The worldwide web did not exist. The demolition of the Berlin Wall began. And Channel Tunnel workers from the United Kingdom and France shook hands for the first time 40 meters (131 feet) beneath the floor of the English Channel. It was 1990, and it was the final year of the French Grand Prix at Circuit Paul Ricard. Countryman Alain Prost won for Scuderia Ferrari to score his third win of the season in a battle for the championship with eventual title winner Ayrton Senna. Also […]

Formula 1 could return to France in 2015, according to Bernie Ecclestone. Ecclestone says that a contract is on the table for the sport to return to Magny Cours, which hosted the French Grand Prix between 1991 and 2008. The event was dropped after organisers failed to find sufficient funding ahead of the 2009 season and mooted races at other venues in the country have yet to materialise. "We have got a contract on the table with France for a race at Magny-Cours," Ecclestone told Racer […]