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

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Going round the bends.

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)