FLASHBACK! When Formula 1 had an official ‘Class B’
The gap between Formula 1’s leading three teams, Mercedes AMG Petronas, Scuderia Ferrari and Red Bull Racing, has led to theContinue Reading
Category: Flashbacks
FLASHBACK! The race of attrition in 1995
The final Adelaide Grand Prix in 1995 turned into a battle of survival with just eight finishes from 24 entrants.
FLASHBACK! Alain Prost’s boycott in 1989
While Ayrton Senna was a master of driving in wet conditions, archrival Alain Prost detested racing in the rain.
FLASHBACK! Video games of the Adelaide Grand Prix
The Adelaide Grand Prix era coincided with a revolution in video gaming, as Japanese companies Nintendo and Sega battled forContinue Reading
FLASHBACK! Channel Nine’s farewell to Formula 1
Channel Nine covered the Adelaide Grand Prix from 1985 and 1995 and won international awards for its wall-to-wall telecasts andContinue Reading
FLASHBACK! F1’s 500th grand prix celebrations in Adelaide in 1990
Adelaide had the honour of hosting the 500th Formula 1 world championship event in 1990, with race organisers marking the occasionContinue Reading
FLASHBACK! Satoru Nakajima’s storming drive in 1989
Japanese driver Satoru Nakajima produced his best performance in Formula 1 at the rain-sodden 1989 Adelaide Grand Prix.
FLASHBACK! When the driver with the most points didn’t win the championship
Alain Prost won the 1988 Adelaide Grand Prix by half a minute from McLaren teammate Ayrton Senna. It left ProstContinue Reading
FLASHBACK! The final race for Ferrari’s screaming V12
The 1995 Adelaide Grand Prix represented the end of an era in more ways than one. While Formula 1 tookContinue Reading
FLASHBACK! Karl Wendlinger’s unfortunate farewell to F1
Austrian Karl Wendlinger was rated as a star of the future when climbing throw the junior ranks as a Mercedes-Benz-backedContinue Reading