Archive Catch the buzz Jacques Villeneuve's maiden Formula One test for Williams opened the door for him to join Damon Hill in 1996... Eighteen years may be a long time in motor racing, but… September 1995 Issue By Marcus Simmons
Archive Time Gentlemen Please Maserati's Ghibli Open Cup should appeal not only to the jet-setting gentleman racer, but also to the young hopeful eager to impress. Marcus Simmons drove the 1996 version at Magione… April 1996 Issue By Marcus Simmons
Archive Collision course Why did the Hill-Schumacher crash occur? When the stewards debated the punishment they should mete out to Damon Hill and Michael Schumacher for the collision which was the talking point… August 1995 Issue By Marcus Simmons
Archive History Against Mansell As the lights were doused, the conference hall fell silent. But not for long. Soon the journalists' senses if, indeed, they are endowed with such were assaulted by the vibration… May 1995 Issue By Marcus Simmons
Archive Cult heroes Eric Offenstadt Works Matra and Lotus driver, bike racing star, technical wizard — and clearly a fan of Hunter Thompson (judging by the pic) — Eric Offenstadt deserves more than… April 2006 Issue By Marcus Simmons
Archive The short, dazzling story of Leyton House in F1: Marching to civil war It's March 24 1993, and the team that coincidentally shares its name with that calendar month finally withdraws from the Formula One World Championship, unable to pay for the Ilmor… June 2005 Issue By Marcus Simmons
Archive The car that came in from the cold Mighty V8 'Yank Tanks' had their 1972 Saloon thunder stolen by a cheap and nasty Russian buzzbox. Marcus Simmons decodes a very strange tale Cloak-and-dagger negotiations with Russian agents seem… February 2002 Issue By Marcus Simmons
Archive The Spectator Interlogos ushered in a fresh Formula One era. A was not the first 'new dawn' Martin Bruntle had witnessed. . . The incessant drum beat from the main grandstand is… May 1995 Issue By Marcus Simmons
Archive Johnny-come-lately Why Herbert's first win exorcised years of anguish ”He'll be OK, but his sporting days are over." The surgeon who shuffled sadly out of the operating theatre to meet Johnny… August 1995 Issue By Marcus Simmons
Archive Salo sensation The revelation of the first two races, Mika Salo was still sore when he boarded the return flight from Argentina. And it had nothing to do with the severe cramp… May 1995 Issue By Marcus Simmons
Archive Off the line The perfect pitch Sounds I enjoyed as the kid of an indulgent father in the 1970s: David Bowie, Thin Lizzy, The Clash, XTC (Swindon's finest!)... and, of course, the Cosworth… February 2006 Issue By Marcus Simmons