This week in motor sport – McLaren; Monaco & Belgian GPs
A journey through this week’s milestones from the Database and Archive, taking in Monaco, three Belgian Grand Prix venues, Phoenix, Le Mans and many more. At Monaco in 1962 Bruce…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). Formula 1 visited the United States for the first time in 1959 (if we set aside…
It’s been quite a week. A flying visit to the Nürburgring 24 Hours proved predictably eventful – and the same could be said of the 2016 Motor Sport Hall of…
The Sheffield DocFest will host the premiere of Crash and Burn, a documentary focusing on the life and career of Tommy Byrne, on June 11. A naturally talent, the Irishman contested just…
Last night's Motor Sport Hall of Fame kicked off with a panel discussion on motor sport's great rivalries. Hosted by TV presenter Jennie Gow the stars included five-time Le Mans…
1) Lewis Hamilton's Monaco win, his second on the streets of the Principality, takes his tally to 44 – his current race number. 2) Hamilton joins Nico Rosberg (three) and Fernando Alonso (two)…
Apologies to Lewis Hamilton fans, for he did indeed drive a wonderful race to win Monaco for the second time. But he was not the man of the weekend: Daniel…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). After a second season with Ferrari, Schumacher’s reputation was sky-high. While some could not forgive his…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). When Michael Schumacher signed for Ferrari for ’96 it looked like his ego had got the…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). By 1932 Tazio Nuvolari was confirmed as Italy’s finest racer and had won six Grands Prix…
Monaco features prominently in this week in motor sport, and naturally so do Graham Hill and Ayrton Senna. Hill's first victory in the Principality came this week in 1963, but…
Cover-up row as family threaten FIA with legal action over son’s “avoidable” death The family of Jules Bianchi, the Formula 1 driver who died after a collision during the Japanese…
The 1961 Monaco Grand Prix was one of many great races from Stirling Moss as he held off the more powerful Ferrari 156 of Richie Ginther to win. Exactly 55 years…
The Motor Sport Hall of Fame Live Q&A is just days away, where Tom Kristensen, Darren Turner, Derek Bell and Jackie Oliver will join Damien Smith and Mat Oxley to answer your questions about motor racing's…
First things first. I must begin this returning piece for the Motor Sport website – as in my column in the magazine – by offering grateful thanks to all those who sent…
The Sean Edwards Foundation and Peace in Sport have partnered up in time for the Sean Edwards Foundation Memorial Bike Ride in Monaco tomorrow (Tuesday). The ride around the Formula…
Grand Prix motor racing could not afford to be picky in financially straitened times, hence its ‘adoption’ of Formule Libre. As a consequence, the monstrous 7.1-litre Mercedes-Benz SSKL dwarfed Bugatti’s 2.3-litre…