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Letters, June 2010
Working with the Warwicks Sir, I write to say how very much I enjoyed Simon Taylor’s article on lunching with…
Working with the Warwicks Sir, I write to say how very much I enjoyed Simon Taylor’s article on lunching with…
Ferrari team-mates they were, and always on the best of terms, professionally and personally. Forty years on, Mario Andretti and…
A new F1 engine formula is planned for 2013, and with it will come the next big shift in car…
He weaves magic from carbon fibre, whether revolutionising Ferrari in the ’80s or creating fabulous furniture today. Yet John Barnard…
When Audi reunited Walter Röhrl with a Quattro to celebrate the car’s 30th anniversary, the rally legend was never going…
It was a bold decision to pit MG’s diminutive K3 against the gruelling roads of the Mille Miglia, but Earl…
Even Ermanno Cuoghi, legendary mechanic of Pedro-and-Jo-in-Gulf Day-Glo and Lauda-at-Ferrari glory, knew motor racing has fewer ups than downs, yet…
Nowadays “Professional” tends to mean doing something properly, and “Amateur” can mean the opposite. But, back in the days of…
A drop in manufacturer support and the absence of last year’s champion might suggest all is not well with the…
Were someone to achieve something similar today, their accomplishment would likely be obscured by a blizzard of hype. But it…
Porsche’s motor sport department has made sure this latest GT3 deserves its RS label – but should they have gone…
It was a long way to come for a short sprint, but the US Drag Racing Team made a heck…
The revised Can-Am series of the late 1970s had it all – mighty cars, classic tracks and star drivers. But…
German car builder has big plans for gas-powered racers You wouldn’t guess from the outside of the building that the…
‘VW town’ has every Beetle variant – even a wooden one Wolfsburg was founded in 1938 as a town to…
Veteran racer Ian Ashley has returned to his roots by entering the Historic Formula Ford Championship. The 62-year-old former Grand…
Masters Historic Racing is continuing its Interserie revival initiative through a link up with the Proto 70s category this season.…
The March 2-4-0 six-wheeled Formula 1 car could race for the first time this summer if the ambitions of Taff…
The life of Tom Wheatcroft, who died last October, will be celebrated at this year’s Cholmondeley Pageant of Power on…
Sir Stirling Moss has pledged that the accident at home which left him with two broken ankles will not curtail…
Jochen Mass 1975 Spanish GP winner, 1989 Le Mans 24 Hours winner It would be a lot easier to name my least favourite car… but if I have to name…
There is nothing the Formula 1 paddock loves more than a bit of intrigue and speculation. That's why the Red Bull story about who will become Sebastian Vettel's team-mate was…
Four years after his death, the racing world will pay tribute to Sir Stirling Moss at a Westminster Abbey service in May. Apply for tickets from Motor Sport's allocation to join the congregation
Piero Taruffi might not have had the searing pace of Ascari or the winning knack of Fangio, but his dedication to driving and engineering were second to none