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Matters of moment, September 2012
Forty years ago, Emerson Fittipaldi would never have admitted he was spooked. Today, he freely admits that three times he…

Forty years ago, Emerson Fittipaldi would never have admitted he was spooked. Today, he freely admits that three times he…
Maria de Villota’s condition has been gradually improving after her horrific freak accident at Duxford Aerodrome on July 3. The…
Mark Webber’s decision to sign up for another year with Red Bull Racing was the first step towards a shakeout…
One of Britain’s most promising young co-drivers lost his life in a crash on the Targa Florio Rally in Sicily…
The conviction of German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky has no legal implications for Bernie Ecclestone, the F1 boss’s lawyer has claimed.…
Troubled racing car manufacturer Lola is unlikely to be bought out of administration this summer. The administrators revealed in mid-July…
FIA GT1 World Championship boss Stephane Ratel has vowed to keep fighting to save the series in the face of…
The life and racing career of Denny Hulme will be celebrated during the New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing, which…
The small Lincolnshire market town of Bourne is to be turned into a recreation of a 1962 Grand Prix as…
We asked you – and you answered, emphatically. Jimmy Clark is by far the most popular British Formula 1 World…
Rallycross is the latest branch of the sport to initiate a historic element following the launch of the Retro Rallycross…
As many as five manufacturers could be represented in next year’s World Touring Car Championship despite the withdrawal of Chevrolet.…
The Rally Isle of Man will break new ground in September as the first UK rally to offer classes for…
The build-up to the 2013 Motor Sport magazine Hall of Fame continues. Each year we host a star-studded night to…
The organisers of the second Ormskirk Motor Fest are planning to make the event on August 26 bigger and better…
Mini Britannia, a one-day version of Tour Britannia, the classic race and rally tour, will run on Saturday October 13,…
The future of racing for historic Formula 1 cars is again under the spotlight following the opening races of the…
Head of the famous Italian coachbuilder for 40 years, Sergio Pininfarina died in July aged 85. After graduating as an…
Despite the rain, the mud, the traffic and the camping problems, an amazing 127,000 spectators turned out to watch the…
I've been a lucky boy this Summer. In June, I contested the world's most famous endurance motor race for Jota…
Why the manufacturers are being lured to Formula E Another month, and another announcement that a major manufacturer is jumping on the Formula E bandwagon. The news that Mercedes has…
A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here To buy the lead image click here. From the editor Damien Smith How would you define…
Taken from the May 1997 issue of Motor Sport The first thing to say about the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix is that it came close to being called off. Not…
There have been better, but none greater. ERA laid the foundations for Britain's eventual domination of the sport What is it about ERAs? They fascinated me as a geeky kid attending…