Whatever was wrong with Michael Schumacher's race car, swapping to the spare brought him an unexpected Portuguese triumph Michael Schumacher didn't look particularly tired, but then he never does. The…

The weather rendered the Spanish GP a somewhat inconclusive affair, but Mansell and Williams still won It was a curiously frustrating event, the Spanish GP. Oh, Nigel Mansell still won,…

Emotional tide All sorts of emotions must have been running through Damon Hill's head as he crept back to the pits on the 36th lap of a scintillating Australian GP,…

Age, experience and undimmed enthusiasm have endowed him with a deep perspective of the sport and its proponents that, while often controversial, has frequently helped him to strip away the…

Appreciation of a new book dedicated to Britain's seven F1 world champions Following the concept of its previous publication, Racers Apart, which researched heavily into the recollections and personal anecdotes…

Amidst all the euphoria of Mansell and Senna and their transatlantic crossings, Rick Ravon Mears stepped from the spotlight last December. As ever, when he announced his intention to retire…

After 27 years as President of the British Racing Drivers' Club, the Hon. Gerald Lascelles is heading for Bergerac, snooker and his 4,000 jazz records These days motorsport is big…

"It's a driver's car, aimed at the 30 to 50 age group, for people with high expectation jobs who need four seats. We believe that we have redefined the expression…

There have been some opportunist moves in Formula One over the years – Jacky Ickx passing Niki Lauda round the outside at Paddock Bend in the 1974 Race of Champions,…

Warning siren The power of Honda's RA109E was ultimately Alain Prost's downfall in the Mexican Grand Prix on May 28. That, and a gamble on tyre choice that didn't come…

A sense of relief Alain Prost was prominent in Phoenix for several reasons, but the one he preferred was having his name inscribed on the victor's trophy after the heat-soaked…

Every silver lining has a cloud You can't help but feel sorry for the Australians. They put on what is arguably the best organised and most enoyable race of the…