Without doubt the most exciting piece of news to come from the Continent was the communication from the Commission Sportive Internationale of the F.I.A. in which they announced the next…

Indian summer Dear reader, When people talk about an "Indian Summer" I am not quite sure what they mean, as I have never been to India and only really know…

Starting money, 1969 In general principle the idea of paying drivers and teams a certain sum of money to start in a race is fair enough. The financial arrangements used…

Normally by now the Formula One scene for the forthcoming season is signed and sealed, but this year there are still a lot of loose ends yet to be tied…

A Race of Incidents Adenau, May 19th What the 1,000-kilometre race entry lacked in quality this year it made up in quantity, for 92 cars were entered and 67 actually…

THE F.I.A. seem to be at it again, proposing to make further alterations to the rules and regulations for Group 6 Sports/Prototype cars running in Championship long-distance races. The sudden…

Dear AH, It is around this time of the year that I begin to get the fidgets and feel it is time that I heard the sound of a racing…

Dear Reader Racing circuits come and go, some I am sad at the passing, others I am joyful, but they all leave behind memories, both good and bad. Either way…

Qualifying When practice began late on Friday afternoon the sun was still burning down on the wooded slopes of the Francorchamps circuit and, apart from the two works BRMs of…

The name of 71-year-old Fritz Schlumpf has been known in the world of old cars for many years, though his 74-year-old brother Hans is not so well known. The Schlumpf…

A marathon affair Silverstone, July 16th The 1977 British Grand Prix lasted for exactly one hour thirty-one minutes and forty-six point nought-six seconds, on the high-speed track round the outside…

Engine : Maserati 60-degree 12 cylinders in vee formation, four overhead camshafts; bore and stroke 70.4 X 64 MM. (2,989 c.c.). Lucas port fuel injection. Lucas transistor ignition; two 10-mm.…