A bit of a shambles Zolder, May 17th The two days of practice before the Belgian Grand Prix were not only a waste of time, they were farcical. Partly because…

Now that the Grand Prix season has begun in Europe and teams can work from their home bases we should see some interesting strides forwards in the mechanical scene in…

A very interesting race Imola, May 3rd To fill out the ranks of the Grand Prix races in the European part of the 1981 season the Italians came up with the…

The casual observer could be forgiven for thinking that the Lotus 79 is little more than an updated Lotus 78, but he would be very wrong, for not only is this year’s…

With two Grand Prix events appearing in one issue of Motor Sport [And, hopefully, a brief report on the Swedish Grand Prix.—Ed.] and little change on the mechanical scene it is…

There was a time, not so long ago, when I could reflect on the Spanish GP while sitting in a bull-ring waiting for the action to begin. Before the Formula…

Lotus Joy Day Terlamen-Zolder, May 21st The Belgian Grand Prix seems to have settled down into the smallness and anonymity of the Terlamen-Zolder circuit, just off the Antwerp-Liege autoroute. What…

In the jargon of motor racing there are numerous clichés that are often made in jest, but which are only too true. Saying such as “the name of the game…

Nurburgring, Germany April 21st After Graham Hill had withdrawn, Surtees had substituted Irwin in his Lola, due to his being delayed in Japan, and Ferrari had replaced Amon by Brian…

Two brand new designs appeared for the Spanish G.P., the BT26 Brabham-Repco and the RA301 Honda V12; in addition there was a redesigned Lotus 49, a second 1968-Cooper T86B, a…

All the signs in the paddock showed a very healthy situation in Formula One and -a good start to the European season. There were no fewer than 46 competitive cars…

A Busy Month Dear Reader, It’s a good thing that the months of June provides us with the longest day of the year, though personally I could use a whole…