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En el 2000, David Coulthard fue protagonista de una de las historias más curiosas en la historia de la Fórmula 1

The name “Max Mosley” is synonymous with Formula One: both its glamour and its seedy underbelly. The 81-year-old Briton died on May 23, 2021 after battling cancer, and his legacy is quite the complex one to reckon with. But reckon with it we shall, because Mosley and his impact on the sport of racing—while complex—truly cannot be overstated.

Ex-FIA president Max Mosley dies, aged 81 Date published: May 24 2021 Ex-FIA president Max Mosley, one of the best-known figures in F1 history, has died at the age of 81. Mosley was a founder and co-owner of the March team and became their representative at the Formula One Constructors’ Association (FOCA). He then, along with Bernie Ecclestone, went on to represent FOCA in their dealings with the FIA and race organisers. Mosley became president of the FIA in 1993 and remained in that role un...

Max Mosley obituary: A dizzying intellect; an intimidating man By Andrew BensonChief F1 writer Last updated on 24 May 202124 May 2021.From the section Formula 1 Max Mosley, who has died aged 81, was one of the most influential and important figures in motorsport over the last half-century - and also among the most controversial. With a brilliant intellect and a devious, sometimes malicious mind, he was arguably better suited to a career in politics. But he was the son of the 1930s British fasc...

Mosley served four revolutionary terms as the President of the FIA before stepping down in scandal.

The effects of the loss of Ayrton Senna at Imola on May 1 1994 still ripple through Formula 1 today, from the auriverde colours that Lewis Hamilton proudly wears on his helmet at the Brazilian Grand Prix each year to the sport’s constant striving for improved safety measures. Exactly 27 years on from the great man’s death, we look back on 10 of the most outstanding moments from Ayrton Senna’s career. 10. A defensive driving masterclass – British Grand Prix 1993 “We could never really...

1 May, 2021 Gerhard Berger was Ayrton Senna close friend, once teammates at McLaren they hit it off in a big way, their adventures and misadventures the stuff of legend. So much has been written and said, analysed and dissected about the fateful day – 1 May 1994 – when Ayrton was robbed of his life at Imola, in an accident that is etched into everyone’s memory. On Saturday, during qualifying at Imola that weekend; the world was shocked by the death of Roland Ratzenberger, as well as a mas...

1 May, 2021 Dr Giovanni Gordin was on hand when Ayrton Senna crashed his Williams and died during the San Marino Grand Prix on May 1, 1994. The doctor on duty that day, for the 118 emergency services of Bologna, was one of the medical team, headed by the late Professor Sid Watkins who did all they could to save Senna, to no avail as the triple F1 World Champion was proclaimed dead at 18:37 pm local time. Now 67-years-old, Dr Gordin spoke for the first time about those final moments of the Brazi...

When watching Formula 1, you might have found yourself wondering why there’s fairly standard looking family estate car trundling around behind the pack at the start of a race. However, the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix brought home just how crucial the FIA Medical Car’s role is in the sport. It was that car, driven by Alan van der Merwe and with the FIA’s Medical Rescue Coordinator Dr Ian Roberts riding alongside, that was on the scene in seconds after Romain Grosjean’s Haas VF-20 ploughed te...

Had things panned out differently, January 18, 2021 would have marked the 71st birthday of Gilles Villeneuve. The French-Canadian driver only competed in six seasons of Formula 1, and won just six times – and yet his extrovert driving style and never-surrender attitude mean he is still sorely missed by F1 fans today. Lap 4 of the 1981 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, and Villeneuve has just clouted the fiddly chicane at Woodcote. Carnage ensues, as Villeneuve spins into the catch fencing an...