I was there when… 1970 Monaco GP
24/05/13
As Jack Brabham headed towards the last corner of the last lap of the 1970 Monaco Grand Prix, Piers Courage’s …
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Clark’s Monaco jinx
23/05/13
Ivan Lendl never did win the Wimbledon Men’s Singles. Don Bradman never did score a Test century at Old Trafford. …
Keke Rosberg: no regrets at McLaren
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22/05/13
Dear Nigel, You know Keke Rosberg well. Do you think he regrets leaving Williams in 1985 to go to McLaren? …
Elio de Angelis, last of the gentleman racers
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22/05/13
Dear Nigel, It’s now 27 years since Elio de Angelis lost his life at Paul Ricard and it’s often been …
Tony Brise, Britain’s lost champion
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22/05/13
Dear Nigel, I have recently been thinking a lot about the lost generation of British drivers from the 1970s. I …
F1′s home advantage
16/05/13
Home advantage is in the main a psychological and statistical given. Familiarity with a venue creates a powerful force when …
I was there when… 1996 Spanish GP
10/05/13
Circuit de Catalunya Spanish Grand Prix, June 2 1996 It had been a fairly quiet weekend, hitherto – if you …
David Brabham at Imola, 1994
02/05/13
Onofre Marimón was killed during practice for the 1954 German Grand Prix. Seven years after the event his compatriot Juan …
Ayrton Senna’s greatest drives
01/05/13
In the May issue of Motor Sport, we featured two milestones in Ayrton Senna’s career: his first Formula 1 test …
Siffert and Rodríguez
26/04/13
It’s difficult to think of two countries with less climatic, cultural and economic crossover than mañana Mexico and like-clockwork Switzerland. …
Stefan Bellof: the greatest lost talent
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10/04/13
Dear Nigel, Talent alone doesn’t always allow you to get to the top. Who do you think is the biggest …
Taki Inoue: interview with a pay driver
29/03/13
‘Pay drivers’ have been a hot topic among motor sport fans for decades, perhaps now more than ever. But the …
Team orders in the 1930s and today
28/03/13
You knew where you were with Luigi Fagioli: in his bad books – unless, that is, you were helping to …
Podium predictors
21/03/13
Much play was made of the Melbourne podium because Kimi Räikkönen, Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel were/are most people’s pre-season …
Ickx: an all-time great
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14/03/13
Dear Nigel, Please let me know more about one of the greatest drivers of all time, Mr Jacky Ickx! Yours …
The talents of the Rodríguez brothers
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14/03/13
Dear Nigel, Now that we’ve got two Mexican talents in Formula 1 I wonder what your memories are of Pedro …
Formula 1 debuts
14/03/13
Tomorrow five Formula 1 greenhorns will venture out on a ‘green’ parkland track Down Under to begin their Grand Prix …
Appreciating the late Peter Revson
13/03/13
Like most of us I am waiting for Ron Howard’s Niki Lauda biopic Rush with a mixture of heady anticipation and …
Onboard at Adelaide
06/03/13
In less than two weeks, Formula 1 heads back to Australia for the first round of the World Championship. With …
Classic season opener: 1979 Argentine GP
01/03/13
By 1979, ground effects had become essential in Formula 1 design, thanks to Colin Chapman. But Lotus, having won 13 …
Classic season opener: 1961 Monaco GP
27/02/13
1961 was Ferrari’s year. Between eventual world champion Phil Hill and team-mate Wolfgang von Trips, the factory won half of …
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Motor Sport on F1 History
“I get disappointed when I hear about modern racing drivers not having any interest in the past,” said Sir Jackie Stewart when he came into the office to edit the December 2011 issue of Motor Sport. “The one thing about history, and the one thing about knowing a bit of it, is that you learn from it”. Not only that, but the sight of Grand Prix machines tackling the old Nürburgring and Spa circuits is enough to get most of us hooked on the sport for good. Motor Sport has always delved into interesting stories from the past and although the magazine looks to the future, it constantly keeps an eye on F1 history.
