Page 40
The incredible rise and fall of Team Lotus
Grand prix racing was a changing world by 1958. And after the opening race of that season, in Argentina, it…

Grand prix racing was a changing world by 1958. And after the opening race of that season, in Argentina, it…
No story on Colin Chapman could omit the word 'innovation'. But his remarkable talent lay not so much in inventing…
January 1982. Tears at Number 10, newsreaders scrabbling for a map of north-west Africa and travel agents panicking to get…
The Honourable Victor Bruce started his career by driving in national trials but went on to win the Monte Carlo…
With better luck, the Lancia LC2 could have beaten the Porsche 956. Giancarlo Reggiani remembers it as Bruno Giacomelli takes…
In 1952 Hans Herrmann began racing with a humble Porsche 356. Eighteen years later he retired after winning at Le…
Make a list of the cars Chris Amon raced to earn his living in the 1960s and 1970s and two…
An amazing number of the world’s greatest race circuits lie within a few hours of Calais. Armed with old photographs…
Coppa Inter Europa, Monza, 1963 An unreliable car, poor practice and tough opposition did not bode well for Roy Salvadori’s…
From family heirlooms to fast cars, this television antiques expert has an eye for classic engineering There are similarities between…
It used to be common practice, and still is, for manufacturers to examine, test and even dissect the cars of…
Brooklands trophies seldom reveal themselves these days at sales or elsewhere, so it is nice to know that the Jackson…
In these 1990s there are some very fast road cars available to those who can afford them. Back in the…
C E C Martin That cheerful extrovert racing driver Charles Martin, who drove with enthusiastic verve, an amateur amongst professionals,…
The 750 MC, formed in 1939 to encourage Austin 7s to compete against other baby cars when they were too…
The VSCC held its popular annual Herefordshire Trial under a cloudless sky on February 14, entries numbering 106. Twelve sections…
Some people want pit-to-rider radios introduced to MotoGP. Please, no… please, no… So, Valentino Rossi wants to discuss the introduction of pit-to-rider radios in MotoGP’s Safety Commission. This is weird,…
The 2024 F1 season has been a breath of fresh air, with six different race winners across the first 12 grands prix. But the scale of the competition — and Red Bull's early advantage — are giving Max Verstappen few concerns in the championship
How do the works drivers prepare for the 24-hour slog-sprint – because that’s what it is nowadays – of Le Mans? Their ‘journey’ will have started with a winter fitness…
One has the jitters, one has hope after years of agonising defeat and the other is struggling to keep up. Mark Hughes analyses how three key figures on the F1 grid are trying to overcome their confidence crises