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The month in Motor Sport
OCTOBER 13: The FIA's World Motor Sports Council ratifies changes to F1 technology, though no official regulations are forthcoming. As…
December 1993
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Matters of Moment, December 1993
Please speak clearly It is late November. The next Formula One season commences in little over three months, though in…
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Lagonda revived
As forecast in our detailed marque analysis in last month's MOTOR SPORT, Aston Martin has revived the Lagonda name with…
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Storms over Suzuka
The weather played a crucial part as Senna scored his 40th triumph - and McLaren's record equalling 103rd - but…
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McLaren overtakes Ferrari
Emotions run high in Adelaide, as Senna's 41st win dashes fairy tale retirement for Prost while pushing McLaren ahead of…
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A very fine fellow...Innes Ireland
Robert MacGregor Innes Ireland was one of life's outstanding characters, whose boisterous personality earned as much popularity as it brought…
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Eddie Irvine's 1993 F1 debut — and his run-in with Senna
It's hard to recall just when an F1 novice burst so insouciantly on to the scene, and made the sort…
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Ford's first win in Sanremo...or was it?
In 1966, a Ford came to the end of what was then called the Rally of the Flowers in first…
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First is not enough
Francois Delecour needed to win. What he didn't need was for Juha Kankkunen to fare so well... There are two…
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Trans-Europe Express
The presence of 10 manufacturers in the 1994 British Touring Car Championship is extraordinarily appetising, but how long will such…
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Back to Black Rock
On 4 October 1983, Richard Noble blasted Thrust 2, a Rolls-Royce Avon powered jet-car, across the Black Rock Desert, Nevada,…
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"Keep her lit"
- rallying is far more loosely structured than circuit racing, and offers a rich variety of challenges, even for mere…
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Youth movement
Postcard from America In the history of IndyCar racing, 1993 marked something of a watershed. Thanks in large part to…
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Spirit level
Lola's triumphs and tribulations At the start of 1993, everything looked fairly rosy for Lola. Fate had cast Nigel Mansell…
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Halls of Fame
Such were the crowds at Earls Court for last month's London Motor Show that only those with a jockey-sized frame…
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Fad Gadget
There used to be a school of thought that the Toyota Supra was a second division footballer's car. Powerful, athletic,…
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A touring car driver writes...
Julian Bailey, works Toyota driver in the 1993 BTCC offers a few thoughts on the new Supra, and on life…
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Flare's flair
The boundary of middle age tends to roll back as your years advance, and two famous cars subscribe to that…
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Pep torque
It's late Sunday evening. The City of London is quiet. Turning into Petticoat Lane, the route is suddenly obstructed by…
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The Carrera Panamericana Mexico
Although it only ran for four years, from 1950 to 1954, the original Carrera Panamericana has left a legend of…
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