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MICHAEL SCHUMACHER
Born in Germany, Schumacher spent 14 years in his native land before setting out to conquer the world of motorsports. He raced in Karts from 1983-1988 [More Here...] |
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ALBERTO
ASCARI
It was
May 22, 1955, and the European and Monaco Grand Prix was reaching
its most exciting moment. Alberto Ascari was straining every sinew
in his body [More Here...] |
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ALAIN
PROST
But
for a twist of fate Alain Prost might have become a professional
footballer instead of a four-time World Champion. 2nd behind Michael
Schumacher of the amount of victories [More
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GERHARD
BERGER
"He
taught me a lot about our sport; I taught him to laugh." Those
words were Gerhard Berger's valediction to his friend, Ayrton Senna.
Those who came to know the lanky Austrian [More
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NIKI
LAUDA
Andreas
Nikolaus Lauda was born to a well-to-do Vienna family on February
22, 1949. His family's social status proved both nuisance and good
fortune. Although he was later to become successful [More
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JEAN
ALESI
Incredibly,
the history books relate only one Grand Prix victory for Jean Alesi,
after the Franco-Sicilian had benefited from Michael Schumacher's
misfortunes to win the 1995 Canadian GP [More
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CLAY
REGAZZONI
There
was always something of a wild streak about the progress of this
tough and uncompromising Swiss from the province of Ticino. During
his apprenticeship in F3 and F2 he was certainly rough
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GILLES
VILLENEUVE
He was
born in Quebec on 18 January, 1950. He rose up through snowmobile
racing and Formula Atlantic. In fact he credits some of his success
to his snowmobiling days [More
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JUAN
MANUEL FANGIO
There
are few drivers in the history of Grand Prix racing that can be
mentioned in the same breath as the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio.
Though his short, stocky frame, reserved mannerisms [More
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DIDIER
PIRONI
In October
1980 Didier was welcomed by Enzo Ferrari and Mauro Forghieri and
he had the chance to do some laps on Ferrari's racetrack at Fiorano
in an old T5 [More Here...] |
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CARLOS
REUTEMANN
A sensational
pole-taking GP debut by the man who was looked upon by his countrymen
to become the next Fangio. And yes, on his day El Lole was brilliant,
but at the next race [More Here...] |
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MICHELE
ALBORETO
A student
of technical design, Alboreto started racing in 1976 with a car
built by himself and friends. This was called a CMR and was raced
in Formula Monza without much success [More
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NIGEL
MANSELL
Nigel
started his F1 career with team Lotus. Colin Chapman had hired him
as test driver in 1980. As a test driver Nigel actually contested
three Grand Prix for Lotus. [More
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JODY
SCHECKTER
The
only outstanding Grand Prix driver to come from South Africa, Scheckter
gained a reputation for hard driving and hard work, won the World
Championship, and retired. [More
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