Swiss Formula One
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The start of the 1954 Bern Grand Prix, the last Formula 1 race to held in Switzerland. (RDB/ASL) Keystone -
Swiss aristocrat Emmanuel Toulo de Graffenried with his son in 1950. De Graffenried took part in 22 races between 1950 and 1956, with a fourth place his best result. (RDB/ATP) RDB -
Swiss driver Jo Siffert checks out his car at the March-Ford factory in Bicester, England in 1970. (Keystone/Photopress archive) Keystone -
Jo Siffert with his wife Simone, 1968. (RDB) RDB -
Jo Siffert during his last race at Brands Hatch, England, on October 24, 1971. He crashed later on, burning to death in his car. (Keystone) Keystone -
Around 50,000 people followed Siffert's funeral in Fribourg, one of the largest ever in Switzerland. (RDB) RDB -
Monaco Grand Prix: Swiss driver Clay Regazzoni and Austrian legend Niki Lauda. (RDB) RDB -
Clay Regazzoni and German football player Günter Netzer, Argentinian Grand Prix, 1978 (RDB) RDB -
Italian Grand Prix, Monza 1976: Clay Regazzoni in his Ferrari. (RDB) RDB -
Monaco Grand Prix, 1985: Marc Surer strikes a pose in his car during a practice session. (Keystone) Keystone -
Brazilian Pedro Diniz drives for the Swiss Sauber team at the Malaysian Grand Prix in 1999. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) Keystone -
Sauber team boss Peter Sauber encourages his driver Johnny Herbert at the Barcelona Grand Prix in 1997. (Keystone/Jimmy Froidevaux) Keystone -
Sauber with his technical chief Willy Rampf inside the team's wind tunnel in Hinwil, near Zurich, in 2003 (Keystone/Jimmy Froidevaux) Keystone -
Swiss driver Sébastien Buemi prepares for a practice session in his Toro Rosso at the Singapore Grand Prix in 2009. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) Keystone -
Buemi tangles with Toro Rosso team-mate Sébastian Bourdais at the start of the Spanish Grand Prix in 2009. (Reuters/Josep Loaso) Keystone -
Buemi checks out the damage to his car after a practice session crash at the Brazilian Grand Prix. (EPA/Felix Heyder) Keystone -
Buemi in action at a test session in southern Portugal last year. (EPA/Joao Relvas) Keystone
Going round the bends.
This content was published on January 31, 2010
Switzerland has not hosted an F1 race since the mid-1950s but this has not prevented Swiss drivers and one team from making a name for themselves. (Picture editor: Christoph Balsiger)
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