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 ...

Regular viewers of BBC’s Pointless will tell you that when a question arises asking the contestants to name a Formula One driver, two answers are normally given – Juan Pablo Montoya and Jochen Rindt.

"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 ...

On September 5, 1970, Gold Leaf Team Lotus driver Jochen Rindt crashed in the run up to the Parabolica corner at Monza on his fifth practice lap for the Italian Grand Prix. 74 days later, on November ...

Imagine turning up to watch sedans race at Snetterton in Norfolk, in the east of England, and discovering that Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Lando Norris are entered in works Alfas and Fords.

On May 10, 1970, Jochen Rindt scored one of the most dramatic victories ever in Formula One, passing world champion Jack Brabham on the final lap of the Monaco Grand Prix. His mount? Colin Chapman’s ...

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 ...

Bernie Ecclestone has seen many things in his long and controversial life. Born 90 years ago in the tiny Suffolk village of St Peter South Elmham (population 40), the love of engines and motor racing ...

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 ...