Classic Motorsport Photos

[Liquid]

Jean-Eric Vergne

He was really let down by Red Bull. Of all the drivers they've cast off, he's one I felt could have been a great driver.

 

[ScottPuss20]

Alpine A610M at Le Mans 1994

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This isn't Le Mans. Looks more like Montlhery.

 

[Imbissbrunto]

Nissan at the 1990 Le Mans

 

[TheCracker]

This isn't Le Mans. Looks more like Montlhery.

👍 It ran with a different number and a slightly different livery at Le Mans.

 

[Imbissbrunto]

👍 It ran with a different number and a slightly different livery at Le Mans.

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I stand corrected. Man that livery looks amazing, I wish the Alpine was in the game so I could recreate the design!

 

[Liquid]

Eddie Jordan (1948-2025)

Eddie Jordan's knack of spotting future top-level talent began back in 1988 when his F3000 team launched the careers of Johnny Herbert and Jean Alesi (pictured).

Moving up to Formula One in 1991, this trend continued by giving Michael Schumacher his F1 debut.

It should not be overlooked just how well Jordan did in their debut season - in a time period where ten teams tried and failed to establish themselves in Formula One, and three established teams went bust, the iconic Jordan 191 scored an astonishing 13pts in the 10pts for a win era, with points only down to 6th, and a fastest lap.

After years of steady progress and Jordan cultivating a cool, rockstar image, the team finally got their first win at the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix in an all-time classic.

In 1999, Jordan's team was within a whisker of an unlikely but genuine title challenge. Heinz-Harald Frentzen won twice and took it down to the final two races against the might of Ferrari and McLaren.

One more win came in 2003 before Jordan sold up. His team's successor still lives on today as Aston Martin F1.

Jordan returned to the paddock in 2009 as a presenter with BBC's F1 coverage. His wily years of experience and his colourful, outspoken personality coupled with his contacts and friends in the sport made him an invaluable and knowledgeable member of the broadcast team. His media career will always be remembered for first breaking the then-sensational story that Lewis Hamilton was leaving McLaren for Mercedes.

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Jordan Grand Prix

Grands Prix: 250
Victories: 4 (1998 Belgian Grand Prix, 1999 French Grand Prix, 1999 Italian Grand Prix, 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix)
Pole Positions: 2 (1994 Belgian Grand Prix, 1999 European Grand Prix)
Fastest Laps: 2 (1991 Hungarian Grand Prix, 1997 Spanish Grand Prix)

 

[toastet]

+1

 

[i386]

+1

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The yellow cars with the snake head on the front are what I see in my head if I think of late 90's F1. No Ferrari Rosso Corsa, but "Jordans yellow snake head"!

 

[Pete05]

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The model designation numbers for the first nine cars are incorrect.
Prior to the adoption of the "EJ", all Jordans started with a '1' followed by the last two digits representing the year.
The first car was the 191, the second the 192, and so on.

 

[Liquid]

The 191 was going to be called the 911 until Porsche got involved.

 

[GTP_Dutchy]

The yellow cars with the snake head on the front are what I see in my head if I think of late 90's F1. No Ferrari Rosso Corsa, but "Jordans yellow snake head"!

Exactly

 

[toastet]

The yellow cars with the snake head on the front are what I see in my head if I think of late 90's F1. No Ferrari Rosso Corsa, but "Jordans yellow snake head"!

1997 snake
1998 hornet
1999 hornet
2000 hornet
2001 shark
02-05 gone/yellow

 

[toastet]

1986 - Porsche's 959 Rally Raid - Paris Dakar

 

[Liquid]

In doing some research for the latest Generation Game, here are a few shots of the Holden Commodore in action.

 

[toastet]

Fangio in a Maserati 250F at the 1957 German GP in front of the Nürburg

 

[Liquid]

For perspective, is Fangio turning off the Start-/Zielschleife, the start and finish loop, and onto the Nordschleife itself? Based on the location of Nürburg Castle and the fact that it's a left turn, I can't see where else it might be.

 

[TheCracker]

For perspective, is Fangio turning off the Start-/Zielschleife, the start and finish loop, and onto the Nordschleife itself? Based on the location of Nürburg Castle and the fact that it's a left turn, I can't see where else it might be.

I wondered that, but couldn't figure out what that section of circuit/road was in the background. There's shouldn't be any circuit there, but it looks too wide for road and is paved exactly the same as the circuit.

 

[Liquid]

I wondered that, but couldn't figure out what that section of circuit/road was in the background. There's shouldn't be any circuit there, but it looks too wide for road and is paved exactly the same as the circuit.

I think it's the short return road on what was the start/finish loop, located where the small Nordschleife pit lane is now.

 

[daan]

It's on the front cover of Chris Nixon's Kings of the Nurburgring book. The caption inside states:

So, here. The camera is where the blue dot is and the car is the red dot. The bit of road in the distance of the photo is part of the Sudschleife, and doesn't exist anymore.

 

[Liquid]

If the car is the red dot then it's as I guessed - the return road for the Start-/Zielschleife which, as you correctly point out, was also part of the Südschleife to return to the start/finish straight.

Great photo. The undulations look incredible compared to the Nordschleife pit lane that would follow.

 

[toastet]

Today 30 years ago MSC the first German to win the Großer Preis von Deutschland at Hockenheim (German GP)