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The simply brilliant Brabham BT49: F1 track test
In the end, it is just a car. You sit with a steering wheel in your hands. You change gear…
In the end, it is just a car. You sit with a steering wheel in your hands. You change gear…
To ensure F1 cars stick to the track in 1999, they bolt on a bigger wing. It wasn't always that…
Before the First War, the Benz company decided it needed a machine to boost its image. The result was a…
At a time when privateers could drive their cars to and from race tracks all over Europe, the Baron invested…
Known throughout F1 as 'Little Napoleon', Ferrari's Mr Motivator is, in reality, a kind and engaging leader. Mark Hughes investigates…
This world of historic rallying is a complex one but, says John Davenport, if you do your research properly then…
Can a man be cursed by having too many abilities? Spending his life torn between what he's got and what…
Jaguar once built the best sports saloon in the world and if the new S-Type is to succeed it must…
Argentinian Grand Prix, Buenos Aires, 1979 I've always considered Argentina in 1979 to be my first real Grand Prix victory.…
I have been reading High Driver's book on that keen Rolls-Royce fan, Lord Northcliffe. One of his suggestions in 1913…
Last July what was described as the ex-Brooklands Straker-Squire was entered for the Brooks auction at Beaulieu. The catalogue quoted…
It started as an Allard occasion. The car's owner had had his trials Allard at the works for overhaul and…
To celebrate a century of Lagonda, the Lagonda Club has issued a most attractive 28 page book about plans for…
The VSCC's fourth trial of the year, based at the Verzons near Ledbury, was held in some rain but mostly…
The Rockingham Oval scheduled to open in the Millennium Year has amused much interest, but some misconceptions. The proposed new…
With Harriers in action over Kosovo I prefer to think of this innovative VTOL aeroplane in happier times. The Hawker…
The Australian GP was surely the most dramatic ever? The expected winners were on pole, but unready for the race…
The light car weekend of the VSCC is one of the jollies at which the less powerful of the vintage…
The latest category recognised by the VSCC is for 'Aero Cars', which means those with aero-engines in early chassis. But…
The Henry I am referring to is the great Henry Ford, who virtually invented mass-production and whose automotive empire is,…
Reliving the closest (genuine) finish in Formula 1 history, at Monza in 1971 It’s hardly been better, rarely been faster; certainly never closer. Monza had a habit of producing slipstreaming…
Formula 1 cars that look too similar will be investigated by the FIA, under new regulations published by motor racing's governing body. The rules aim to prevent a repeat of…
A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here Click here to buy the above image From the editor Damien Smith How would you define…
With seven races to go in NASCAR’s 36-round Sprint Cup ahead of this weekend’s meeting in Kansas, the title battle remains wide open. This year’s title contenders include defending champion…