Silverstone in the 1970s: RAC British Grand Prix, July 19 1969 The pattern was set. Jochen Rindt and Jackie Stewart, said Jenks in Motor Sport, were “head and shoulders above…

Silverstone in the 1950s RAC British Grand Prix, July 16 1956 Maybe it was the lingering excitement of Tony Brooks’s victory at Syracuse the year before, but patriotic hopes were…

It was the beginning of 1988 and I'd done a total of about six F3000 races and a handful of F3 races before that. I hadn't done a full season…

1965 in motoring Breedlove breaks 600mph barrier in latest land speed record run 1965 - the year in motoring To commence this, the last issue of 1965, it is appropriate…

Yet another classic event has added laurels to the famous Alfa-Romeo cars, which now occupy the premier place among the world's fastest cars. On Sunday, September 6th, a vast concourse…

His classically simple, yet incredibly effective cars won championships in every category for which they were designed; Formulae 1, 2, 3 and Atlantic. They were so sought-after that buyers literally…

The year is 1948. In Maranello, Italy, Enzo Ferrari is preparing for the debut of his first Grand Prix cars. Ferdinand Porsche is putting the finishing touches to the prototype…

The race which was particularly exciting for me was probably my first Grand Prix win for Lotus in Japan in 1976. The weather conditions were dreadful, some of the drivers…

The 1,000 Lakes proved to be even more exciting and competitive than was predicted last month, though not exactly for the reasons suggested. There was indeed full works participation from…

This, the greatest race for cars in touring trim, took place at Le Mans on June 20th, 1925, finishing 24 hours later. Arriving at the circuit six days before the…

Incorporated by Motor Sport, the 100 per cent. Sporting Journal, the Organ of Motoring Sport in the British Isles. The Spirit of the Road is no longer to be a…

At the end of one of the strangest races ever held at the Nürburgring, only one Mercedes-Benz, and one Auto-Union was left running in the German Grand Prix, out of…