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The Swiss who opened the account
In the spring of 1949, a Maserati driver from Switzerland became the first man to win a British Grand Prix.…

In the spring of 1949, a Maserati driver from Switzerland became the first man to win a British Grand Prix.…
This Brooklands Straker-Squire is even more remarkable than it looks says Andrew Frankel after one rather too brief encounter Photography…
From illicit rendezvous in forests to today’s floodlit portable undercover workshops, John Davenport charts the changing lot of the rally…
Tim Harvey – Renault 19 Renault’s F1 domination boded well for its new touring car – but, as Tim Harvey…
Forrest Lycett’s 8-litre Bentley was probably the ultimate road-racing car of its era. Bill Boddy recalls its achievements and those…
Coys Festival preview If you’ve never seen a Maserati 250F in full flight or a Porsche 917 flat out, then…
Twenty six years ago, on May 28, 1972, a driver with a degree in mechanical engineering from Brown University won…
Strictly speaking, I'd never been to Reims before. But I had, like millions of others, been through Reims dozens of…
1970 Formula Two Championship, Montjuich Park, Barcelona Everyone always assumes that when I choose my best ever race I would…
The Michigan-made Buick was respected here and even achieved Royal status when HRH The Prince of Wales and Mrs Simpson…
Crowd trouble at some football matches seems to be on the increase, but this unhappy trend is not, thank goodness,…
The 750 MC National Austin 7 Rally takes place at Beaulieu on July 5, when every version of the famous…
Charles Grandfield Charles Grandfield, Manager of the Jowett Company's Engineering Department, and who was responsible for the Javelins and Jupiters…
I am told that I am not usually lost for words. Just as well, as I make my living from…
No, not mine. But when I was interviewing racing driver W.B.('Bummer') Scott he told me which were the two happiest…
At the Brooklands Society’s annual reunion on June 28 at the Old Track, this year's theme will be the return…
With the recent move of the Vintage Sports-Car Club to fine new offices, library and workshops in Chipping Norton, new…
McLaren team orders will favour Lando Norris over team-mate Oscar Piastri for the rest of this F1 season. But Max Verstappen's closest challenger says he'd rather lose the championship than be gifted an undeserved race win
Over the years I have learned for the most part not to turn into a gibbering idiot in the presence of famous people. There are quite a few floating around…
Suddenly it is September, the end of summer, and already autumn is here. In my part of the world the harvesting is nearly done and the leaves are turning. September…
The Goodwood Festival of Speed offers opportunity like few other places, and a concentration of cars and stars like no other. As ever, there was plenty to see away from the…