Page 31
You were there...
A South African who went to Pau and a Dutchman who went to Spa. Their trips took roughly the same…
July 2005
Page 34
In the hot seat -- Hannu Mikkola
You think a twisty 38km stage is tough? What about Hannu Mikkola doing more than 6350km on the Safari? And…
Page 38
Preview: Goodwood Festival of Speed
Whether your taste is 1960s sportscars, Indy racers or today's F1 heroes, it's all at Lord March's party. Gordon Cruickshank…
Page 40
Big in Japan: Driving John Surtees' Honda RA300
It took time to squeeze him in, but Andrew Frankel revelled in the Honda RA300 at Motegi know that feeling…
Page 48
Spirit: The little team that brought Honda back to F1
You'd never have guessed you were witnessing the start of something big. It was an inauspicious debut by anyone's standards.…
Page 54
Out of the blue
This Tojeiro pioneered the 'cart-before-the-horse' approach to GTs as Paul Parker explains Ecurie Ecosse's Tojeiro-Climax is a landmark car in…
Page 60
X-ray spec: Colin Chapman's Lotus 88
In 1981, the year before his death, Colin Chapman's Lotus colleagues witnessed something incredible: the most creative racing car designer…
Page 62
Thunder without the storm
Their mechanics could certainly sink a few and they had new-age theories on their side, but Australia's Holden teams failed…
Page 68
The incredible Maserati 250F: "Buone, forte, veloce..."
People – not the cars – are the essence of motor racing history. Unlike the chicken and the egg there's no…
Page 78
Up close and personal
A new book of race-paddock photography brings back the era when drivers had time and space to talk to the…
Page 80
Tom Pryce: The Prince of Wales
Jansen van Vuuren is loving this. Usually he works as a booking clerk at Jan Smuts Airport, but this week…
Page 86
Taking the rough with the smooth
Admit it, you thought drivers like this were last seen in the '60s. As adept at storming special stages as…
Page 90
WB miscellany..., July 2005
Mercedes bends... Since Motor Sport has, quite rightly, recently had lots about Moss and Jenks, here is a bit more…
Page 93
WB Rumblings, July 2005
It is worth noting that the Midland AC, which was founded in 1901 and has since 1905 held the famous…
Page 96
Wheel to wheel -- the month in historic motorsport
Viaro takes dream win in Brescia -- Mille Miglia, May 19-21 The 23rd annual Mille Miglia Retrospective was a landmark event…
Page 97
Inside line -- Richard Phillips
MD of Silverstone Circuits What's your background? For the last 20 years I've been working in the events industry on…
Page 100
Data logger -- keep track of all the action...
Centenary meet collects runners from a century of hillclimb history -- Auto Union for Shelsley 100 A 1939 Auto Union D-type…
Page 101
News in brief, July 2005
Roger Nathan drove a racing car for the first time since 1989 when he tested the Brabham BT8 of Brendan…
Page 101
Hammer down
Racers that are going, going, gone... As we go to press, the ex-Ian Stewart/Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar C-type is set to…
Page 102
Pace notes -- your guide to what's coming up...
Street action heads south -- GP do Porto Portugal, July 9/10: The inaugural Grande Premio do Porto is one of…
You may also like
F1
2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix report
The Red Bull drivers cost Sebastian Vettel victory and seemed to have handed it to Valtteri Bottas. But that’s not what fate had in store and Lewis Hamilton’s Melbourne ill…
F1
Williams' first F1-winning car leads Classic at Silverstone tribute to Sir Frank
The Williams FW07 which Clay Regazzoni drove to the team's first victory at the 1979 British Grand Prix, will return to Silverstone for the Classic over the August Bank Holiday weekend
F1
FIA confirms new low-cost F1 engines for 2026
The FIA has given the first details into what the new F1 power unit regulations will look like in 2026
F1
2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
So we came to where the championship mathematics had put them after 20 races. Nico Rosberg vs Lewis Hamilton, and the maths said the only way the latter could take…