Racing History

It’s a glimpse but a telling one. Just over nine minutes into the below film of the 1965 French Grand Prix is footage of the top guns – bar an…

Paul Fearnley explores the stories and statistics of Formula 1's first rounds and asks whether it's essential to hit the ground running Ding-ding! Round one. …

Paul Fearnley looks back on the formative 904 Eight of the model that sired the greatest line of sports-racing cars will compete this weekend at Goodwood’s 76th…

F1 and politics: mixing. Paul Fearnley revists Kyalami, 1981, for the latest part of '80s month. For more explosive 80s, buy the latest issue “What it boils down to really is that…

A perfect demonstration, Jenks called it. It was a contrived finish, as Bell was ordered to remain behind compatriot Oliver, but motor sport is a history of staged finishes.

Robert Kubica could be on the verge of following a long line of drivers who have bred success even after suffering life-changing injuries Robert Kubica has just turned 33. That’s hardly a…

Hamilton's lapse at Interlagos? It's nothing new, as Paul Fearnley explains When does a glitch become a dip? A glitch is when you push too hard, too soon and stick…

Ended 30 years ago on safety grounds, the Group B era is still regarded by many as the World Rally Championship's apotheosis. Brutality, meet romance.

The car that brought Gilles Villeneuve his first Grand Prix victory and placed the Canadian firmly in motor racing’s pantheon of legendary drivers This is the car in which Gilles…

Andrew Frankel takes the wheel of the Birkin Blower, around Le Mans I think for most who remain schoolboys at heart there is usually a story we can recall hearing…

The all-time pole record is Hamilton's, but what of those (far) down the order?  Without wishing to denigrate Lewis Hamilton’s achievement of 69 pole positions – P1s in Q3 in modern…

There may be more exciting things you can do with a steering wheel in your hands than guide an Aston Martin DB3S around Goodwood, but few are more satisfying, fewer…

If, as big boss Sergio Marchionne has suggested, Alfa Romeo returns to Formula 1 to act as Ferrari’s feeder team, the wheel will have turned full circle. For it was…

Bernd Rosemeyer returns for another year as nominee for the Formula 1 category in the Hall of Fame. He's joined by 11 other nominations who you can find out about on…

The final installment of our Group B galleries features the Peugeot 205 T16 – a car run under the watchful eye of Jean Todt.  Also featured in the series is an…

Nigel Mansell returns for another year as nominee for the Formula 1 category in the Hall of Fame. He's joined by 11 other nominations who you can find out about on…

The fourth of five. This time we look at the Ford RS200. If you haven't heard where these images come from yet they are the product of a Spanish trip…