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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BBC Sport is profiling 20 of the greatest Formula 1 drivers of all time. The BBC F1 team were asked to provide their own personal top 20s, which were combined to produce a BBC list. Chief F1 writer ...

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 ...