Prior to the 2009 ban on unlimited testing, a lot of drivers carved out long careers in various F1 teams as testers while potentially never actually starting a race. Through hard work, some would eventually make it through as actual race drivers and have a
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A year after the death of three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda, renowned British journalist Maurice Hamilton (no relation) wrote and published a final biography of the great Austrian. In it he collected countless reports and interviews from then and now, taking the reader
Welcome back to the Teammate Collision podcast, where this time we melt your minds with some up-to-date discussion about the late great Niki Lauda, the overarching effects of injuries on Formula 1 drivers, and the potential for 2024’s biggest blockbuster: a Driven remake! Featuring a
Ricardo ‘El Colorado’ Zunino is as known for the events transpiring around him as he is for his own sake. Like Harald Ertl, he happened to be at the right place at the right time, regarding the very same man: Niki Lauda. Zunino’s last-minute replacement
While it is unlikely that racing ability is something that passes along in genetics, there are the occasional moments, be it the Schumachers, Rosbergs or Villeneuves, where more than one member of a racing family can possess boatloads of talent. One such example which is
Nobody’s too old for an advent calendar, although years of cheap chocolate behind little cardboard doors ad nauseam have led us to come up with something a bit different for this year. A discussion on “the worst drivers at the best teams” in Formula 1