F1 Fanatic (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
... this year. See the graph (right) for a full breakdown. The record for the most Grand Prix wins Alberto Ascari was the first driver to score ten Grand Prix wins. The 1953 Swiss Grand Prix was his 13th and final win, and Juan Manuel Fangio surpassed his record at the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix. Fangio’s famous win at the Nürburgring in 1957 marked his 24th and final F1 win, which wasn’t...
F1 Fanatic (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008
... a strong entry in 1948 and in 1951 held the final round of the world championship. Ferrari’s Alberto Ascari and Alfa Romeo’s Juan Manuel Fangio went into that race in contention for the title, but although Ascari took pole position his tyres quickly wore out and Fangio took the win and the championship. Pedralbes held the final round of the championship again three years later...
F1 Fanatic (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
... failed to set the fastest lap for the seventh race in a row which would have seen him match Alberto Ascari’s all-time record of seven. Nick Heidfeld instead set the second fastest lap of his career having set the first at Malaysia this year. Nelson Piquet Jnr scored the first podium finish of his career with second. It was also the first time a Renault has led a race this year. This...
