Henry Surtees 1991-2009
Saturday, July 25th, 2009 Posted in Motorsport News, General | No Comments »The Chequered Flag family would like to extend their condolences to the family of the late Henry Surtees - the son of 1964 World Drivers Champion, John Surtees. Henry died in a Formula 2 accident at Brands Hatch last weekend, when ...
Site Updates - March 31, 2009 + Trackside at Albert Park
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 Posted in Site Updates, Motorsport News, General | No Comments »Chequered Flag was trackside at the thrilling 2009 Australian Grand Prix - check out our photos here. What a fantastic race it was! A few trackside observations: The support program was excellent, one of the best Grand Prix support ...
Goodbye ChampCar … Welcome Back IndyCar!
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 Posted in Featured Photos, Motorsport News, General | 4 Comments »In recent weeks rumours gathered momentum that the end of the ChampCar vs IRL war was nigh. On Friday, a press release from the Indy Racing League confirmed what everyone had been hoping for - the American open wheel racing ...
Vale Ashley Cooper 1980-2008
Monday, February 25th, 2008 Posted in Motorsport News | 1 Comment »The team at GlobalF1 and Chequered Flag would like to extend their sympathies to the family of Ashley Cooper, who has died from the injuries he sustained at the Adelaide 500 on Saturday. Ashley was racing in the V8 Supercar Fujitsu ...
Formula One Returns to Nordschleife
Sunday, April 29th, 2007 Posted in Motorsport News, General | 1 Comment »It's 31 years since Niki Lauda's fiery accident took Formula One racing away from the "Green Hell" for good. But yesterday, Formula One returned ... albeit only for a demo lap by Nick Heidfeld and BMW. Nick wasn't allowed to ...
Goodbye 2006, Hello 2007
Monday, January 1st, 2007 Posted in Motorsport News, General | 1 Comment »With the calendar clicking over another digit to read "2007", we look forward to a new season of Formula One. For my first post of the new year, I am going to digest the big changes for 2007. Let us ...
Clay Regazzoni Killed in Car Crash
Saturday, December 16th, 2006 Posted in Motorsport News, General | 1 Comment »Italian news agencies are reporting that Swiss former Grand Prix driver and 70's Grand Prix icon Clay Regazzoni has been killed in a car accident involving a lorry on a motorway near Parma. He was 67. Regazzoni made his Grand Prix ...
Editorial - An Unworthy Champion
Sunday, December 10th, 2006 Posted in Motorsport News, General | 3 Comments »Chequered Flag is a website devoted to Motorsport nostalgia. But from time to time I feel compelled to comment on the happenings in modern day motorsport. One thing I have felt necessary to talk about is the final round of the ...
