch-born Egbert 'Eppie' Wietzes, whose two Formula 1 race starts were seven years apart at Ontario's Mosport Park, has died at the age of 82 read more »
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In 1981, 1982 and 1983, Alain Prost was ten points or fewer away from winning a first Drivers' Championship. read more »
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Neil Oatley is the man who race-engineered the first F1 victory for Williams at the 1979 British Grand Prix. Here, he talks to Peter Windsor about the brilliant engineering... read more »
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John Watson explains how the reaction he received to his British Grand Prix victory in 1981 surprised him, and continues to do so even to this day. For more:... read more »
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Gilles Villeneuve was never a man to do things by half measures, something he demonstrated perfectly at his home race in 1981 when his Ferrari's front wing obscured his... read more »
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The late, great Canadian's sixth and last F1 win was a heroic one - it came at the 1981 Spanish Grand Prix hosted by Jarama. For more F1® videos, visit... read more »
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We sat down with former McLaren driver, John Watson at this year's British Grand Prix to hear his home race story. Subscribe and be the first to watch exclusive content... read more »
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