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Remembering Dave Walker 1941-2024
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Remembering Dave Walker 1941-2024

ByScott Russell July 17, 2024July 20, 2024

A story you might have missed was the recent passing of Australia’s works Lotus Formula 1 driver, Dave Walker (1941-2024).

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Ayrton and Roland, 30 years on
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Ayrton and Roland, 30 years on

ByScott Russell May 1, 2024October 13, 2024

Born 105 days apart in 1960, they died on the same black weekend, 34 years later.

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Au Revoir, Patrick
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Au Revoir, Patrick

ByScott Russell December 6, 2022December 7, 2022

It happened almost 40 years ago. A moment of pure joy and elation. A moment almost unrivalled for the emotion it depicts. A moment that still means so much.

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Here are your C+S Power Rankings for the Austrian Here are your C+S Power Rankings for the Austrian Grand Prix 🇦🇹 Who’s Hot 🔥 +3 🇬🇧 Lando Norris – Could this be the start of the McLaren pendulum swinging back to Lando? Great all weekend. +2 🇳🇿 Liam Lawson – After a nightmare-ish start to 2025, it finally all came together for Liam with a career-best P6. +1 🇧🇷 Gabriel Bortoleto – Overtook Alonso on the way to his maiden F1 points, underlining his solid start to life as an F1 driver. Who’s Not ❄️ -3 🇦🇹 Red Bull – Dreadful weekend at home, ending a 77-race scoring streak. Yuki must be ruing his ‘demotion’. -2 🇬🇧 Williams – Reliability starting to become a concern after 3 mechanical failures in the last 2 races. -1 🇦🇷 Franco Colapinto – Granted, the car is terrible, but we expected more from Franco. Tepid pace and clumsy racecraft. Points After Round 11 – Top 5 Overall 1. 🇦🇺 Oscar Piastri – 9 pts 2. 🇬🇧 Lando Norris – 6 pts 3. 🇹🇭 Alex Albon – 6 pts 4. 🇲🇨 Charles Leclerc – 5 pts 5. 🇳🇱 Max Verstappen – 4 pts
Fun day out at @qldraceway for Two Days of Thunder Fun day out at @qldraceway for Two Days of Thunder - great event. TA2 and Legends Cars the highlights.
Looks what’s turned up in an Aussie backyard!! 😮 Who knew a Jordan 194 was hidden away in an East Gippsland shed? This rolling chassis (painted in ‘96 B&H colours) will be up for auction soon after more than two decades in private ownership. The ad reveals that little info is known about the car other than that it was acquired after the 1994 Adelaide Grand Prix and served as a display car for a period. Head to My105 on Facebook to learn more - makes you wonder what other pieces of F1 history are tucked away in sheds around Australia.. 📸 @my105_team
Where will ‘F1 The Movie’ sit in the C+S movie Where will ‘F1 The Movie’ sit in the C+S movie guide? 🎬
I mean, the movie looks cool, but the premise… c I mean, the movie looks cool, but the premise… come on 🤣
Which driver is this? Which driver is this?
You never forget the first time You never forget the first time
Keke Rosberg’s McLaren MP4/2C under the skin … Keke Rosberg’s McLaren MP4/2C under the skin … imagine driving that at 300km/h with a 900hp turbo engine right behind you 😳
Your C+S Power Rankings for the Canadian Grand Pri Your C+S Power Rankings for the Canadian Grand Prix 🇨🇦 Who’s Hot 🔥 +3 🇬🇧 George Russell – 2025’s quiet achiever adds 25 points to his tally with a dominant win, with pole and fastest lap to boot. +2 🇮🇹 Kimi Antonelli – Snuck past Piastri on Lap 1 before a cool-headed drive to his first podium in Formula 1. +1 🇳🇱 Max Verstappen – Ignored the noise about penalty points to drive a steady race to P2. Still in the WDC hunt. Who’s Not ❄️ -3 🇨🇦 Lance Stroll – A seemingly disinterested Stroll crashed in FP2, qualified 18th, then got a 10-sec penalty for driving Gasly off track in the race. -2 🇬🇧 Lando Norris – Lando’s apology was as noble as his move on Piastri was clumsy. As ever, his own biggest critic (‘I made a fool of myself’). -1 🇳🇿 Liam Lawson – F1 dream continues to be a nightmare for Liam. 19th in qualy before retiring with PU issues. Points After Round 10: 1. 🇦🇺 Oscar Piastri – 9 pts 2. 🇹🇭 Alex Albon – 6 pts =3. 🇳🇱 Max Verstappen – 5 pts =3. 🇲🇨 Charles Leclerc – 5 pts
Here are your 24 Hour of Le Mans Power Rankings, f Here are your 24 Hour of Le Mans Power Rankings, feat. @cnkmotorsport Who’s Hot 🔥 +3 🇮🇹 AF Corse No. 83 – Driven beautifully all week long. In front when it mattered most, the final minutes of 24 hours, with victory sealed by Robert Kubica. +2 🇩🇪 PPM No. 6 – Stellar performance to deny Ferrari a trifecta. Campbell and Estre book-ending the race with podium-enabling stints. +1 🇫🇷 The ACO – Responded to surging attendance since 2023 with more camping, family zones and interactive activities – truly caring for the fans. ⸻ Who’s Not ❄️ -3 🇧🇪 Team WRT LMGT3s – Losing both cars before daybreak is a disappointing way to finish Le Mans. -2 🇺🇸 Jota Team Cadillac – Hyperpole raised hopes of the first American win since 1967, but the Caddies couldn’t match Ferraris and Porsches in race trim. -1 ☀️ Poncho sellers – A completely dry race in stark contrast to 2024’s near washout. Friday night’s storm aside, weather was brilliant all week.
24 Hour of Le Mans power ranking at the half way m 24 Hour of Le Mans power ranking at the half way mark feat. @cnkmotorsport Who’s Hot… 🔥 +3 🇫🇷 Kevin Estre – Opening stint was crazy good to take the #6 Porsche from 21st to 5th and set them up to lead at halfway. +2 🇮🇹 Ferrari AF – Three cars running 1-2-3 for most of the race. +1 🇬🇧 Aston Martin – OK, so they’re running last, but oh my do they sound amazing… ⸻ Who’s Not… 🥶 -3 🇺🇸 Cadillac Race Pace – The hyperpole stars have struggled with the pace of the Ferraris and Porsches. -2 🇩🇰 Mikkel Jensen – Spinning under safety car conditions is never a good thing… -1 🇮🇹 Iron Lynx #63 – Long night ahead for Stolz, as neither Grove did enough to warrant long night shifts. Replacement chassis didn’t help either.
Can’t be at Le Mans? Here’s the next best th Can’t be at Le Mans? Here’s the next best thing as @cnkmotorsport takes us trackside 😍 📺 @cnkmotorsport
By popular demand… Aussie 90s F1 fan starter kit By popular demand… Aussie 90s F1 fan starter kit… this takes me back ! (Reposted due to typo)
Ahhh… memories Ahhh… memories
Rain falls down on the TWR Silk Cut Jaguars at the Rain falls down on the TWR Silk Cut Jaguars at the 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans. We don’t know which we like more—them, or the Porsche 962Cs behind, resplendent in iconic Leyton House, Kenwood and Repsol liveries. 📸 Laurent Chaveau
🍦His name is Brad 🍦His initials are BR 🍦H 🍦His name is Brad 🍦His initials are BR 🍦He drives a Radical How cool is Brad Russell’s Baskin-Robbins inspired ‘BRadical’ livery we spotted at @qldraceway last weekend? 🎨
Hot Take: Truck Racing is the most underrated raci Hot Take: Truck Racing is the most underrated racing category. Action from Brands Hatch 1988. 📺 Barry Price (YouTube)
Your Spanish GP power rankings are in feat. tantru Your Spanish GP power rankings are in feat. tantrums from Max and Lance. Who’s Hot… 🔥 +3 🇩🇪 Nico Hülkenberg – Impressive drive to P5, his best result since 2019, and Sauber’s best since 2022. +2 🇬🇧 McLaren – Remember when the change to flexi-wing regs was supposedly going to bring the field closer? +1 🇲🇨 Charles Leclerc – Another strong drive for his 3rd podium in 5 races. Will be criminal if Ferrari can’t deliver him a WDC. Who’s Not… ❄️ -3 🇳🇱 Max Verstappen – Why? Deliberate crash before petulant ‘I’ll bring the tissues’ comment. Deserved to be DSQed. -2 🇨🇦 Lance Stroll – Allegedly swore at team members and ‘broke things’ in the garage before withdrawing with what AM called an ‘unrelated’ wrist injury. -1 🏁 Salesforce DOTD – DOTD Verstappen started 3rd and finished 10th after pulling a Jerez ‘97. Can we get rid of this poll yet? Points After Round 9 🇦🇺 Oscar Piastri – 9 pts 🇹🇭 Alex Albon – 6 pts 🇬🇧 Lando Norris – 5 pts 🇲🇨 Charles Leclerc – 5 pts
Great day at @qldraceway for the @speedseriesau GT Great day at @qldraceway for the @speedseriesau GT Festival - such awesome access to the cars and drivers. I love going to ant car racing but I reckon this is about the perfect level to see live. You get national level racing with some of the best drivers in the country, but it’s low key enough that anyone can get on the grid or wander through the paddock. Gotta hand it to speed series they put in a great show. GT4 was def the pick of the bunch with a 28 car field. Gotta love GT3 but co do with another 2-4 cars. Bit disappointing to see such low numbers in sports sedans but overall brilliant day out.
It’s called fashion… look it up Jeff Gordon, It’s called fashion… look it up Jeff Gordon, 1992 🕶️ 📸 Bob Harmeyer
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