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One of Britain's unsung motorsport heroes, Derek Bell's sportscar skills are often overlooked by an F1-hungry media. Andrew Frankel asks…
One of Britain's unsung motorsport heroes, Derek Bell's sportscar skills are often overlooked by an F1-hungry media. Andrew Frankel asks…
Only misfortune prevented a privateer Bentley from winning the inaugural Le Mans 24 hours - and the lessons learned yielded…
It was the closest finish ever at Le Mans but there still has to be a loser. The man who…
The finish of Le Mans is always a great occasion, but this one is special. The little green and orange…
Entering the final half-hour, Chinetti held a 21-second lead with Nuvolari, the 'Flying Mantuan', gaining. Chinetti stopped for fuel and…
Imagine coming up with the bright idea of building a replica of Mazda's 1991 Le Mans winner for the 24…
Warhorses Arguably the most-raced car in the world, Remus has been out in almost every season since 1936. Gordon Cruickshank…
Technofile Racing drivers are employed to drive, not communicate. Thus a race engineer's lot was not always a happy one…
Assessing a racing driver's style is relatively straightforward in that he or she obligingly whips past every 90 seconds or…
Forty years ago, Canada held its inagural Grand Prix. Stirling Moss took part, but the race was won by a…
Richar Shuttleworth enjoyed a background gew can dream of. And he made the most of it, as Bill Boddy reveals…
It never raced, yet there is plenty of evidence to suggest that this advanced mix of German design and engineering…
Jan Opperman sprint car rebel, flower child and holy roller Christian minister with magic roaring out of his ears —…
Keith Howard's Technofile series is most interesting and informative. It is correct that, by 1913, detachable wire wheels were universal…
After my recent recollections of interviewing motoring celebrities, a few more might be worth recalling. I lunched with George Eyston…
When I started cars in books in Motor Sport, it began with fiction, the ploy being to decide what actual…
Back in 1965 I was aware that other motor journals were publishing roadtests of used cars. It seemed sensible for…
Last month I published the news that Helical Bar plc intend to build office blocks and a car park to…
If ever anyone takes up the idea of a book on 'Cars In Court', which I have suggested at intervals…
Born on Christmas Day 1934, Giancarlo Baghetti pulled off a miraculous debut Grand Prix victory at Reims in 1961 to set his legacy firmly in stone... The pressure in Syracuse –…
The first NASCAR ‘Strictly Stock’ race: unruly gathering for 1949 Charlotte meet
After all of the delays, chaos, drama and intrigue, the 2020 Formula 1 season will draw to a close later than any other season bar one. Similarly to that 1963…
Classic F1: Under pressure, just three races into his career, Valtteri Bottas overturned the odds and left Lewis Hamilton behind to win the 2017 Russian Grand Prix Photo: Motorsport Images…