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I was there when… 2007 Canadian GP

07/06/13

Six years distant already? It seems barely feasible. At the time Lewis Hamilton was a bright-eyed neophyte, bereft of cynicism …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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Classic season opener: 1950 British GP

22/02/13

We start with the first Formula 1 Grand Prix ever, at Silverstone in 1950.

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Formula 1 in Rio

21/02/13

They’ve dug it up to make room for the 2016 Olympics – and I expect I will be sad in …

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Honda’s engine war at McLaren

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20/02/13

Dear Nigel, I am interested in your opinion of Prost’s allegations of Honda bias during the ’88 and ‘89 seasons. …

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F1′s January jolt

07/02/13

Always there’s a frisson when the Formula 1 cars hit the track for the first time each year. Indeed it’s …

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British F3: the long-term effects

31/01/13

Mere weeks ago I asserted that Formula 3 has long been the most accurate arbiter of future F1 talent. And …

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Colin Chapman and Lotus in 1968

23/01/13

In the March issue of Motor Sport, Nigel Roebuck mentions a video of Lotus in 1968 so we thought we’d …

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If Villeneuve had lived

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16/01/13

Dear Nigel, What, in your opinion, would Gilles Villeneuve be doing today, if he was still with us? I’m sure …

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Embarrassing the front runners

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16/01/13

Dear Nigel, Another fantastic column in the ‘Jody Scheckter issue’. In it I couldn’t help but notice an image of …

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Jackie Stewart: back to the beginning

07/12/12

Where do we start when discussing memories of Jackie Stewart? Which era? There are so many pictures in the mind …

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The changing nature of race reporting

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21/11/12

Dear Nigel, I’ve often wondered what you press guys get up to during a typical F1 weekend and how it’s …

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Fangio at Monaco

12/11/12

It’s approaching deadline day here in the Motor Sport office, and as Ed Foster put it on Twitter, “chat has …

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Räikkönen: a long wait for victory

08/11/12

Did Kimi Räikkönen enjoy his most recent Grand Prix victory more than his previous 18? He deserved to. It’s so …

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The understated David Coulthard

25/10/12

Michael Schumacher brought out the best – and the Devil – from our clean-cut, square-jawed hero. It’s telling that six …

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Ferrari’s team structure

18/10/12

Felipe Massa deserves our heartiest congratulations for saving his Ferrari bacon, something that looked beyond him for the much of …

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Looking back at François Cevert

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03/10/12

Dear Nigel, I don’t know if you recognise me but I am the guy who sent you those photographs from …

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A soft spot for Laffite

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03/10/12

Dear Nigel, Jacques Laffite was my hero in F1, alongside Gilles [Villeneuve]. Was Jacquot ever capable of winning the championship, …

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‘Dan Gurney for President’

14/09/12

When you arrive at the Goodwood Revival this week you maybe intrigued, depending on your age, by a banner on …

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.