This week in motor sport – November 21
Motor racing’s major milestones from this week on the Archive and Database, featuring Ferrari’s winner on debut and ABBA’s racing driver drummer. November 21 1943: Jacques Laffite is born. In…
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Le Mans celebrates a century of innovation, daring and brilliance at this weekend’s running of the 24 Hour event.
As modern Hypercars battle to join the greats of decades past, we look back at the moments that made an endurance test into the world’s greatest race, and ahead to who will come out on top in 2023.
The official film of the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans will be streamed live tonight (Thursday November 24) from its première at the Méga CGR cinema Saint-Saturnin, free to…
Mike Costin, as half of the revolutionary Cosworth, all but dominated Formula 1 during the late ’60s and throughout the ’70s. The Cosworth DFV won 12 drivers’ titles, helped win 10…
Ed Foster speaks to James Weaver about Hall of Fame nominee Andy Wallace In brief Born: February 19, 1961, Oxfordshire Nationality: British 1986 British Formula 3 Champion 1986 Macau Grand…
Fernando Alonso’s rumoured switch to Porsche may have moved a step closer The rumours have been circulating for the past few years, but Fernando Alonso has implied he is to move to the…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring the birth of one of the sport’s greatest November 14 1945: The man one spot behind Luca Badoer in…
Sam Smith speaks to Mark Webber’s engineer ahead of the Aussie’s final race, the 6 Hours of Bahrain It’s a symbiotic relationship that forges trust, friendship and respect. Of engineer and…
The 24 Hour War, directed by Nate Adams and Adam Carolla, is due for release “soon” and charts the Ford vs Ferrari battle at Le Mans in the 1960s. The fight…
The week’s motor racing milestones from the Database and Archive, featuring some dangerously wet Grands Prix and birthdays for two British gents. October 31 1941: Derek Bell is born. In profile…
Motor racing’s major milestones from this week on the Archive and Database, featuring Ferrari’s winner on debut and ABBA’s racing driver drummer. November 21 1943: Jacques Laffite is born. In…
The official film of the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans will be streamed live tonight (Thursday November 24) from its première at the Méga CGR cinema Saint-Saturnin, free to…
Mike Costin, as half of the revolutionary Cosworth, all but dominated Formula 1 during the late ’60s and throughout the ’70s. The Cosworth DFV won 12 drivers’ titles, helped win 10…
Ed Foster speaks to James Weaver about Hall of Fame nominee Andy Wallace In brief Born: February 19, 1961, Oxfordshire Nationality: British 1986 British Formula 3 Champion 1986 Macau Grand…
Fernando Alonso’s rumoured switch to Porsche may have moved a step closer The rumours have been circulating for the past few years, but Fernando Alonso has implied he is to move to the…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring the birth of one of the sport’s greatest November 14 1945: The man one spot behind Luca Badoer in…
Sam Smith speaks to Mark Webber’s engineer ahead of the Aussie’s final race, the 6 Hours of Bahrain It’s a symbiotic relationship that forges trust, friendship and respect. Of engineer and…
The 24 Hour War, directed by Nate Adams and Adam Carolla, is due for release “soon” and charts the Ford vs Ferrari battle at Le Mans in the 1960s. The fight…
The week’s motor racing milestones from the Database and Archive, featuring some dangerously wet Grands Prix and birthdays for two British gents. October 31 1941: Derek Bell is born. In profile…