The new ‘old’ Motor Sport won favour first under Andrew Frankel, then Paul Fearnley and from mid-decade Damien Smith. But doubts had sunk in at Haymarket. In a desperate attempt…

2000 A year on from Audi’s  Le Mans debut, its new R8 scores an emphatic win in the hands of Frank Biela, Emanuele Pirro and Tom Kristensen.  For the last-named,…

A pivotal decade in our history. First, Bill Boddy is stood down as editor – except Mr Tee forgets to tell him. “Who do you think you are, telling me…

1991 The British Touring Car Championship adopts a single-class structure for the first time. The 2-litre era banishes the crowd-pleasing, flame-spitting Cosworth RS500s, but kick-starts a global touring car racing…

I’m often asked what I consider to be the most interesting era of motor sport. It’s a tough question but for me it would have to be the 1990s. That’s…

1980 Audi reveals its Quattro at the Geneva Motor Show. Having already successfully lobbied to make 4WD legal for rallying, a Quattro appears on the Algarve Rally as a non-competitive…

“The Magazine that gave its name to the Sport” becomes the tad more pompous  “AUTHORITATIVE VOICE OF THE SPORT”   (1) in January 1986 (Mr Tee’s idea) – as the…

I finished working for Chaparral in September 1979, although I had been based back at my father’s house in North-west London since about October 1978. I designed the Chaparral 2K…

1970 Porsche claims the first of what will become a record number of victories at the Le Mans 24 Hours. But rather than its ‘hares’, the relative ‘tortoise’ 917K driven…

Motor Sport hits its zenith in terms of copy sales during the Swinging Sixties, as the magazine, under Wesley J Tee’s gimlet eye, thrives (perhaps despite itself). It is during…

Into its fourth decade, Motor Sport enters its classic period, once Denis Jenkinson joined as WB’s roving eyes and ears. Our continental correspondent’s standout contribution is, of course, his from-the-cockpit…

1950 The Formula 1 World Championship takes its bow at Silverstone on May 13, as Giuseppe ‘Nino’ Farina becomes the first (post-war) world championship grand prix winner. Pre-war ace Luigi…