Retro
Controversial race: The 1976 Spanish GP
The 1976 Formula One season would prove to be extraordinary. The start of the season saw the introduction of a new rule set. The cars required a larger overhang ahead of the driver”s feet, (on the grounds of safety.) The rear wing overhang had to be reduced from 100cm to 80cm. The large air-boxes that [...]
Senna vs. Irvine
Before the 80′s the drivers were too gentlemanly and these days the contemporary “ultra- professional” drivers generally allow their disagreements to be worked out in the Steward’s office. It could be argued that the innovator in this area was Piquet, his most famous fight being at Hockenheim in 1982. Here he collided with the back [...]
A Rogue Guide to the Pits
Life, for the average F1 driver is often, the pits. With an average of 2 stops per race, Jenson Button’s recent 200th GP has marked 400 pit stops, not including all the thousands of times that he has gone in and out of the pits. The pit stop is a crucial part of any race [...]
Five German GP Crashes
Hill, 1995 So in this clip you get the first lap and the crash of Damon Hill. The best bit, probably, is the part where the German crowd goes nuts at the fact that Hill just crashed. Could not happen to a nicer driver… Piquet and Salazar, 1982 Truly a genius moment from Piquet as [...]
The Wall of Champions
This week, reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel became the latest victim of the “Wall of Champions” at the Canadian circuit in Montreal. The Wall of Champions got it’s name after the 1999 Canadian Grand Prix when three F1 world champions made contact with the wall putting them out of the race. The wall is situated [...]
Controversial race: The 1982 San Marino GP
The 1982 San Marino is notorious on two counts. It is remembered because over half the teams boycotted the event due to an argument over ground effect aerodynamics. The race itself produced a bitter twist that would lay a foundation for tragedy at the next Grand Prix at Zolder. In the early 1980′s Formula One [...]
Because they are worth it…
F1 drivers will do anything for money… and nice hair. F1Rogues has therefore decided to round up the very best (or worst) in TV adverts brought to you by your favorite F1 stars: Loreal, because he is worth it. Schumacher again, with Dutch commentary and him dubbed into English even though everyone in Holland knows [...]
Rogue Data Online
Since the year 2000, as our slogan goes, we have been counting the cost of foolish behavior by F1 drivers. For us, it was never enough just to report on it we had to catalog it and analyze it in detail. So much so that we built a database with pages and pages of all [...]
Black & Gold Rush
Formula One is full of iconic images that make the past of F1 something we hold dear to our hearts. Ayrton Senna driving his black and gold Lotus is something we can instantly connect to and in turn to the many victories and epic battles it had. It was succeeded by the equally iconic yellow [...]
1994 Scuderia Ferrari F1 V12
Like sweet music, I could listen to this all day. The down changes are just fantastic…
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