I was there when… 1971 Italian GP
Hard as it may be to believe now, time was when there were no chicanes at Monza, when the track – prior to 1972 – was uncompromisingly fast. “You had…
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Taken from the May 1997 issue of Motor Sport The first thing to say about the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix is that it came close to being called off. Not…
Taken from the July 1983 issue of Motor Sport By Denis Jenkinson At this length of time after the event there is little point in recording an hour-by-hour or lap-by-lap…
Spa is quick still. Sebastian Vettel’s fastest lap at the Belgian Grand Prix equated to a 141.457mph average – despite the hideous Full Stop chicane opposite the pit entrance. The…
I have just returned from Spa after a weekend of impossible privilege in the F1 Paddock Club at the Belgian Grand Prix at the invitation of Mercedes-Benz. As it’s been…
There is nothing the Formula 1 paddock loves more than a bit of intrigue and speculation. That’s why the Red Bull story about who will become Sebastian Vettel’s team-mate was…
Tradition dictates a Monday return from most Grands Prix – and especially those that attract large crowds. It’s an opportunity to let the mayhem subside and reduces the likelihood of…
After taking pole position – his fourth on the trot – for the Belgian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton admitted he was surprised to find he had done it. On a…
The clock has yet to strike seven, but human traffic stretches a long way from the circuit’s main gate towards the village of Francorchamps, wherein the bakeries are already attracting…
Hard as it may be to believe now, time was when there were no chicanes at Monza, when the track – prior to 1972 – was uncompromisingly fast. “You had…
Taken from the May 1997 issue of Motor Sport The first thing to say about the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix is that it came close to being called off. Not…
Taken from the July 1983 issue of Motor Sport By Denis Jenkinson At this length of time after the event there is little point in recording an hour-by-hour or lap-by-lap…
Spa is quick still. Sebastian Vettel’s fastest lap at the Belgian Grand Prix equated to a 141.457mph average – despite the hideous Full Stop chicane opposite the pit entrance. The…
I have just returned from Spa after a weekend of impossible privilege in the F1 Paddock Club at the Belgian Grand Prix at the invitation of Mercedes-Benz. As it’s been…
There is nothing the Formula 1 paddock loves more than a bit of intrigue and speculation. That’s why the Red Bull story about who will become Sebastian Vettel’s team-mate was…
Tradition dictates a Monday return from most Grands Prix – and especially those that attract large crowds. It’s an opportunity to let the mayhem subside and reduces the likelihood of…
After taking pole position – his fourth on the trot – for the Belgian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton admitted he was surprised to find he had done it. On a…
The clock has yet to strike seven, but human traffic stretches a long way from the circuit’s main gate towards the village of Francorchamps, wherein the bakeries are already attracting…
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