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The engine note didn't waver. Not one iota. And the team hanging over the pitwall to catch a glimpse of their new creation's first flying lap thought there was a…

A white Jaguar XK120 hurtled out of a turn near the Mexican town of Tehuantepec and its passenger and driver waved. I later learned that this signalled a last hurrah…

In September 1964, famed Honda engineer Michihiko Aika and rider Jim Redman climbed aboard a BOAC VC10 at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, bound for Monza, via Hong Kong, Calcutta, Karachi and…

Perhaps the writing was on the wall. When Roberto José Guerrero turned up for his first Monaco Grand Prix in May 1982, he had to explain to his sponsors that…

Only in Italy would you find a politician weighing into a debate about the outcome of a Formula 1 World Championship. Within hours of Sebastian Vettel's winning the title in…

Eddie Irvine is now in his 20th season of racing, and there have been a lot of near misses during that career. One that still rankles is the 1999 British…

I always enjoyed driving the street circuits, particularly back in the days when the turbocharged Formula 1 cars had so much more power than the normally aspirated, Cosworth powered cars…

Whoever wrote the programme notes for the 1950 GP d'Europe at Silverstone, the inaugural world championship Formula 1 race, was dearly not without a sense of humour. "Only by orderly…

Think of your favourite Porsche Le Mans racer. Many would plump for the 917 or, just as likely, the 956/962. Relatively few would pick the car that is sandwiched between…

In terms of world championship races, the 1962 F1 season concluded with a 'New Year' fixture at South Africa's East London. But in those days there were also numerous non-title…

The final round of the F1 World Championship Grand Prix season for 1968 took place at the Mexico City circuit in the outskirts of this huge city. The cars had…

An acknowledgement of Hamilton’s extraordinary ability as a driver is an essential component of understanding his enigmatic persona. His inner certainty of being able to drive a racing car faster…

F1 Retro
Chris Amon was one of the most naturally gifted drivers F1 has ever seen – Mark Hughes remembers a man who deserved much more, but never looked back in bitterness

1959 was Aston Martin's last chance at a Le Mans victory - Stirling Moss, Carroll Shelby and a high-risk strategy the ultimate keys to its success

Spurred on by the boost in car sales that winning Le Mans brought, Jaguar leapt into the 1950s fray, taking on an increasingly competitive field and winning again and again, with its futuristic C-types and D-types

It's been 88-years since Lagonda defied the odds, beating Alfa Romeo to earn its first Le Mans victory: a worthy triumph often overlooked in the race's long history

He’d put the wind up world champion Emerson Fittipaldi at Paul Ricard and might well have won the French Grand Prix without the Brazilian’s ill-judged lunge that led to words.…