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Matters of Moment, July 2012
On the Monday morning after a Grand Prix, it’s become a habit to check out the comments posted by readers…
On the Monday morning after a Grand Prix, it’s become a habit to check out the comments posted by readers…
was accident-prone, wasn't he? Not on Sunday afternoon in Barcelona, he wasn't. So can Williams and its 27-year-old lead driver…
Thirty years ago an embryonic motoring journalist called RICHARD HESELTINE queued up to get into Silverstone for the first race…
As Jacques Villeneuve walks through the hotel lobby, he smiles, says hello and shakes hands. “Looking forward to today?” I…
"I met Gilles when I was 16, so I didn’t have any other life to compare it to. For him it was…
Twenty-nine years have passed since the last time five different cars won the first five Grands Prix of the year.…
One of the most famous event names in motor sport history will return to the international stage this month, as…
Mercedes remains the only Formula 1 team yet to agree terms to commit itself to the sport from next year…
Bentley has stepped up its drive to return to motor sport with the recruitment of Le Mans 24 Hours-winning designer…
One of the best-known Lotus 10s is now in the ownership of seasoned racer Malcolm Paul after he acquired it…
A year after the heart attack that nearly claimed his life, Frank Sytner made an emotional return to racing during…
Toyota is refusing to reset its targets for the Le Mans 24 Hours after the major accident that forced it…
The Estoril Historic Festival, scheduled for October 18-21, has been cancelled and replaced by a new event at Jerez on…
What's thought to be one of the best Group C race entries since the category ended in the '90s will…
Kiwi Roger Wills raced two cars from the Donington Collection during the Monaco Historic GP, including the March 701 that…
In response to competitor demand, the FIA Historic Formula One Championship will race twice in Britain in the space of…
The long-awaited debut of the front-engined Scarab Grand Prix car, formerly on show in the Donington Collection, should finally happen…
Shelsley Walsh will be the setting for a major celebration when the 50th anniversary of Graham Hill's first Formula 1…
The racing life of Alan Mann will be remembered with period touring car races at Donington Park on July 14…
Les Leston, who has died aged 91, was an awardwinning jazz drummer in his teens, playing the London clubs with…
Dear Nigel, Having just watched both the qualifying at Melbourne and highlights of the 1969 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, courtesy of YouTube, I was struck by the enormous…
Single-seaters designed and manufactured by Pilbeam Racing Designs (PRD) won 17 British Hillclimb titles between 1977 and 1997. That record has just been eclipsed by Gould Racing after Alex Summers…
September 28 1968 Double Formula 1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen is born. A champion in both GM-Lotus and Formula 3, he graduated to Grand Prix racing in 1991 as part…
*But with similar lap times as last year, as Spa's new faster surface will be counterbalanced by F1's slower 2022 cars