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Turns out that an 18-year career spanning 306 grand prix starts, 15 victories, 1235 title points and a world championship…

1 Fearing his comeback Button had no intentions of returning to F1 after his retirement – until Fernando Alonso got…

Time is running out to cast your vote in the 2019 Hall of Fame. Simply pick your favourite name from…

First, the facts: 40 years ago on 17 December, Barrett – a Hollywood stunt man with no motor sport experience…

The Bloodhound speed team has gone from bankruptcy to brilliance in record time with a successful testing programme that has…

Bad Mühllacken hillclimb 15 April 1968, Group 1, Mini Cooper S Result: 2nd in class In the entry as ‘A N Lauder’,…

It remains a statistical quirk that Italy produced two drivers who between them won three of motor racing’s first four…

Non-Lotus aficionados could be forgiven for thinking that the story of Colin Chapman’s celebrated marque began with the famous Seven,…

Mecum is certainly not exaggerating when it claims to stage ‘the world’s largest collector car auction’ – its January sale…

We’re aware that the introduction to this saleroom review section has been somewhat gloomy for the past couple of issues…

The Rover SD1 supplanted the Ford Capri as the dominant car at the front of the British Saloon Car Championship…

1984 Rover 3500 Vitesse Few Rover SD1 racers have seen as little action as the car offered by Jarrah Venables…

Recreation 1984 Rover Vitesse The TWR Rover Vitesse crashed and destroyed by Marc Duez in torrential rain at the Silverstone…

Colin Chapman was very clear to potential customers in early sales literature for the Lotus Elan, proclaiming simply: “We wanted…

1971 Lotus Elan Sprint DHC This Lotus Elan Sprint DHC is just as it was when new back in 1971,…

1972 Lotus Elan Sprint FHC There wasn’t a lot wrong with this pistachio-over-white Elan Sprint FHC when it arrived at…

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