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Matters of moment, December 1971
Goodwill to motorists This is the last copy of Motor Sport you will see before Christmas. So we thought it…
Goodwill to motorists This is the last copy of Motor Sport you will see before Christmas. So we thought it…
Just about the time when politicians of both parties were doing their brinksmanship with the Common Market we received from…
It is encouraging to learn, from someone in Estonia who corresponds with a friend of ours, that motor racing is…
"Small racing car manufacturers like ourselves have to diversify into wider fields of engineering if we are to exist and…
Laguna Seca, California, October 17th. Peter Revson won the Monterey-Castrol Grand Prix over the hilly, 1.9-mile Laguna Seca course in…
The sixth year of Can-Am competition in America saw Team McLaren once again on the receiving end of the major…
Ferrari may have had an unhappy season with their 3-litre prototype but at least it finished on a high note…
[A look at how Californian enthusiasts motored, by Rex Hardy, now resident in this country and still enjoying good cars…
Although some Clubs own timing apparatus that is used for sprints and hill-climbs that will record to three places of…
On the fourth of December what has probably been the closest fought rally championship ever to be held in Britain…
Although not yet available and no price has been announced in Britain, Alfa Romeo have unveiled their rumoured small car…
As reported elsewhere in this issue, the Swiss driver Jo Siffert died at Brands Hatch on October 24th as a…
Just prior to the opening of the London Motor Show, two new BMW variations were announced and made available to…
More money for Grovewood Awards The 1971 Grovewood Motor Racing Awards were presented last month at a reception in a…
A section devoted to old-car matters The RAC London-Brighton Veteran Car Run (November 7th) I have tried the Brighton Run…
It seems droll that the more purist among restorers of veteran, Edwardian and vintage cars are often to be congratulated…
It would be ungracious to let the year pass without reporting on the opening of the TT Commemorative pits at…
A piece in the Yorkshire Post, by lain Smith, reports on the number of ancient motor vehicles still in regular…
Sir, Enclosed you will find pictures of an engine which I acquired when I purchased my house some years ago.…
Sir, The photograph of a 1939 Maybach car taken at Bournemouth this year interested me greatly as I have taken…
So, what did we think about the manner in which Sebastian Vettel departed the grid at the start of the Japanese Grand Prix? I would guess that fans of Jenson…
Classification Driver Team Time Laps 1. Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1m 16.841sec 145 2. Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1min 17.066sec 139 3. Lance Stroll Racing Point 1min 17.118sec 130 4. Nicholas Latifi…
Friday brought the not unexpected news that Porsche and Red Bull won’t be joining forces in Formula 1 in 2026 after all, following months of speculation about how the proposed…
Nick Tandy steps up to LMP1 full-time in 2017, two years after his stunning Le Mans win. Sam Smith spoke to him ahead of the WEC season They say momentum…