Here's a Motor Sport exclusive: the trailer for a new documentary about Le Mans from Fantelli Productions. More specifically, it's about Jota Sport, the small British team that won the…
“I love this place,” he grins as we look out over the pits towards the huge grandstand. “I’ve been coming here since 1970 and it’s still such an exhilarating place…
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What is it about the Jaguar XJ13? What other racing car could have once attracted an offer of £7 million despite never having been entered into, let alone won, a…
Judging by how far the man holding the microphone-on-a-stick jumps back as the car fires up, our fervent hope that this Le Mans-winner's turbo V6 might not bust today's noise…
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”All my life I’ve wanted to run a chippie”. So said Lance Macklin to his young second wife Gill, and thus began a new chapter in the life of a…
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The Car In 1959 the Lotus Elite made a huge impression in racing. Sports car racing was in decline, while GT racing was booming, partly because of the high windscreens…
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Sir Stirling Moss: Works driver, 1954 Those who drove the D-type in period have mixed feelings about the car. And perhaps because he drove it during its development phase —…
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Pescarolo Sport had garage number one at Le Mans this year, pole position in one of the world’s most recognisable pitlanes. The French team enjoyed this honour thanks to its…
The Porsche factory was successful at Le Mans every year between 1981 and 1987, a run finally ended by Jaguar, and it has taken the Zuffenhausen company seven years to…
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Just occasionally, to keep a sense of perspective over the subject about which they are writing, motoring journalists try their hand at active motor racing. Some in recent years have…
May 1940 was a month of immense drama as General Heinz Guderian's tanks crossed the River Meuse near Sedan and brought blitzkrieg to northern France, thrusting a spearhead between the…
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Talk about going out in style! Not only did Phil Hill win the last professional race he entered — the BOAC 500 at Brands Hatch in 1967 — but as a…
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In motor sport these days, the term ‘privateer’ has fallen into disuse. Outside the professional teams, most serious racers either have access to much personal wealth – their own or…
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Money was so tight that driver Chris Craft and team manager Keith Greene had to take a Page & Moy tour to get to North America for the two end-of-season…
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It’s the height that hits you. At the track, among its rivals from the Seventies, it’s not so obvious. But in the studio, floodlit against bare walls, even with its…
The rear wing was wound down and the boost wound up. Duct tape was strapped across almost every bodywork orifice and some brave soul was strapped into the cockpit. The…
