After their disastrous 1936 season, Mercedes-Benz appointed 30-year-old Rudolf Uhlenhaut as their Technical Director. In common with Auto Union, Mercedes…

Professor Ferdinand Porsche was the genius behind the mid-engined Auto Union.The 750kg Formula for grand prix cars was originally scheduled…

Dan Gurney was one of the genuine all-time great drivers, but perhaps his biggest contribution to Motorsport was, says Keith…

Picture the trailing edge of the wing in cross-section, with the Gurney pointing upwards and the airflow moving from left…

Mario Andretti and Bobby Unser moved Heaven and Earth in a bid to make their Formula One debuts at Monza…

Bobby Unser's eventual GP debut at Watkins Glen (below) was peppered with blown engines and crashes. Aside from his problems…

Andretti's famed oval-honed sensitivity served him well in his FI debut at Watkins Glen. Slicks had yet to appear, but…

Throughout motorsport's history, amateur competitors have taken on the world with self-built specials. Such a story is that of South…

Geoffrey Taylor ambitiously handcrafted virtually every part of his Alta cars — including the supercharged twin-overhead-cam four-cylinder engines — in…

Ron Tauranac's wonderfully elegant Formula Two design is a classic. Tmy and sleek, with shoulder-hugging cockpit surround and fully faired-in…

Formula One private entrant-turnedconstructor Guy Ligier's first (and only) open sports prototype raced just three times, in 1971. It finished…

Alfa Romeo's Tipo 33 sports prototypes debuted in 1967 and evolved into the 12-cylinder machines which secured the world championship…

John Surtees virtually hung up his helmet in 1972 but, as usual, debuted his new Formula One model (TS9B) late…

The worst car I ever drove Bruno Giacomelli, 1990 LIFE F190 There are many contenders for the worst F1 car…

The supercharger is enjoying an Indian Summer on road cars. Bill Boddy recalls when its shrill whine was the biggest…

Rod Jolley Clothing a high-quality chassis in an appropriate bodystyle takes more than technical skill; it also demands a keen…

I would go for the Williams FW07. Williams won their first GP with it, in 1979, and, refined for the…

Everything is wrong. The engine won't work below 5500rpm and the red line states 7200rpm. The water temperature already says…

If the above heading had appeared in 1926 it would have been topical. For that was when the great Turin…

A reader sent me a jolly drawing of a Cottin et Desgouttes, asking if I know this make. I do,…