Obituaries

King of Gymkhana Ken Block (55) dies

Gymkhana star Ken Block has died in a snowmobile accident in the Mill Hollow area of Wasatch County, Utah. The…

3 years ago

Patrick Tambay (73): More than a super-sub

On December 4th, Patrick Tambay passed away aged 73. The French former Ferrari, McLaren and Renault F1 racer had been…

3 years ago

Mauro Forghieri (87), the bespectacled engineer who saved Ferrari

He was there in the eras of von Trips, Surtees, Ickx, Lauda and Villeneuve. Ferrari faithful Mauro Forghieri passed away,…

3 years ago

Dietrich Mateschitz (78): From sponsor, to owner, to champion

Mister Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz (78) passed away on October 22nd. On the current Formula 1 grid, eight of the…

3 years ago

On losing Chánh

Unfortunately, when the telephone rang yesterday, it was to inform us that our historian-in-residence Chánh Lê Huy had died, aged…

3 years ago

Paddy Hopkirk (89): Of Mini and Monte fame

Paddy Hopkirk, the first man to win the Monte Carlo rally with a Mini Cooper, has passed away aged 89.…

3 years ago

Alain de Cadenet (76), with special dedication to Le Mans

Le Mans has lost one of its fiercest fans. During the weekend of Le Mans Classic, the message spread that…

3 years ago

Smooth Swede Reine Wisell dies at 80

Former Lotus Formula 1 driver Reine Wisell died on Sunday, March 20th. He was 80. Wisell drove in 23 Formula…

4 years ago

Vic Elford (86): The ultimate all-rounder remembered

Aged 86, Vic Elford has lost his battle against cancer. The racing fraternity loses one of the ultimate all-rounders, shining…

4 years ago

Danny ‘On the Gas’ Ongais dies at 79

‘The Flying Hawaiian’ Danny Ongais has passed away in California on February 26, following heart complications. Ongais, nicknamed ‘On the…

4 years ago