FLASHBACK! The most powerful grand prix car ever built
“Forget everything after, the 1986 turbo cars really were rockets,” said Gerhard Berger. And he would know, having driven theContinue Reading
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PROFILE! Alain Prost, “The Professor” of Formula 1
Frenchman Alain Prost won all four of his Formula 1 world championships during the Adelaide Grand Prix era. And AdelaideContinue Reading
FLASHBACK! Adelaide’s world-record crowd in 1995
“Adelaide wasn’t going out with a whimper,” said veteran Formula 1 commentator Murray Walker. “It was going out with aContinue Reading
FLASHBACK! The first Adelaide Grand Prix in 1985
‘Adelaide Alive’ was the promotional title for the 1985 Australian Grand Prix, the first world championship event on the streetsContinue Reading
PROFILE! Michael Schumacher, the Benetton years
Few drivers have made such an immediate impact on Formula 1 than Germany’s Michael Schumacher.
FLASHBACK! Ayrton Senna’s mesmerising pole lap from 1985
Ayrton Senna may have only been in his second season of Formula 1 in 1985 but he had already establishedContinue Reading
FEATURE! Mika Häkkinen’s miracle escape in Adelaide
The final Adelaide Grand Prix in 1995 was meant to be a celebration; a fitting farewell to the event inContinue Reading
NEWS! 1988 Adelaide Grand Prix winner voted fans’ favourite F1 car
Autosport readers have voted McLaren’s all-conquering MP4/4 from 1988 as their favourite Formula 1 car of all-time.
FEATURE! The record-breaking times of the 1993 Adelaide Grand Prix
Formula 1 cars evolved at a great rate during the Adelaide Grand Prix era, from the rise of Honda’s turbo-chargedContinue Reading
PROFILE! Williams, the most successful team in Adelaide
Two British teams ruled Formula 1 during the Adelaide Grand Prix era: Williams and McLaren.