Though the why and the how were hard to fathom, the where and the when were easily pinpointed: Geneva University’s auditorium in 1983. For it was after only a fortnight’s…
We were there... On his third attempt Jim Clark won the annual American classic race on the rectangular Indianapolis track. In 1963 he finished a close second in a rear-engined…
Just like this season’s Formula 1, 60 years ago, in 1965, we saw the swansong of a set of technical regulations, due to be replaced at season’s end. In that…
6000 miles to Caracas October 2005 Imagine a parallel 1950s where Juan Manuel Fangio never travelled to Europe and instead turned his back on motor racing to focus on his…
The man who would be Kling... Oct 1997 In 2025 a Mercedes-powered Formula 1 car rules the roost, and 70 years ago it was a similar story. Mercedes made its…
Despite the ever-present risk of retreating into rosy-glow nostalgia, the Monday morning after this year’s Goodwood Revival meeting leaves me with a pressing need. Anyone with half a heart who…
1. 1965 Monte Carlo Rally Stuart Turner, BMC competitions chief from 1961, rated the drive by Timo Mäkinen in the Mini Cooper S as among the greatest he witnessed. Co-driven…
At Silverstone, our Lola T70 reunion was completed by a spry 80-something ex-mechanic who has a fascinating connection to SL76/141: David Westley, inset, ran the car when it ‘raced’ (and…
PHOTOGRAPHY: JAYSON FONG Just another race, just another distant memory. Jackie OIiver reckons he doesn’t remember much about the 1970 Buenos Aires 1000Kms and his drive in the Lola…
When editor Joe Dunn messages to ask if it is OK to share your email address with Mercedes-Benz, it is intriguing to know why. Then when Mercedes-Benz Heritage almost immediately…
Jim Clark's 1965 diary, originally published in Motor Sport, August 2015 January 1st Clark celebrates New Year and his almost full recovery from a slipped disc – the result of…
Let's revisit the times that Scuderia Ferarri didn't run its iconic red livery, and instead opted for blue, yellow and even green
On the first running of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in 1916, Rea Lentz raced to the clouds in 20min 55.6sec; in 2018 Romain Dumas did it in less than…
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…
