Ferrari’s 75 defining moments range from Fangio’s title to Le Mans redemption
1. Amon: bad-luck magnet It all started so well: with Lorenzo Bandini, the New Zealander took victory in the 1967 Daytona 24 Hours, his first start for Ferrari. But in…
The Isle of Man hosted its last round of motorcycling’s world championships – now known as MotoGP – 50 years ago this June. To help explain the TT’s demise as…
Your article about the Lotus 49 brought back memories [Rebirth of an F1 wonder, June]. In the 1990s I lived in a small village outside Northampton. On Sunday afternoons I…
You can almost hear the echoes of long-time Motor Sport Formula 1 expert Mark Hughes apologising to the magazine’s readership. Jenson Button, now a grand elder statesman of the sport,…
Pondering on Kimi Antonelli’s precocious run of early Grand Prix successes this year highlights the Italian’s youth at the time of his first World Championship-qualifying Grand Prix victory at Shanghai,…
In our line of work we often get asked to help authenticate signatures. When you see as many as we do, you pick up on some telltale trends that can…
Trips down the more arcane and lesser-trodden byways of Formula 1 history are always a treat. So this book, which tells the stories of the efforts of numerous South Africans…
Tijmen van der Helm made a mess of Laguna Seca’s famous Corkscrew during Friday practice for the recent IMSA race in the No5 Porsche, locking up on entry into the…
How about a concours d’elegance with a difference? Making its debut in June, the Wilton House Concours des Légendes will offer much more than the usual fare – and that’s…
Max Verstappen must have thought his dreams of winning the Nürburgring 24 Hours were dashed. On the Monday of race week it was confirmed: for the first time, I would…
Wigram circuit has its own chapter in the history of motor racing in New Zealand and in the hearts and minds of Kiwi fans from both the islands. They love…
5. Rondeau 1980 This great privateer triumph came after driver/constructor/patron Jean Rondeau, above left, had been knocking on the door through the ’70s. The Rondeau M379B had moved in front…
This month we feature two anniversaries, both of them significant and yet shrouded in incertitude. The first forms the basis of our cover story which celebrates 75 years since Ferrari,…
The assembly area at the Goodwood Festival of Speed was packed with cars. But one driver was missing. Fans were around Tom Wheatcroft’s pale-green BRM V16. Argentine great José Froilán…
Max Verstappen’s adventures around the Nordschleife have clearly been a breath a fresh air for a driver who hasn’t really enjoyed his day job with the new rules in F1.…
Reigning F1 world champion squad confirmed for landmark celebration of 100 years of Grand Prix racing in Britain