Great Read

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…

Gunnar Nilsson never had time to deliver on his F1 championship-winning potential, writes Matt Bishop. Claimed by cancer after only two brilliant grand prix seasons, the Lotus driver nevertheless continues to inspire

For over 40 years, we knew Murray Walker as the voice of Formula 1. Matt Bishop recalls his candid stories when the "greatest motor sport commentator" was off air

Colin Chapman's stunning Lotus Type 66 Can-Am design lay rolled up in a draw for over 50 years – James Elson speaks to the people who brought it to life in 2023

Somewhere in a parallel universe tractor maker Ferguson is held in the same esteem as those other tractor constructors Lamborghini and Porsche. And maybe in that world another tractor builder,…

Thirty years after Alain Prost won the 1993 Formula 1 world championship the Williams FW15C remains the most advanced F1 car ever to race, perhaps challenged only by the McLaren…

Gilles Villeneuve wrestled the Ferrari 126C to two grand prix wins in 1981, but his podium finish at that year's Canadian Grand Prix in torrential conditions, with a damaged car, should be celebrated too, says Matt Bishop

The Arrows glides down the pitlane, in silence for the last few metres as Derek Warwick cuts the Cosworth. The belts are undone before it’s stopped and he lithely pops…

I knew I’d be busy, but not this busy. I’m at Donington, one of my favourite circuits, the weather is perfect, the track inexplicably quiet for an unsilenced test day.…

1. 1953 Staride-Norton Notable by its up-front cockpit, Xavier Kingsland’s Staride unusually boasts a central fuel tank. After finding the much-modified car in the US he returned it to original…

20 - Rolf Stommelen Bespectacled and spectacular, a precocious talent unfulfilled in F1 Signed by Porsche when just 22 in 1966, he finished second consecutively at the Nürburgring 1000Kms from…

Riccardo Patrese, World Kart Champion in 1974, graduated rapidly through the lower formulae, propelled by passionate ambition and bags of natural talent. He took his place on the grand prix…

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

He preferred Brands Hatch and wasn't impressed by the race, but Matt Bishop was still at Silverstone in 1979 to witness history at the British Grand Prix: the final hurrah of one F1 winner, and the first for a budding legend of the sport