Nigel Mansell Williams FW14B

Posted by on Dec 30, 2010 in Featured Articles, Formula One | 0 comments

Nigel Mansell F-1

Did this years ago as a traditional acyclic on illustration board but always thought it could be done better digitally. Scanned the original painting and repainted the image in Photoshop. Nigel Mansell in the 1992 Williams FW14B under hard braking with the carbon fiber brakes glowing, front skid plates throwing sparks and the engine spitting fire on the overrun.

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Mario Andretti First F-1 Win

Posted by on Nov 18, 2009 in Formula One | 0 comments

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In his first Grand Prix start of the 1971 season Mario Andretti driving for the Ferrari team qualified fourth on the grid for the South African Grand Prix. Run on the Kyalami circuit Andretti ran in the top six for the first half of the race. As the race was winding down, Andretti began to make his move on the leading McLaren of Denny Hulme. With four laps to go, Andretti had closed to one second behind Hulme. It was during these last four laps that suspension problems hit the McLaren car and Andretti grabbed the lead. When the checkered flag came out, Mario Andretti had won his first of many Grands Prix victories 21 seconds ahead of Jackie Stewart.

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Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 312 Formula One

Posted by on Jun 9, 2009 in Featured Articles, Ferrari, Formula One | 0 comments

click for full sizeLorenzo Bandini Ferrari 312 Grand Prix car. The car has a three-liter, three valve, four overhead cam V12. The location of intake and exhaust system traded places, providing this cars most unique and identifiable feature. Because of the incredibly complex, twisting exhaust system, they became known as “Spaghetti Pipes”  or “Box of Snakes” .

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Jackie Stewart in the Rain

Posted by on May 30, 2009 in Featured Articles, Formula One | 0 comments

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Jackie Stewart driving a Tryrrell in the Rain

 

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Michael Schumacher Ferrari F-1

Posted by on May 29, 2009 in Featured Articles, Formula One | 0 comments

Click for DetailMichael Schumacher in his 2006 Championship Winning Ferrari.

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Nigel Mansell Williams FW14B

Posted by on May 21, 2009 in Formula One | 0 comments

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Nigel Mansell Williams FW14B

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Giles Villeneuve at Monza

Posted by on May 11, 2009 in Formula One | 0 comments

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Giles Villeneuve in a Ferrari at Italy’s Monza Track

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6 Wheel Tyrrell P34

Posted by on May 10, 2009 in Featured Articles, Formula One | 0 comments

tyrrell_6wheel This mid 70s formula one  car used specially manufactured 10-inch diameter wheels and tyres at the front  in a set of four, with two ordinary sized wheels at the back. The idea of the four smaller front tyres was to increase air penetration and have a smaller ‘frontal area’ which would reduce drag, four tires kept the same rubber to road contact area.

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