Tag: Driver Spotlight
Driver Spotlight: The Prince in Blue
Jaap Grolleman's series on key historical figures in F1 shines it's light on Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh - otherwise known as Prince Bira.
Driver Spotlight: Marcel Albers
Max Verstappen took the mantle of the first Dutch Grand Prix winner earlier this year, but one driver in the early 1990s could have been first.Jaap Grolleman tells the tragic tale of Marcel Albers, a talent taken too soon.
Driver Spotlight: Tom Pryce
Tom Pryce wanted to drive cars, fast, and couldn't be stopped by the perils of the sport. He was on a seemingly impossible quest for greatness, yet by no fault of his own, he lost his life in the attempt.
Driver Spotlight: Peter Collins
The Brit who could have been champion is remembered by Jaap Grolleman in his latest Driver Spotlight feature.
Driver Spotlight: Maria Teresa de Filippis
She competed against the elite at a time when Grand Prix racing was at it's most dangerous, starting through a bet with her brothers.Jaap Grolleman looks at the trailblazing story of the late Maria Teresa de Filippis.
Driver Spotlight: Stefan Bellof
Thirty years after the death of one of F1's most unrealised talents, Jaap Grolleman takes a look back at the racing career of the tragic Stefan Bellof.
Driver Spotlight: Alfonso de Portago
Associated with Spanish royalty, playboy, bigamist, jockey and bobsleigh rider. Oh, and Alfonso de Portago also raced F1 cars.Jaap Grolleman looks over the Spaniard's brief career.
Driver Spotlight: Bertrand Fabi
In his latest Driver Spotlight, Jaap Grolleman takes a look at a Canadian talent that was fast enough to make F1, but was taken from motorsport before he could shine.
Driver Spotlight: Wolfgang von Trips
Jaap Grolleman's series of Driver Spotlights looks at Wolfgang von Trips, the German who was nearly king.
Driver Spotlight: Fernand Gabriel
In the first of a new series, Jaap Grolleman take a look at drivers from motorsport past.First up, Parisian Grand Prix pioneer Fernand Gabriel.
