Tag Archives: Renault

A Stab in The Back?
It was an infamous race. The San Marino Grand Prix was held at the Autodromo Dino Ferrari (as it was then called) at Imola on April 25, 1982. In this photograph are the two Ferrari 126C2 1.5 liter V6 turbo cars driven by Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi. They would occupy the first two positions […]

Let the Moët Fly!
The 1983 British Grand Prix was held at Silverstone on July 16. In qualifying the Ferrari 126C3s of René Arnoux, the only driver to break through 1:10, an average over 150 mph, and Patrick Tambay held the first two positions, followed closely by the Renault RE40 driven by Alain Prost. Prost and Tambay, who had […]