It was guesswork that guided us to the Dadford Road in 1977. Back then I had only a vague notion of Silverstone’s whereabouts, but we knew we must be getting…
He would barely recognise Silverstone today. Jim Clark won five British Grands Prix, three of them at the old airfield in 1963, ’65 and ’67, one at Aintree and the…
The 1973 British Grand Prix saw a dramatic first-lap, nine-car pile-up, followed by Peter Revson's first F1 victory. All watched through the six-year-old eyes of Paul Fearnley, who recollects the vivid memories of his very first grand prix
On June 17 Motor Sport teamed up with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers' Formula Student programme to host an event featuring three of F1's top engineers. Ed Foster was on…
For all that was good about it, and there was more about what I love about Le Mans in 2013 than any I can recall – constantly changing weather, unbelievable…
Watching Le Mans on TV from across the Atlantic was both a pleasure and a source of depression. It was great to see a classic long-distance race featuring superbly prepared…
It was inevitable that triumph would be tempered by tears. Given what had happened at the start of this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, it would have been fitting to…
In the end there was immense relief, deep emotion, satisfaction at a job well done in the most extreme circumstances… but more than anything an overwhelming sadness that the 2013…
Sunday, 9am-midday A notional concept, rest. It doesn’t matter how many times you cover Le Mans, nor how well you appreciate the benefits of a break: your thirst for information…
Sunday, 12am-3am Canadian Tony Burgess was lucky to escape serious injury in a huge crash that cut his Lola coupé in half as the half-way point of the race loomed.…
Aston Martin Racing driver Allan Simonsen has died after crashing on the third lap of the Le Mans 24 Hours. The Dane, 34, was leading the GTE-Am class in his…
According to the official Le Mans 24 Hours timetable, Friday is a time of rest – an opportunity for drivers to unwind or, in the case of some mechanics, to…
