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MPH: Cliff Allison, Britain's forgotten F1 ace
Before the Formula 1 circus kicks into gear, grand prix editor Mark Hughes looks back at the life and career of Cliff Allison
Racing History
Explore news, articles and features from years gone by in our category all about the history of racing and those that made it. From iconic people to iconic moments with interviews, opinions and much more.
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Indycar Racing News
Watch: AJ Foyt on his 4 Indy 500 wins
Celebrate AJ Foyt's birthday by watching his quartet of Indy 500 victories Images: IMS As today is AJ Foyt's 84th birthday, it's as good an excuse as any to look…
Archive
Silverstone chaos in torrential rain: 1975 British Grand Prix
Silverstone in the 1970s: John Player Grand Prix, July 19 1975 During the build-up the focus had been on one side of the circuit, where the fast, flowing 150mph Woodcote…
Archive
Home hopes extinguished at Silverstone in 1956 British Grand Prix
Silverstone in the 1950s RAC British Grand Prix, July 16 1956 Maybe it was the lingering excitement of Tony Brooks’s victory at Syracuse the year before, but patriotic hopes were…
Le Mans News
Watch: Carroll Shelby wins Le Mans with Aston Martin
On what would have been Carroll Shelby's 96th birthday, watch him win the 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours Legendary constructor and racer Carroll Shelby took Le Mans victory with Aston…
F1
The good (and bad) times of Eddie Cheever
Looking back at Eddie Cheever's rocky journey to Formula 1, which saw the young hotshot turn down Ferrari and end up in an Osella
F1
Watch: A young Stirling Moss and his model cars
Stirling Moss and his partner play with slot cars in this 60-year-old news footage While you gaze longingly at your Christmas gifts, watch Stirling Moss play with his slot car…
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F1
Jean-Pierre Van Rossem: F1's wildcard Onyx backer
“It’s easy to forget that he spent barely a year in Formula 1 because everybody remembers him.” Stefan Johansson refers to the Belgian academic (slash economist/financier/novelist/philosopher/politician/self-publicist) – and convicted fraudster…
Indycar Racing News
'None would be as great as Bill Vukovich'
Bill Vukovich would have turned 100 on December 13 – here's what made the 'Mad Russian' so great Images courtesy of Indianapolis Motor Speedway “He was madder than a wet…
F1
The day Keke Rosberg (almost) arrived
Silverstone was soaked, Rosberg supreme – Paul Fearnley looks back on the 1978 International Trophy Keke is 70. Today. He was 29 – and clean-shaven – when he won the…
F1
On this day in motor sport: November 30-December 6
Anniversaries from Formula 1, sports cars and more from the Archive and Database November 30 1966 Finnish Formula 1 driver Mika Salo is born in Helsinki. Salo battled Mika Häkkinen…
F1
On this day in motor sport: November 23-29
The major anniversaries in Formula 1, sports car racing and more from the database and archive November 23 2014 Lewis Hamilton wins the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to clinch the…
Auctions
The cat without a cat
But for an illegal exhaust, this is the car that should have won Jaguar Le Mans Photos courtesy of Bonhams A car that finished 15th at Le Mans in 1993,…
F1
On this day in motor sport: November 16-22
The milestones from this week in motor sport, from the Archive and Database November 16 1892 Pre-war Grand Prix and Le Mans winner Tazio Nuvolari is born. The fourth son…
NASCAR News
David Pearson: The man who matched Petty
Three-time NASCAR Cup champion David Pearson died at the age of 83 on November 12. Paul Fearnley recounts Pearson's rivalry with Richard Petty Photos: ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images…
F1
The Senna test
Dickie Meaden on retracing the footsteps of Ayrton Senna with a double track test at Thruxton Earlier this year I spent a day at Thruxton driving two of the most…
F1
On this day in motor sport: November 9-15
The major anniversaries from Formula 1, Le Mans and more from the database November 9 1999 French sports car stalwart Claude Ballot-Léna (above, Le Mans 1971) succumbs to cancer. Ballot-Léna started…
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