The new F1: part of a cycle of change
06/02/14
Paul Fearnley thinks that F1′s new formula will be easy to get used to in time, just as previous changes were
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I was there when… 2007 European GP
04/07/13
Technically, this was a season without a German Grand Prix. After years of hosting two Formula 1 events, the nation …
Coulthard drives Clark’s Lotus 25
29/06/13
The cover story of the August issue of Motor Sport has plenty of provocative images of David Coulthard driving the …
I was there when: 1973 British GP
27/06/13
It might as well be 1000 years ago: 1973. No internet. No camera phones. And neither a TV – our …
Emerson Fittipaldi: an all-time great
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21/06/13
Dear Nigel, I was reading your Grand Prix Greats book and the chapter on Mario Andretti reminded me of another …
Juan Pablo Montoya: a great loss for F1
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21/06/13
Dear Nigel, During your article in the April edition you mentioned you were, for a variety of reasons, delighted at Juan Pablo …
Ronnie Peterson: a match for anyone
EXCLUSIVE
21/06/13
Dear Nigel, My childhood hero was Ronnie Peterson. How do you rate him on pure speed?
José Froilán González at Silverstone
20/06/13
Professional racing drivers tend to fight shy of admitting to a favourite circuit because any such pronouncement presupposes that there …
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 …
Canadian GP history
06/06/13
Montréal is a fair city. Its Grand Prix circuit ain’t too shabby either: interesting location, quirky backdrop; layout conducive to …
Keke and Nico Rosberg at Monaco
30/05/13
Ross James Brawn knows quality when he sees it. And so he should – he used to watch as a …
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 …
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. …
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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.
