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Matters of Moment, February 1999
editorial I know we're not quite there yet but I feel the new season approaching fast. Last year we witnessed…
editorial I know we're not quite there yet but I feel the new season approaching fast. Last year we witnessed…
ERA R4D, perhaps the most celebrated chassis in the marque's history, was sold by Brooks last month for £406,300. It…
The spectacle of a Porsche 917K driven at full chat at Kyalami, by Peter Hannen, evoked vivid memories of David…
Maurice Gatsonides Maurice Gatsonides, who has died aged 88, was a giant of post-war rallying. A one-time KIM flight engineer,…
Briton Paul Ingram scored a fine victory in his ex-Lammers Shadow DN9-2B as F1 cars returned to Kyalami. The Thoroughbred…
One of the great manes in motor sport is to return with the sleek coupe shown above. The new OSCA…
Two of Britain's most popular car racing circuits, Brands Hatch and Castle Combe, will be realigned in the interests of…
Henri Pescarolo presented the Acemai F2 Trophy to series champ Philippe Harper at a reunion in Paris before Christmas. Better…
Nobuhiko Kawamoto has been made an honourary Knight of the British Empire. The former president and CEO of the huge…
A memorial fund to Archie Scott Brown has been established in Paisley, where the formidably fast and terribly handicapped racer…
The racing careers of the leading Grand Prix drivers have been repeated so many times that they are well known…
These days, if you're a Formula One driver, here's what you do: you drive in 16 motor races a year.…
Sir, With reference to the letter from John Aston on the inaugural Goodwood circuit meeting, he ought to have taken…
Sir, I enjoyed the December issue as usual. I thought your readers might be interested in a couple of New…
Sir, I am writing with reference to your test of the Aston Martin Vantage V600. I think it is immoral…
Sir, I write on behalf of BEN, the motor industry's benevolent fund. We are collecting items of motorsport memorabilia for…
Sir, "The sportsman and the friendly spirit that (Moss and Hawthorn) have shown each other throughout the season has been…
Sir, What on earth possessed you to describe the 1982 Monaco Grand Prix as one of the best ever in…
Sir, What a delight it was to read about the Fittipaldi Grand Prix team in the December issue. As a…
Sir, I appreciated very much your December issue and Matthew Franey's analysis of the elements which make some drivers great…
Brian Lister, founder of Lister Cars, has died aged 88. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. Lister's company produced a series of sports cars that became ubiquitous on…
Mercedes' weak point is now its strongest, so there's just one remaining hope for a competitive 2019 Monaco Grand Prix — and the season beyond Mercedes was losing time in slow corners. Now it…
The media centre is usually a quiet place apart from the occasional round of applause when one of the radio broadcasters stops a very loud transmission. One in particular takes…
At the heart of Spa-Francorchamps sits Eau Rouge - one of motor sport's most infamous corner sequences. But, amid growing safety concerns, even Mark Hughes is wrestling with whether it, or even Spa itself, should be cut from F1 entirely