F1 - GP (General Purpose)

Chode ^ | 8/5/2009 | Chode

[Paal Gulli]

61 years ago today, Jackie Stewart entered his first event in an F1 car.

It was the 1964 Rand Grand Prix, a non-championship event on the Kyalami circuit.

Stewart won. It also was Stewart's first and only F1 event at the wheel of a Lotus.

https://f1i.com/images/496340-stewart-wins-on-f1-debut-with-lotus.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Rand_Grand_Prix

[Paal Gulli]

A page or two back I was speculating that Ollie Bearman might be too young to remember the heyday of the Scuderia Ferrari, and so might not be smitten with the bug to drive for them.

Let it never be said that I won't stand it like a man when I'm wrong.

Bearman admits life's goal to race for Ferrari

As speculation swirls around Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari future, Oliver Bearman has made clear that he remains fixed on the long-term dream that has powered him since childhood.

[Paal Gulli]

As the saying goes, "there are horses for courses," and Verstappen definitely is the horse the Racing Gods made expressly for the ground effects era.

This insane stat confirms Verstappen’s supremacy in the ground-effect era

...In the ground-effect era, Verstappen alone has scored more podiums than any other team combining both of their drivers....

Then again, ...

Max Verstappen Not Only Wins his GT3 Debut at Nürburgring, He Dominates

...he's not too shabby in a simple sports car either.

[Paal Gulli]

Probably your first opportunity to hear the sound of Honda's 2016 F1 engine.

No, sorry, it's never going to sound like a V-10 because you can't tune a 6-pot to have that major third interval.

[Paal Gulli]

Oops.

What I meant was:

Probably your first opportunity to hear the sound of Honda's 2016 2026 F1 engine.