Lotus 49 reborn: how to recreate an F1 masterpiece
‘Thank you, Colin’ Cosworth DFV boffin Mike Costin recalls the privilege of being the first driver of the Lotus 49 It was especially appropriate that Mike Costin, along with Dick…
Ferrari is bidding for a fourth consecutive Le Mans 24 Hours win this year. Or to put it another way, to continue an unbeaten run since it ended its 50-year exile from…
Robert Kubica loves the Le Mans 24 Hours. And he reckons he’s going to love it all the more this time around. He’s going back as the reigning champion and…
1. Toyota is back in the red Toyota doesn’t just have a revised car with a new name, a TR rather than a GR010 Hybrid, it’s got a new colour…
48 What to look out for From Genesis to… several other revelations for the 24 Hours 58 The Hypercar teams Who's hot, who's not, and who's driving in June 62 Robert…
I enjoyed your article about the lifestyles of James Hunt and Barry Sheene [The boys are back in town, May]. So different from the ‘total dedication’ and media savvy of…
It’s been an interesting month for British blue bloods and the cars their creators hope will help ensure their survival. For not only did I drive the new Aston Martin…
The Zolder circuit, host of the Belgian Grand Prix most years from 1973 to ’84, has always had a bad rap, primarily for two reasons: one, it has the temerity…
Back in the 1970s, Formula 1 regulations occupied barely three pages of the FIA Yellow Book, despite appearing in both French and English. Before that, in the 1950s, effectively two…
Had Alan Stacey not perished during the tragic Belgian Grand Prix of 1960, what might he have gone on to accomplish in motor sport? Lotus chief Colin Chapman had given…
How many of us, who don’t live in Germany, remember the Motodrom Gelsenkirchen? We’d wager very few but it remains a part of the country’s illustrious motor racing history. This…
Wait, isn’t Lola dead? It was. The original Lola ceased trading in 2012 but was revived in 2022 when businessman and racer Till Bechtolsheimer (who handled a Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini…
5. Will Power With apologies to Palou, Marcus Ericsson, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Alexander Rossi, we’ve plumped for Will Power for the final spot. The Australian veteran’s only win from his…
July 5, 1970 Clermont-Ferrand, France Smiles here, but the reigning Formula 1 champion Jackie Stewart and Motor Sport’s continental correspondent Denis Jenkinson were embroiled in a bitter war of words…
One moved the Land Speed Record up to 152.33mph in 1926; the other took it supersonic to 763.035mph in 1997. One hundred years to the day since Sir Henry Segrave…
If you were expecting fanfares, ceremonials or a parade of marching elephants – like Verdi’s epic Aida chorus – to celebrate Lancia’s return to rallying, you would have been disappointed.…