Just how good was Aintree, the circuit situated six miles north of Liverpool’s city centre? Created on the hallowed precincts of the Grand National horse race, it opened to international-class…
This was a race which has been the subject of debate and argument almost since the flag fell on it. Not that it had been a particularly complex duel on…
It’s a popular quiz question – “Who is the only woman to have scored points in an F1 grand prix?” Some of the more pedantic respondents will indicate that it…
Piero Taruffi scored his most famous successes on four wheels. In May 1952 he became the third driver to win a Formula 1 grand prix with Ferrari and five years…
Across the broad spectrum of all motor sport sidecar TT racing is something else. The sight of a rider and passenger hitting 120mph on three wheels – especially on public…
In this year of significant anniversaries – 75 years of the Formula 1 World Championship (NB – NOT as the marketeers would like us to believe “of Formula 1”, which…
75 years ago today the Monaco Grand Prix made its F1 world championship debut, but an unusual incident on the opening lap resulted in over half the grid retiring – so what happened?
This is the story of how two-time F1 champion Alberto Ascari ended up in the Monaco harbour, in what would be his last-ever Grand Prix
September 8, 1923 Shelsley Walsh, Worcs Around 100 years ago, Vauxhall’s 30-98 was regarded as one of Britain’s finest sports cars and was a regular on the slope at Shelsley…
Goodwood is a glorious place to be on a bright spring day, and its 82nd Members’ Meeting was warm enough to roll up the shirt sleeves. Here are our highlights…
Where do you start when your task is to interview a Formula 1 driver who is also a friend? To be clear, having worked in F1 for a third of…
Much has been written about the McLaren F1 road car; it is now 30 years since five McLaren F1 GTRs finished first, third, fourth, fifth and 13th at Le Mans…
It’s an unfortunate fact that rather more Formula 1 drivers are better remembered for misfortunes than achievement. For me 30 years ago the Japanese hopeful Taki Inoue fitted this bill.…
Barcelona, March 21-23 The Peter Auto season opener, four cars in five races, all with John Emberson. John achieved his first outright pole position – at night, in the rain…
Try to imagine your ideal street track, and the only limits are your imagination. It would be fast and challenging; a touch daunting. It would have sharp gradient changes –…
March 3, 1973 Kyalami, South Africa Back row, from left: Peter Revson, Jackie Stewart, François Cevert, Emerson Fittipaldi, Niki Lauda, Carlos Pace, Andrea de Adamich, Clay Regazzoni, Jean-Pierre Jarier and…
