Letters January 2023
Anthony Peacock’s look back at Group B rally cars [Group B top 10 drives, December] was wonderfully evocative, but the Porsche 959 record needs putting straight; the 1986 Paris-Dakar was…
I have followed Ferrari through thick and thin since 1976. Each year since 1995 I have travelled to Monza to join the tifosi at the ‘Temple of Speed’. Sadly, this…
I read with interest your report in the August 2022 issue [Triple Crown tales] about the Henri Pescarolo and Graham Hill victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours 50 years…
I read your book review on drivers’ helmet design (Books, September 2022) and would like to add a few unknown details to the background of Nigel Mansell’s iconic helmet, as…
I read with interest your recognition of the recent passing of Tony Brooks [Matters of Moment, July]. As an eight-year-old, I travelled to Watkins Glen with my father to experience…
I’m writing to thank Gordon Cruickshank and Mark Hughes for their spot-on tributes to Tony Brooks in the July issue. As a 17-year-old getting interested in motor racing, I devoured…
Seeing John Hindle’s letter regarding a stoplight grand prix involving a GTO Ferrari [April] dislodged an almost-forgotten similar event, showing how times have really changed. A group of friends and…
It is amazing how much people are still talking about last year’s one-lap race/championship. However it was an unforgettable F1 race. As the Williams car of Nicholas Latifi hit the…
Your Tyrrell article in March [Shed heaven] states that for the 1970 season Ken Tyrrell and Jackie Stewart decided to go with the Cosworth engine as “there were no unfair…
While I understand that for many the world of motor sport begins and ends with Formula 1, I was a little surprised to read that the excellent Mark Hughes appears…
I am very glad that controversy now rages over F1 racing in countries with a record of human rights abuses. To some extent I can see both sides: I do…
Bravo Motor Sport for highlighting the issues raised yet again by the F1 circus heading to the Middle East [The Editor, December]. This surely has to be an astounding display…
I refer to the very interesting article Born Not To Run (October) and in particular to the story about the Porsche LMP2000 car. I drove to the 2002 Geneva International…
Referring to your editorial on women in racing [From the Editor, July], if you want to see accomplished female racers in action, come to Santa Pod when the FIA European…
Watching this year’s running of the Indianapolis 500, I was struck by the sheer joy of the event compared to the atmosphere in Formula 1. Cynics may wince at some…
Sir Jackie Stewart’s view that a “too fragile” Lotus stymied Jim Clark’s success at Monaco [Monaco masters, May] deserves further scrutiny, particularly given that Chapman’s cars won five Monte Carlo…
Regarding my drive at the 1971 Race of Champions [Letters, May], here are the facts. Firstly, Emerson and myself were down to drive Lotus 72s but mine was not ready…