News Details
Ronnie Peterson's final Grand Prix triumph
On this day back in 1978, the great Ronnie Peterson achieved his last Grand Prix win, mastering his Lotus 79 in a rain-soaked Austrian Grand Prix at Zeltweg. With Lotus team mate and championship leader Mario Andretti putting himself out of contention on the opening lap, the race was Peterson's to lose. Which of course was never going to happen. Tragically, less than a month later at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, Ronnie would succumb to injuries sustained in a fiery crash at the start of the race. Gone but never forgotten...
Full Story »
Full Story »
You May Also Be Interested In...
Mexico GP set to extend contract with F1!
The promoters of the Mexican Grand Prix have announced on social media...
4y ago from F1i.com
Mixing things up in Germany in '66
©Cahier Achive This day in 1966 saw a very strange German Grand Prix...
4y ago from F1i.com
Saudi Arabia talking to Liberty about F1 Grand Prix!
Saudi Arabia has held discussions with Liberty Media about bringing...
4y ago from F1i.com
F1 extends Mexican GP deal until the end of 2022
As expected, Formula 1 has announced that Mexico City will remain the...
4y ago from F1i.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Quartararo: Marquez's Honda exit ‘woke a lot of...
Fabio Quartararo believes Marc Marquez's exit from Honda last term 'woke a...
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Could Acosta get a Verstappen-like mid-season...
No description available...
5h ago from Motorsport.com
Marquez: Rossi-like Acosta can't be ruled out of...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Quartararo stresses ‘quality over quantity’ with...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Arrow McLaren confirms Pourchaire for Barber...
No description available...
5h ago from Motorsport.com
Pourchaire earns second IndyCar outing with Arrow...
Arrow McLaren announced Tuesday morning that Theo Pourchaire will driver...
4h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Pourchaire eager for more IndyCar after “amazing”...
No description available...
23h ago from Motorsport.com
Palou plans to study how Dixon made race-winning fuel...
In IndyCar’s Grand Prix of Long Beach held last Sunday, Scott Dixon took...
22h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
FIA not at war with manufacturers over 2025 WRC...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
ERC star Sesks secures WRC Rally1 graduation with...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Mārtiņš Sesks to drive M-Sport Ford Puma Rally1 in...
Latvia’s Mārtiņš Sesks will benefit from the support of WRC Promoter...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Ogier's last-gasp Croatia Rally victory on surprising...
There had been no major incident on WRC Croatia for 17 stages. That...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Arsenal vs Chelsea confirmed team news: Cole Palmer...
Arsenal host Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night as the...
54m ago from CaughtOffside.com
Arsenal v Chelsea – live blog
Join us for live blog coverage of our Premier League clash with Chelsea,...
44m ago from Arseblog.com
Arsenal and Manchester United interested in signing...
No description available...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Barcelona join Arsenal in race to sign Premier League...
No description available...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Comments
Hottest News
Hamilton car camera captures Verstappen's TRUE feelings...
A touching moment at the Chinese Grand Prix... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com
F1 drivers mixed over proposed new championship points...
F1 drivers have offered a mixed reaction to a... Read More »
44m ago from F1i.com
Ferrari set for big-money F1 title sponsor deal
Apr.23 Ahead of Lewis Hamilton's arrival at... Read More »
9h ago from OneStopStrategy.com
