These two champions made three comebacks between them – but which was best?
Niki Lauda articles archive
Ferrari: “Lauda missed out on a fine opportunity to keep his mouth shut”
2010 F1 season
Posted onFerrari has hit back at Niki Lauda’s following his public outburst against the team and its use of team orders at the German Grand Prix.
Lauda: Ferrari will get a pasting from WMSC
Posted onFormer world champion and Ferrari driver Niki Lauda has said he expects the Italian team will be heavily punished by the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) next month for their use of team orders at the German Grand Prix. "What they did in Hockenheim was against all rules," Lauda said in an interview with … Continue reading Lauda: Ferrari will get a pasting from WMSC
The F1 comeback Schumacher will want to emulate: Niki Lauda
Posted onOne of the off-season’s most tantalising questions is how Michael Schumacher will fare on his F1 return. Other F1 world champions have made comebacks from retirement before him. Alan Jones did it twice, though with little success on either occasion. And Alain Prost did too though that was a pre-planned return from a sabbatical. Schumacher’s … Continue reading The F1 comeback Schumacher will want to emulate: Niki Lauda
Formula 1’s lost nations: Austria
Posted onLast world champion: Niki Lauda, 1984 Last Grand Prix winner: Gerhard Berger, Hockenheimring, Benetton-Renault, 1997 Last Grand Prix starter: Alexander Wurz, Shanghai, Williams, 2007 Last Grand Prix: A1-Ring, 2003 Austria is the only European country on this list. It has had championship winners and dozens of Grands Prix, but no race and active driver today.
Japanese GP history 1976-1990 (Video)
Posted onThe F1 history class is back so sit up straight and pay attention – here’s Professor Journeyer with the first instalment of a three-part video guide to the Japanese Grand Prix. The Japanese Grand Prix can be best described in two words: championship showdown. Sure, some circuits may be more challenging, some may have better … Continue reading Japanese GP history 1976-1990 (Video)
Hunt crowned as Lauda withdraws from Fuji washout
1976 Japanese Grand Prix flashback
Posted onThe 1976 world championship-decider in the rain at Fuji was one of the most famous F1 races.
Hamilton joins Senna, Prost, Schumacher and others who had F1 wins confiscated
Posted onLewis Hamilton will have to hand over his Belgian Grand Prix winner’s trophy to Felipe Massa (appeal pending). It will be small comfort to him that plenty of other drivers have had wins taken off them in the past. Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher and others have lost race wins after the chequered flag. More encouragingly … Continue reading Hamilton joins Senna, Prost, Schumacher and others who had F1 wins confiscated
100 F1 race winners part 6: 1974-1977
Posted onThe latest instalment of the guide to 100 Grand Prix winners includes the driver who scored his only win – and then crashed after crossing the finish line. Plus an F1 team that won its first race, and the driver who won from 22nd on the grid. Oh, and a couple of world champions…