The big stories from the past week in motor sport from the Archive.
Emerson Fittipaldi, a champion on both sides of the Atlantic, turns 69 on December 12. Eight years ago he joined Simon Taylor for lunch to look back on those two championship-winning careers and much more.
A pair of Le Mans winners were born on December 10, seven years apart: Jürgen Barth, winner in 1977 alongside Jacky Ickx and Hurley Haywood, and Price Cobb, the 1990 Le Mans victor with Jaguar.
The man popularly thought of as the engineer behind the twin cam, Ernest Henry, died 65 years ago. Doubts remain on that matter, and Bill Boddy investigated the ‘significant motoring mystery’ in 1974.
Harry Miller, creator of the Miller racing cars of the ’20s and ’30s that found great success at Indy, was born in 1875. Only a handful of Millers made their way to the UK, as Boddy explained in 2002. Another Indy winner, Bill Vukovich, was born in 1918; the ‘iron man made in Indy‘ was profiled by Gordon Kirby four years ago.
Popular Polish racer and rally driver Robert Kubica celebrated his 31st birthday this week, a driver whose move to Renault held such high hopes.
Max Verstappen will start on pole for the 2025 British Grand Prix after a brilliant last gasp qualifying lap. Here's how the starting grid looks for Sunday's race at Silverstone
Austrian GP winner Norris went quickest at Silverstone during the Friday F1 practice sessions ahead of the 2025 British Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton hadn't won in almost three years – and then produced a sensational victory at Silverstone 2024. James Elson explains why it was his best ever
As more drivers get a feel for the 2026 Formula 1 cars in simulators, concern is growing that the new regulations may sacrifice driving enjoyment in pursuit of technical ambition, as Mark Hughes reports