F1
On this day in motor sport: November 16-22
The milestones from this week in motor sport, from the Archive and Database November 16 1892 Pre-war Grand Prix and Le Mans winner Tazio Nuvolari is born. The fourth son…
Racing History
Explore news, articles and features from years gone by in our category all about the history of racing and those that made it. From iconic people to iconic moments with interviews, opinions and much more.
NASCAR News
David Pearson: The man who matched Petty
Three-time NASCAR Cup champion David Pearson died at the age of 83 on November 12. Paul Fearnley recounts Pearson's rivalry with Richard Petty Photos: ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images…
F1
The Senna test
Dickie Meaden on retracing the footsteps of Ayrton Senna with a double track test at Thruxton Earlier this year I spent a day at Thruxton driving two of the most…
F1
On this day in motor sport: November 9-15
The major anniversaries from Formula 1, Le Mans and more from the database November 9 1999 French sports car stalwart Claude Ballot-Léna (above, Le Mans 1971) succumbs to cancer. Ballot-Léna started…
F1
Peter Arundell's unrealised dream
Peter Arundell was never Lotus's 'number one', but he deserved better Jochen Rindt – not yet crowned the ‘King of Formula 2’ – was chasing the ‘King of Formula Junior’…
F1
On this day in motor sport: November 2-8
On this day in Formula 1, Le Mans and more, from the database November 2 1946 1980 Formula 1 world champion Alan Jones is born. This gritty Australian won the…
Racing History
Gallery: Ayrton Senna's Van Diemen RF81
An exclusive gallery of Ayrton Senna's Van Diemen RF81 from the December 2018 issue of Motor Sport. Pick up or download your copy here Ayrton Senna's Van Diemen RF81 – chassis…
F1
On this day in motor sport: October 26-November 2
This week's major milestones from history, via the database October 26 1986 The 1986 Formula 1 World Championship was decided on this day in Adelaide after a dramatic three-way title…
F1
Age is no barrier
Age was just a number, as Fangio, Farina and Fagioli proved... and Räikkönen Blimey, the Three Fs weren’t exactly a boy band. The pops (sic) combo that dominated the inaugural…
Historic Racing News
Watch: Bell, Mass and Murray discuss Le Mans
Each year at the Goodwood Revival, Credit Suisse brings together some of the sport's great names for its 'Racing Forum'. In 2018, five-time Le Mans winner Derek Bell, 1989 victor…
Racing History
Watch: 1971 Nürburgring 1000kms footage
On the face of it, a Porsche 908/3 clean sweep with little interest. But second and third split by less than a second, and who really needs to be asked twice…
F1
On this day in motor sport: October 19-25
This week's major milestones from history, via the Archive and Database October 19 1958 Casablanca’s Ain-Diab district holds the world championship-deciding Moroccan Grand Prix. Stirling Moss, who had already won…
Car Culture
Gallery: Seb and Andy Priaulx drive an ex-Jim Clark Lotus Cortina
“Jim Clark once held that very steering wheel, he once sat exactly where you’re sitting, saw what you’re seeing. Pretty special, isn’t it?” World Endurance Championship Ford GT racer Andy…
F1
On this day in motor sport: October 12-18
On this day in motor sport, from the database October 12 1906 Grand Prix veteran, team manager and respected author Piero Taruffi is born. The son of a wealthy surgeon,…
F1
Il Bello Castellotti
Movie-star looks, and a future Ferrari star – Eugenio Castellotti remembered Moss and Jenks exchanged knowing glances across the cockpit of their Mercedes-Benz 300SLR as the car ahead of them…
F1
Estoril and memories of Senna
Welcoming you to Estoril circuit is a large stone sculpture overlooking a small memorial to Ayrton Senna. Flowers are laid there weekly by passers-by – perhaps competitors, perhaps spectators who once…
F1
On this day in motor sport: October 5-11
The major racing milestones from the week ahead October 5 1922 José Froilán González is born in Arrecifes. The ‘Pampas Bull’ arrived in Europe in 1950 and qualified on the…