This week in 1970 finds Jochen Rindt and his Lotus 72-Ford winning the French Grand Prix at Charade Circuit in Clermont-Ferrand, France. Posting a 7.61-second winning margin over second place Chris ...

"It’s a monkey swing,” exclaimed Jochen Rindt, using a local expression for a rollercoaster ride – and he wasn’t talking about his car, the quick yet delicate and dangerous Lotus 72. He meant the ...

Rindt, pictured earlier in the 1970 season - he was 28 when he died in a crash at Monza Bernie Ecclestone has seen many things in his long and controversial life. Born 90 years ago in the tiny Suffolk ...

Racing around the stunning mountains of Styria, bending the rules, Dr Helmut Marko revisits the playground of his youth and remembers growing up fast with his friend Jochen Rindt. Helmut Marko pauses ...

On September 5, 1970, in preparation for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, Lotus driver and Formula One World Championship leader Jochen Rindt crashed during practice. He died on impact. By the end of ...

You couldn't fail to notice Jochen Rindt. Apart from his distinctive looks, unruly hair and cool style of dress, every action image seemed to be an exuberant exhibition of opposite lock. This was in ...

Dirty air was one of the prominent talking points after last weekend's lackluster Japanese Grand Prix. The subject isn't anything new for Formula 1 fans, as aerodynamic wake has severely hampered ...

Helmut Marko pauses in a layby on the Koppen mountain pass that connects the spa town of Bad Aussee with Obertraun on Lake Hallstatt. He’s standing in front of a fire-engine red Porsche 356 and ...

Fifty years ago today Jochen Rindt won the French Grand Prix and took the lead in the world championship for the first time. He wouldn’t relinquish that lead again. "It’s a monkey swing,” exclaimed ...