Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an American former racing driver and the 1978 Formula One World Champion. Andretti competed in Formula One from 1968 to 1982 with a total of 12 Grand Prix wins and seven further podium finishes. Part-Time Formula One Involvement Andretti first caught the attention of Jim Clark at …
Jacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri “Jacky” Ickx (born January 1, 1945) is a Belgian former Formula One driver who has 25 podium finishes including eight wins. Racing Career Ickx made his Formula One debut in 1967 driving a Cooper T81B-Maserati at Monza, and took his first Grand Prix win in 1968 with Scuderia Ferrari at …
Robert Józef Kubica (born December 7, 1984) is a Polish racing driver who previously competed in Formula One, and is perhaps most famously known for his near-fatal rally crash in early 2011 that resulted in a partial amputation of his right forearm and costing him his 2012 Scuderia Ferrari seat. F1 Career Kubica became the …
Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello (born May 23, 1972) is a Brazilian racing driver who began his Formula One career in 1993 with Jordan Grand Prix, a team he raced for until 1996. His first Grand Prix podium came in his second season, one round before losing compatriot and mentor Ayrton Senna at the San Marino …
Alain Prost (born February 24, 1955) is a French retired racing driver and four time Formula One World Champion. Nicknamed “The Profressor” for having an intellectual approach to racing, Prost tallied 51 wins and 106 podiums over the course of his Grand Prix career. In addition to his impressive statistics, Prost is also known …
Valtteri Viktor Bottas (born August 28, 1989) is a Finnish former Formula One driver, with 10 wins and 67 podiums. Bottas began his Formula One career in 2013 with Williams as Pastor Maldonado’s teammate and later alongside Felipe Massa, scoring a total of nine podiums with the legendary British team. He signed with Mercedes in …
Bremont Watch Company Limited is an aviation-themed British luxury watchmaker based in England, and was founded in 2002 by brothers Nick and Giles English. Tragedy to Triumph Nick and their father, Euan English, crashed a vintage World War II aircraft during a training flight in 1995 and the elder English was killed in the accident. …
Oris SA was founded by Paul Cattin and Georges Christia in 1904 in the Swiss town of Hölstein, where the company is still based. The company name was named after a nearby brook, and started life as a manufacturer of pocket watches. In response to the growing wristwatch market, Oris began producing leather straps …
Casio was founded in April of 1946 as Kashio Seisakujo by fabrication technology engineer Tadao Kashio. The Japanese company initially enjoyed early success with a cigarette-holding finger ring called the yubiwa pipe. The profits from this obscure non-electronic device allowed the Kashio brothers to develop calculators, which would go on to serve as a foundation …