Taken from the July 1949 issue of Motor Sport Before the war Le Mans was a household word in British motor racing circles, as well it might be, with British…
In the current issue of Motor Sport our editor-in-chief Nigel Roebuck writes about why he considers the 1967 Le Mans 24 Hours the greatest race to take place at La…
Jaguar was nicely low-key at Le Mans in 1953. It had panicked the year before and radically altered its cars at the last minute, paid a heavy price for it…
Six years distant already? It seems barely feasible. At the time Lewis Hamilton was a bright-eyed neophyte, bereft of cynicism – a 22-year-old who bounced his way through Grand Prix…
Montréal is a fair city. Its Grand Prix circuit ain’t too shabby either: interesting location, quirky backdrop; layout conducive to good racing. The Wall of Champions, the big stops, the…
Ross James Brawn knows quality when he sees it. And so he should – he used to watch as a goggle-eyed kid Manchester’s Belle Vue Aces in their Hyde Road…
As Jack Brabham headed towards the last corner of the last lap of the 1970 Monaco Grand Prix, Piers Courage's hobbled de Tomaso was in exactly the wrong place. What…
Ivan Lendl never did win the Wimbledon Men’s Singles. Don Bradman never did score a Test century at Old Trafford. Jim Clark never did win the Monaco Grand Prix. ‘The…
Home advantage is in the main a psychological and statistical given. Familiarity with a venue creates a powerful force when combined with the will of the majority of its crowd.…
Circuit de Catalunya Spanish Grand Prix, June 2 1996 It had been a fairly quiet weekend, hitherto – if you discount serial backmarker Forti making a fuss about a new…
Onofre Marimón was killed during practice for the 1954 German Grand Prix. Seven years after the event his compatriot Juan Manuel Fangio wrote: “No death on the track, I think,…
In the May issue of Motor Sport, we featured two milestones in Ayrton Senna’s career: his first Formula 1 test with Williams at Donington in 1983 and his great victory…
It’s difficult to think of two countries with less climatic, cultural and economic crossover than mañana Mexico and like-clockwork Switzerland. They’re chilli peppers and Emmental. But Pedro and Jo –…
They don’t make them quite like ‘Quick Vic’ Elford these days. Sure, rally master Sébastien Loeb can turn his hand to the circuits and win in sports cars. But he’ll…
Races had always been against the clock. Practice was a more leisurely pursuit: a chance to (re)acquaint and rehearse and, hopefully, to fine-tune and, at worst, rebuild. Until the Monaco…
‘Pay drivers’ have been a hot topic among motor sport fans for decades, perhaps now more than ever. But the notion that money equals an easy route to Formula 1…
