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We’ve noted before the potency of the motor-racing gene, the father-and-son successions such as the Hills and the Villeneuves, and dynasties from the Unsers to the Andrettis. More rarely, a…

Just imagine for a moment that it’s the spring of 1962. The telephone rings and your friend and employer on the other end asks you to fly to Italy and…

You’ve heard the words of caution. Audi, in advance of its Formula 1 arrival in 2026, is already speaking in hushed tones about needing a couple of seasons to gain…

October 17, 2001, a chilly Wednesday at Mallory Park. It’s a routine test day for the Manor Motorsport Formula Renault team, which for the umpteenth time is giving a first…

In 1928, having taken the Land Speed Record four times but recently lost it once more, Campbell is determined to regain it and is searching for a suitable course to unleash…

James Hunt was the first Grand Prix driver I really disliked. It was, I suppose, a result of me being a member of the establishment, schooled in manners and diplomacy…

Phil Hill, who in September 1961 became America’s first Formula 1 world drivers’ champion, began his climb to the top 11 years earlier with his maiden significant victory. That happened…

A couple of days before the Revival Meeting at Goodwood, BMW held a splendid lunch in honour of Gerhard Berger, who – for the moment – has left the world…

You'll need a full day at the wheel to drive from London to Zandvoort even with the tunnel and the continuous thread of motorway that now lies between Calais and…

During testing at Barcelona last week, Patrick Head did 27 laps in the Williams Renault FW19, returning a best time of 1min19.15sec, just 0.78sec outside Jacques Villeneuve's fastest lap. It…

Frequented by ordinary, everyday drinking folk there isn't, and never has been, anything particularly remarkable about the Horse & Groom pub in Eign Road, Hereford. However, 20 years ago and…

By the end of 1973 Mark Donohue had achieved most of his goals in motor racing. Since 1967 he had worked for Roger Penske, the pair of them synonymous almost…

Adelaide 1986 seems so very far away now, doesn't it? Nigel Mansell drove such a perfect race there, avoiding confrontation, holding back, putting himself in just the right position and…

The sharp, punchy little guy from Romford has a downbeat view of his own racing career. He led his first home Grand Prix, and was set for a fairytale win…

Jean-Pierre Beltoise only had one F1 win, but he made it count – a lights-to-flag Monaco masterclass in 1972. Designer Tony Southgate remembers BRM's final victory

As he wrestled with his fate in the split seconds after a rear tyre had burst at 100mph, it may have occurred to him that his best hope was to…

In a career that goes back to his own teenage fumblings as a kart racer, Tony Dowe has been linked as an engineer or manager with a couple of dozen…