It was guesswork that guided us to the Dadford Road in 1977. Back then I had only a vague notion of Silverstone’s whereabouts, but we knew we must be getting…
He would barely recognise Silverstone today. Jim Clark won five British Grands Prix, three of them at the old airfield in 1963, ’65 and ’67, one at Aintree and the…
The 1973 British Grand Prix saw a dramatic first-lap, nine-car pile-up, followed by Peter Revson's first F1 victory. All watched through the six-year-old eyes of Paul Fearnley, who recollects the vivid memories of his very first grand prix
On June 17 Motor Sport teamed up with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers' Formula Student programme to host an event featuring three of F1's top engineers. Ed Foster was on…
The FIA says that it will keep better track of F1 testing as a result of the Mercedes controversy. In a move that stressed that the International Tribunal is an…
The FIA International Tribunal has found Mercedes guilty of breaching Article 22 of the Sporting Regulations by testing with a current car - and both the team and Pirelli are…
The International Tribunal hearing into the Mercedes testing case has concluded in Paris after a day of testimony, and it remains to be seen whether a verdict emerges later today…
Professional racing drivers tend to fight shy of admitting to a favourite circuit because any such pronouncement presupposes that there are tracks where they might find themselves unable to give…
David Coulthard: "Have you never been wrong?" Another driver: "No, never." DC: "Oh, come on, even at home with your wife?" AD: "Nope, not that I can think of." You'll…
Marshals are the unsung heroes of motor sport. Regardless of category or country, the sentiment and passion is the same. It transcends languages and come rain or shine they are…
The Canadian GP at le Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montréal is one of the world’s most popular motor sport events. The race always draws big crowds throughout the weekend and its…
Saturday in Montreal, so qualifying day, with the emphasis finally on track action, rather than endless talk of Mercedes, Pirelli and FIA Tribunals. Alleluia! For a second day, though, the…
The forecast for Friday was ceaseless rain, but it turned out rather better than that. Certainly it was wet at first, and the first practice session began on a very…
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…
To Montréal, then, where three years ago all this nonsense inadvertently began. The 2010 Canadian Grand Prix was all about tyres, and whereas now every Grand Prix is all about tyres, at…
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…
