1896

The very first time in September 1896

For everything there is a first time. While the first automobiles were constructed in the mid-1880s the public’s interest came with the “first” race held in 1894. The announcement for this event was already done the 19th of December 1893 in Le Petit Journal. While it was not the first race, it was the first […]

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tarzanbocht

Dwars door de tarzanbocht – Hans van der Klis

Dwars door de Tarzanbocht, de dertien Nederlandse Formule 1-coureurs vermeerderde en herziene editie. Dit is de officiële titel van het boek echter begint google te steigeren als ik de gehele titel pak. Er is inmiddels nog een uitgave van het boek waarin de 15 Nederlandse coureur worden besproken. Echter is het concept hetzelfde. Een prachtig […]

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Roosdorp

Herman Roosdorp, the forgotten Dutch F1 driver

With Max Verstappen dominating the Formula One like Michael Schumacher the Formula One is booming in the Netherlands. You would almost forget that there was a time that the Dutch drivers in the Formula One were more a footnote. Who remembers Giedo van der Garde’s drive with the Caterham in 2013 for example? Though during […]

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