France 1972: Stewart wins, Amon stars
Simon Arron on the masterful drives of Chris Amon and Jackie Stewart at the 1972 Formula 1 French Grand Prix, at a venue sorely missed from the calendar... As the…
This week in motor sport, from the database June 22 // June 23 // June 24 // June 25 // June 26 // June 27 // June 28 June 22 1930 Woolf Barnato and Glen Kidston led a Bentley 1-2 in the…
Many have attempted to wear the triple crown of motor racing with differing fortunes, but only one driver has accomplished the feat Graham Hill is the only bearer…
This week in motor sport, from the database June 15 // June 16 // June 17 // June 18 // June 19 // June 20 // June 21 June 15 1952 After a 22-year absence, Mercedes-Benz made a triumphant return to Le Mans…
Exactly 50 years ago, rear wings entered the world of Formula 1, at Spa behind Chris Amon... The winglets had grown, in tandem the times tumbled. It was Spa-Francorchamps, 50…
This week in motor sport, from the database June 8 // June 9 // June 10 // June 11 // June 12 // June 13 // June 14 …
Boredom is part of the sporting experience – just watch the Monaco Grand Prix – but is that necessarily a bad thing? Boredom – the meaningless nil-nil,…
This week in motor sport, from the database June 1 // June 2 // June 3 // June 4 // June 5 // June 6 // June 7 June 1 1947 Former McLaren Formula 1 team principal Ron…
Simon Arron recalls the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix... The memory remains so fresh that it seems inconceivable 20 years could since have passed, but the Gregorian calendar…
Driver-owner Ed Carpenter could achieve a feat last attained 20 years ago at the 102nd Indy 500 Indianapolis native Ed Carpenter, polesitter for the 102nd Indianapolis 500, stands…
This week in motor sport, from the database May 25 // May 26 // May 27 // May 28 // May 29 // May 30 // May 31 May 25 1979 Amédée Gordini died on this day in…
“Just what an old man needs.” Mario Andretti, then 38, was referring to his Lotus 79 after dominating the 1978 Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder: on pole by eight-tenths, he…
This week in motor sport, from the database May 19 // May 20 // May 21 // May 22 // May 23 // May 24 May 18 1914 Swiss nobleman Emmanuel “Toulo” de Graffenried was born…
This week in motor sport, from the database May 12 // May 13 // May 14 // May 15 // May 16 // May 17 May 11 1940 Swiss amateur sports car driver Herbert Müller was born. Early success came…
This week in motor sport, from the database May 5 // May 6 // May 7 // May 8 // May 9 // May 10 May 4 1928 Wolfgang von Trips was born 90 years ago.…
This week in motor sport, from the database April 28 April 29 April 30 May 1 May 2 May 3 April 27 1908 Count Carlo Felice Trossi was born in…
Imagining motor sport had Jim Clark survived his crash at Hockenheim in 1968 Three-time Formula 1 world champion Jim Clark yesterday beat Ford Escort team-mate Hannu Mikkola to…