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The Revolutionary 312T began a golden period for Ferrari. Niki Lauda and its creator, Mauro Forghieri, tell Alan Henry why it was so good From 'the moment' Niki Lauda first…

THE annual report of Grovewood Securities Limited shows a reduced profit under the motor-racing heading of this Group which deals in property investment, chemicals and allied products, optical merchandise, hotels,…

Congratulations to Rivers Fletcher, whose lifetime contribution to motorsport has been recognised with an RACMSA Prince Michael Award of Merit for 1997-8. Rivers' long and distinguished career started, somewhat precariously,…

In view of reports that the BRM cars were "withdrawn" from the Valentino Grand Prix at Turin, the BRM Board of Directors wishes it to be understood that no entry for this race…

On the weekend that the Lotus name returned to F1, Group Lotus confirmed it would also be heading back to the Indianapolis 500 – as predicted by Motor Sport (March).…

Sir, Your March 'Matters of Moment' describes it as "rubbish" to advocate that both hands are essential for controlling a car. We teach our hillclimb driver pupils that optimum car…

Carl Gray started the new VSCC hillclimb season just as he finished the 2005 edition, by taking another overall FTD in his 1.1-litre Hardy Special. Just as he had at…

Ask and ye shall receive, they say; and if it is Porsche who is listening, the chances are that ye shall receive it pretty smartly. The Stuttgart company's cycle of…

A recent opportunity to visit Lotus, Jaguar and Porsche within a ten-day span provided some fascinating, sometimes irrevocably opposed, viewpoints on the business of selling prestigious speed in the Nineties.…

Increasing Japanese interest in major European categories of motorsport was evidenced last month with the news that Cosworth Engineering has signed a deal to collaborate with Yamaha in the development…

MERCEDES-BENZ versus AUTO-UNION. SOME OF THE GREATEST RACING EVER, AS A PRELUDE TO WAR The year 1934 saw the introduction of the new International Formula, which stipulated a maximum weight…

McLaren’s glorious road car had a brief spell at the top in endurance racing before its rivals gained an unfair advantage Wandering about Silverstone on a recent test day we…