Archive for the 'Ex-F1 Drivers' Category

Flavio Names Villeneuve and Montoya as Stars

Very interesting quote from Flavio Briatore here in Fazzetta dello Sport (made recently in regard to Michael Schumacher retiring):
The last stars I saw in Formula One were (Ayrton) Senna and, even if he won only one world championship, Jacques Villeneuve. If we want, we could also add (Juan Pablo) Montoya.
He went on to say both Michael [...]

Niki Lauda rips into Schumacher - again

While I’m not a huge fan of Michael Schumacher, it seems that Niki Lauda just loves to rip into him at every opportunity. Could it be that Niki wants to be remembered as the Ferrari golden child and is afraid Schumacher steals the glory? I usually completely agree with what Niki has to say but [...]

Eddie Irvine - You Bastard!

Is it just me or is Eddie Irvine being a bit of a mean bastard in this photo?

Ok, ok.. maybe he couldn’t hear the girl scream, but it gave me a laugh!

Bruno Senna and Lewis Hamilton to Drive McLaren in 2007?

The talk of McLaren having a shared driver seat in 2007 has sparked many rumours. Lewis Hamilton has been doing an amazing job in GP2 and is an obvious possibility for the team in 2007.
However there is also a push to get Bruno Senna into Formula One. Bruno Senna is the nephew of the great [...]

Pedro Lamy Flies for Portugal

While Spain has a hero in Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso, Portugal has their own man Pedro Lamy flying around the circuits - literally. Our old mate Pedro used to drive for Lotus in Formula 1 and finished his career with Minardi in 1996. Now he’s driving an Aston Martin ALMS racecar and is [...]