Articles
Archive of features at Chequered Flag Motorsport
Hazy Shade of Winter: The Mysterious Life and Death of Louis Krages (11 August 2009)
Look through a list of Le Mans 24 hour winners, and you will stop at 1985 and ask yourself … who is “John Winter”? Chequered Flag contributor, ForzaMinardi, investigates the mystery that was Louis Krages.
The Trofeo Lorenzo Bandini (10 May 2009)
The trophy is organised annually by the inhabitants and council of Bandini’s home town of Brisighella. The recipient is honoured for their dedication to motor racing, spirit of competition and achievements.
Race Review: 1997 Le Mans 24 Hour (16 June 2007)
At Le Mans this year, the Peugeot factory squad will be looking to end Audi’s dominance. The debut of Jacques Villeneuve is set to be another talking point. It is ten years since Jacques lifted the WDC trophy. Back then, Joest racing ran cars made by Porsche - not Audi - and took a classic victory. JB-F1 looks back …
Resurrection: Simtek Lives! An interview with EuroBOSS driver Peter Alexander (9 May 2007)
An interview with Peter Alexander, driver of the #11 Simtek S951 in the 2007 EuroBOSS Championship. EuroBOSS is a championship for the Grand Prix cars of yesterday to do what they do best: race.
And Now For Something Completely Different: Andrea Moda (21 April 2007)
A comprehensive overview of the Andrea Moda Formula team; quite possibly the worst team ever to enter a Formula One race.
The Faenza Ferrari (26 March 2007)
In 2007 Scuderia Toro Rosso will race with Ferrari engines, but it is not the first time a car built in Faenza has been powered by the Prancing Horse. This is a look back at the Ferrari engined Minardi 191.
The Not-So Great Dane - Jan Magnussen (5 March 2007)
He was the next big thing. Jackie Stewart called him “the best prospect since Ayrton Senna”. But success in lower categories did not equate to F1 success, and Magnussen disappeared without a trace. So what happened?
Trivia Challenge - Answers (30 January 2007)
Answers to the December Trivia Challenge.
I Guess That’s Why They Call It Les Bleus (30 January 2007)
Alain Prost was a four-times World Drivers Championship. But his exploits as a team-owner were at best forgettable.
Gianclaudio Giuseppe ‘Clay’ Regazzoni 1939-2006 (20 December 2006)
A tribute to former Ferrari star, Clay Regazzoni, who was killed in a traffic accident.
Trivia Challenge - Questions (16 December 2006)
Chequered Flag’s first ever Trivia Challenge.
Violence in Motorsport - When Good Drivers Turn Mad (28 November 2006)
Tensions run high in Boxing, Ice Hockey and Rugby League, but motor racing has also produced it’s fair share of fisticuffs. Just ask Eliseo Salazar about the 1982 German Grand Prix …
Motorsport and WWII - The 1939 Belgrade Grand Prix (31 October 2006)
On the day WWII broke out, the streets of Belgrade played host to the only Yugoslavian Grand Prix ever. After that weekend, motorsport largely disappeared in Europe while war waged.
The Dark Side of Motorsport - Part 2 (15 October 2006)
Part 2 in a look at some of the most tragic moments in the history of motorsport. Includes the accidents of Helmuth Koinigg, Francois Cevert, Ronnie Peterson, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Dale Earnhardt and others.
Bathurst: A Virtual Lap (29 September 2006)
A photographic journey around Australia’s greatest circuit.
The Legend of the Flying Donkey - AGS and the Team Which Would Not Die (23 September 2006)
The AGS team had much success in lower formula, and graduated to Formula 1 in 1986. Formula 1 was a harder nut to crack and the team disappeared. But AGS lives on as a race school allowing Joe Public to sample F1.
Country Roads, Take Me Home: F1 reconciliations and divorces (15 September 2006)
Vale - Peter Brock 1945-2006 (11 September 2006)
Remembering Peter Brock, Australia’s greatest touring car ace, sadly killed in a targa rally in Western Australia.
The Dark Side of Motorsport - Part 1 (08 August 2006)
“Unfortunantly, motor racing is also this” said the great Mario Andretti after Ronnie Peterson was killed in 1978. This article remembers some of the saddest moments, including Imola 1994, Le Mans 1955, and Wolfgang von Trips’ bad accident at Monza in 1961.
The Greatest Never to Win (20 April 2006)
Talent will get you a long way in Formula One, but not always to the top step of the podium. Martin Brundle, Chris Amon and Stefan Bellof are amongst those who had what it took to win.
The Other Jacques Villeneuve (17 April 2006)
Years before Jacques Villeneuve won the 1997 Formula 1 WDC, F1 had another Jacques Villeneuve. Jacques Sr was the brother of Gilles and father of Jacques Jr. Poor machinery and bad luck meant he had little success in Formula One.
Land of the Rising Sun - Japanese Drivers in F1 (16 April 2006)
Yuji Ide, Taki Inoue and Shinji Nakano might not be remembered as F1 greats, but Japan has produced some real characters over the years in Formula One. Paul Martin takes a look back at some of the best and worst Japan has produced.
Almosts - Ten of the Worst (14 April 2006)
Motorsport can be cruel. This article remembers some of the most painful retirements in motor racing, including Luca Badoers breakdown from 4th place at the 1999 European Grand Prix, Damon Hill’s bad luck at Hungaroring in 1997, and the PacWest double-retirement at Detroit in 1997.
The Ides of March: Leyton House 1987-1993 (06 April 2006)
Adrian Newey’s first gained notoriety when he built the Leyton House 881. Almost unheard of at the time, the F1 fraternity sat up and took notice when the car proved to be very quick on a small budget.
Big Budget Flops in Formula One (01 April 2006)
Money does not always buy success in Formula One. Just ask the Ford Motor Company about the Jaguar fiasco …
Minardi F1 Team - 20 Years of Pride, Passion and Pain (01 April 2006)
Sadly, when the 2006 Formula One season kicked off last month in Bahrain, the fun little Minardi team was gone, having been swallowed up by Red Bull and turned into Scuderia Toro Rosso. It is time to remember the most passionate team on the grid of the last 20 years.
