Racing History
Max Mosley the racer: his F2 career that shaped safety crusade
The late Max Mosley’s first racing wish was the usual one: to become Formula 1 world champion. He would get as far as Formula 2 – and there in short…
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Rally News
Ari Vatanen recalls David Sutton's incredible indy WRC outfit: 'His optimism was contagious'
David Sutton was a man for whom anything was possible – Ari Vatanen remembers how his old team boss masterminded the unlikely 1981 WRC title win with a smile on his face
F1
Danny Sullivan's drive that lit up final F1 Race of Champions
Danny Sullivan ‘crashed’ at the Tyrrells' long before he drove for them in Formula 1. “Ken and Nora’s was the first place I stayed in the UK,” he says. That…
Racing History
Andy Granatelli: motor sport's greatest showman
It is reckoned that 100 million were printed. STP stickers adorned everything and anything – from Formula 1 to the Soap Box Derby, racing powerboats to snowmobiles, and your Dad’s…
Rally News
Ari Vatanen remembers Hannu Mikkola: 'Good times. Never repeated'
“It was 1974. Just a little rally. Not even a part of the Finnish Championship. And he was a big star with charisma. So it was a surprise when he…
Single-Seaters
Grands prix on ice: when drivers headed north to race in the snow
In the days before the ‘winter sun’ of the Springbok and Tasman series’ of the 1950s-’60s, hardier European racing types rugged up and headed north to get their off-season fix.…
Land Speed Record News
Ab Jenkins: The record-breaking, God-fearing mayor who made Bonneville capital of speed
Clean-living Ab Jenkins set record after record at Bonneville between the 1930s and 1950s. With an eye for publicity and meticulous approach, he made the salt flats the home of the land speed record
Indycar Racing News
Indy's finest nearly man: Lloyd Ruby
He could drawl and he could haul. Texan Lloyd Ruby talked slowly but drove quickly and in many judges’ estimations rivals Michael Andretti as the best never to drink the…
Books
Skid Solo: The world's greatest racing driver — on paper
Dad – a Vintage Sports-Car Club regular in our everyday chain-drive Frazer Nash – was my first motorsporting hero. My second was a square-jawed multiple Formula 1 world champion called…
F1
The man who pioneered carbon fibre F1 cars: still saving lives today
There are many strands to the backstory to Romain Grosjean’s escaping his 56g fireball in Bahrain on Sunday. The 9kg titanium halo has garnered the bulk of the headlines as…
Hall of Fame
From SoCal small-car specialist to lining up at Le Mans - Ken Miles' racing journey
Ken Miles is a nominee for this year's Motor Sport Hall of Fame Awards, which are decided by readers. Scroll down to read more or click below to vote for…
Hall of Fame
Relentless in seeking any advantage: Mark Donohue - Penske's first racing muse
Mark Donohue is a nominee for this year's Motor Sport Hall of Fame Awards, which are decided by readers. Scroll down to read more or click below to vote for…
