Racing History

As a young boy Corrado Lopresto played among some of the finest cars owned and collected in Italy. His family, related to some of the country's biggest landowners, stored every…

Longridge: Lancashire’s muddy racing jewel, long forgotten Perhaps there’s another similar venue obscured in the mists of time, but none springs to mind. Longridge was a circuit apart, crammed into…

The big stories from the past week in motor sport from the Archive. It may be only January, but Argentina twice hosted Formula 1 this week. Denny Hulme opened the…

A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here To buy the lead image click here Kris Meeke - 2009 IRC champion, factory Citroën driver in the…

Recently I had cause to call the Attwood household. Mrs Attwood answered and we had a quick chat about dogs. When I asked if I might speak with her husband,…

Last year, the Goodwood Revival featured an 'into the night' race, harking back to the early 1950s. In 1952, 1953 and 1955 Goodwood hosted a nine-hour race, starting in the…

All at Motor Sport were sad to hear of the death of Maria Teresa de Filippis on Friday. While there had been female race and rally drivers before her, de…

The big stories from the past fortnight in motor sport from the Archive. The most successful Formula 1 driver of all time, Michael Schumacher, was born in 1969. He was…

Tyler Alexander has passed away at the age of 75. He was one of McLaren's unsung heroes and played a large part in the founding of the team after being…

A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here To buy the lead image click here From the editor Damien Smith How would you define…

A new Queen settling in; no more rationing; and Bill Haley and his Comets had recorded Rock Around the Clock – although its global impact had yet to be felt. Yep, fun…

Part two of the Roebuck-Hughes Show is finally here (the last one we recorded in March this year...). After our Formula 1 season review with Pat Symonds we sat Nigel…

A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here To buy the lead image click here. From the editor Damien Smith How would you define…

Rick Mears was an off-road racer and dirt tracker who was hired by Roger Penske to drive Indy cars in 1978. Mears won three races in his first year with…

The big stories from the past week in motor sport from the Archive. Colin Chapman died 33 years ago, a man remembered most for being a revolutionary designer and team…

My Hungarian journalistic colleague Károly Méhes was pulled into a love of F1 almost single-handedly by one driver: Gilles Villeneuve. He was a devastated teenager when Zolder 1982 played out…

A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here From the editor Damien Smith How would you define a ‘great’ racing car? Race wins and…