I was there when… 2007 Canadian GP
Six years distant already? It seems barely feasible. At the time Lewis Hamilton was a bright-eyed neophyte, bereft of cynicism …
Six years distant already? It seems barely feasible. At the time Lewis Hamilton was a bright-eyed neophyte, bereft of cynicism …
Dear Nigel, I am curious to know how you rate Emerson Fittipaldi? The second part of my question… we always …
Roy Salvadori knew his limitations. He’d come close enough to death – (eventually) flung from a somersaulting Frazer Nash Le …
Most exciting news of the week? Webber might go to Ferrari? Vettel might leave Red Bull? Hamilton offered £95 million …
Blimey, that was cagey. Monte Carlo is restrictive at the freest of times, but with the most talented Formula 1 …
It always amazes me when people outside the motor sport community take an interest in the sport. Maybe it’s because …
As with its first win, so with its 114th: Pastor Maldonado’s surprise ending of Williams’ long drought elicited the same …
Jean-Pierre Beltoise, having harried the victorious Lotus 72D of Emerson Fittipaldi in the closing stages of April 1972’s International Trophy …
Of course we should listen whenever a seven-time world champion speaks, but I think we can turn a deaf ear …
Fed up with Formula 1 and its boringly repetitive ability to show itself totally insensitive to, and out of touch …
It’s been more than 56 years – plus 111 starts for Nico – and yet it was as if it …
Dear Nigel, I’ve just been looking for a new motor racing book to read and noticed the lack of books …
Dear Nigel, The documentary Senna was screened on TV last night, and during the closing stages my eyes were drawn …
I’m looking forward to Long Beach next weekend, America’s greatest street race. Founded by Chris Pook in 1975 as a …
Here is a happy story to start a new month. In fact, this is happy speculation, but it does involve …
The handbagging afters between Sebastian Vettel and Narain Karthikeyan in Malaysia were pure sanitised Formula 1: nothing more savage than …
They have made the right PC noises since, reaffirmed their commitment to each other, Ferrari, Felipe and Fernando – Alonso …
I saw Gilles Villeneuve race. Just the once, and not for long. But as time has passed, it’s a brief …
‘Beat your team-mate’ is as old as the sport. As racing motifs go, it’s up there with: ‘To finish first, …
Each season we await the opening round of the Formula 1 World Championship with baited breath. Some of us – …
Who is the most influential designer to have worked in Grand Prix motor racing: Vittorio Jano, Colin Chapman, Adrian Newey? …
“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.