Medland: Ricciardo's ready — to retire from F1?
Chris Medland speaks to a Daniel Ricciardo at peace with his year out from Formula 1 — and comfortable that he may have raced his final grand prix
Stirling Moss and his partner play with slot cars in this 60-year-old news footage
While you gaze longingly at your Christmas gifts, watch Stirling Moss play with his slot car racing set for his birthday in this classic British Pathé video.
Perhaps you’ll be lucky enough as Stirling Moss, who gets his own electric racing set as a birthday present in ‘Stirling Moss at Home’ (1958).
Using a Ferrari, the 29-year-old ends up overtaking his Maserati-wielding partner a number of times as his father Alfred Moss watches on. Alfred Moss then presents his son a small wooden cup for his victory and the presenter focuses on Stirling working on a small model car – his new hobby.
That season, Stirling Moss was no stranger to victory having taken four wins and a podium to finish runner-up in the 1958 Grand Prix season.
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The newsreel then focuses on a coin-operated model car race in London in ‘Miniature Grand Prix’ (1966). Eight lucky participants get to experience a new game where you can race Grand Prix cars using steering wheels mounted at the side of the circuit.
Finally, we see diesel-powered models of Formula 3 cars race on a 1:16 scale track in ‘Model Racing Cars’ from 1956.
Chris Medland speaks to a Daniel Ricciardo at peace with his year out from Formula 1 — and comfortable that he may have raced his final grand prix
Dan Gurney's former mechanic Jo Ramirez remembers working with the stunning Eagle MkI, which is going up for auction
In the final year of its F1 partnership with Sauber, Alfa Romeo has unveiled its 2023 car with extensive modifications, aimed at improving on the performance that saw it finish sixth in last year's constructors' championship
F1 launch season has begun, with teams starting to reveal their cars (or just the livery) for the 2023 F1 season ahead of pre-season testing in Bahrain on February 23-25.