Derek Warwick has every reason to appear thoughtful, his prospects at this particular moment seeming as bleak as the surroundings. It was one thing for the Lotus driver, while standing…

Some of these guys [F1 drivers] don’t appreciate where their paycheques come from. The F1 system changes people. Success makes it hard for them to keep their heads straight. They’re…

This is the transmission and right-rear corner – plus nose cone – from Philippe Alliot’s Lola on their way back to the Larrousse Calmels pit after an enormous shunt during…

Denny Hulme and Brian Hart hadn’t seen each other for years when they met on the quayside in Monaco in 1986. Hulme, in the cap, as a retired world champion,…

These days, communications between F1 drivers and their pitcrews are detailed and convoluted to the point of being unintelligible to anyone else. Which is the point, of course. Before the…

Not quite the BBC, perhaps, but this was typical of the Brazilian broadcasting art in 1987. Apart from his attire to cope with the searing heat at Jacarepaguá, the intrigue…

I had the pleasure of interviewing Tony Brooks more than once. It was impossible not to be struck by a gentleness and humility that gave no indication of his standing…

René Arnoux’s victory in the 1983 Canadian Grand Prix was his first in a season that had seen six different winners in the previous seven races. Having claimed three pole…

The photo shows Ayrton Senna typically getting down to detail with his engineer, Steve Hallam (soft cap) and the Lotus crew in the Detroit pitlane in 1985. The man I…

Homely, unruly – and just about everything in between. Watkins Glen was a curious but captivating mix, best summed up by the charm of the provincial town from which the…

At each race this season, Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and the rest will have ‘quiet rooms’ in which to gather their thoughts and get dressed, ready for action. Driving boots…

When the 10 F1 teams turn up in Bahrain for the first grand prix of 2022, none of them will experience conditions like this. In 1989, Brabham faced this excuse…