1978: Riccardo Patrese leads, Arrows'second-ever GP, at Kyalami, qualifies fifth twice, and finishes second in Sweden. 1980: Patrese finishes in second place at Long Beach, qualifies seventh at Imola. 1981:…

Formula Two A three week gap between the Mugello round of the European Formula Two Championship and the next race in Sweden, at Karlskoga, gave March Engineering time to assemble…

John Surtees’ glittering celebrity status is rightly underpinned by his unique achievement of being the only competitor ever to win world championships on two wheels and four. Yet his F1…

A tough man who gained hearts and respect over a long career Former Ferrari and Williams grand prix driver Gianclaudio ‘Clay’ Regazzoni died in a road accident near Parma, Italy, shortly…

Still hungry for more wins "The real key to the whole thing," said Keke Rosberg thoughtfully, "is that I only won a single Grand Prix on my way to the…

Pace scores from Fittipaldi at home Sao Paulo, January 26th With only two weeks separating the Brazilian Grand Prix from the Argentine Grand Prix in January, most of the teams…

Two recent stories give an accurate indication of Jacques Laffite's true character. Over the years, Williams team de-briefing sessions have gained a reputation for being notoriously serious affairs in which outbursts…

Seventh out of ten The Grand Prix circus finished a hectic ten week schedule at the Osterreichring on August 17th during which period no fewer than seven rounds of the…

Second time around Nelson Piquet's points-victory in the 1987 World Drivers Championship was the first such title for a Japanese engine supplier. As such, it marked the culmination of a…

FOR the past few years a handful of top Formula One and rally drivers have come together or an informal Rallysprint meeting at Donington Park, the purpose of which has…

Individual variations on the XJS theme... It is now more than 12 years since Guy Black, then an engineer with Weslake's at Rye, carried out his first old car restoration project…

MOTOR SPORT's regular readers are enthusiasts or presumably they would not be reading this magazine. But what sparked off their interest in cars and motoring sport? Here the Editor and…