F1
From the Archive - Nilsson, Laffite, Bellof and more
This week in motor sport, Gunnar Nilsson – a talented Swede who lost his battle with cancer aged just 30 – was born 67 years ago. Friend Chris Witty remembered…
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.
Sports Car News
Great racing cars: 1990 Mercedes-Benz C11
Jochen Mass 1975 Spanish GP winner, 1989 Le Mans 24 Hours winner It would be a lot easier to name my least favourite car… but if I have to name…
F1
End-of-season slumps
Zoom-and-slump Lewis Hamilton is in exalted company. Fellow multiple world champions Juan Fangio, Jim Clark, Jack Brabham, Jackie Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi, Nigel Mansell and Michael Schumacher all suffered post-title ‘depression’.…
Racing History
Classified spotlight: Pilbeam MP40
Single-seaters designed and manufactured by Pilbeam Racing Designs (PRD) won 17 British Hillclimb titles between 1977 and 1997. That record has just been eclipsed by Gould Racing after Alex Summers…
Historic Racing News
HSR Classic 24 at Daytona
On their own the numbers are impressive, but they neither tell the full tale nor convey the delicious sonic reality. In 2014 the inaugural HSR Classic 24 at Daytona attracted…
F1
From the Archive - Brambilla, Wurz and more
Gorilla in the midst He had a dyno in his basement and deserved much more credit. Vittorio Brambilla, 'The Monza Gorilla', would have been 78. Read the full feature here > Sign up…
Racing History
Classified spotlight: Ferrari Testarossa
It is slightly strange to think that one of Ferrari’s most-recognised models is more grand tourer rather than out-and-out supercar. Yet that is precisely the case with the Ferrari Testarossa.…
F1
Scott and Thornton share Mexican Historic F1 wins
British racers Aaron Scott (March 761) and Greg Thornton (Lotus 91/5) were the stars of the weekend as Masters Historic Racing provided two support races to the Gran Premio De…
Racing History
Great racing cars: Porsche 956 & 962
A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here Click here to buy the above image From the editor Damien Smith How would you define…
Racing History
Trans-Am's greatest days
It’s gone down as one of the most renowned mano a mano duels in American motor racing history. Parnelli Jones and Mark Donohue battled furiously for Trans-Am supremacy in 1969…
F1
Mexico GP slot for Historic F1 cars
A field of 21 Formula 1 cars of the 1970s and early 1980s from Masters Historic Racing will race at the Gran Premio De Mexico this weekend as contemporary Grand…
F1
Jo Ramírez's Mexican memories
By Sam Smith Jo Ramírez is probably one of only a handful of people to bestride the pioneering years of the original Mexican Grand Prix track, located in the world’s…
F1
Track Torque with Sir Stirling Moss, part two
There are a great many reasons why Stirling Moss is still the most famous racing driver on the planet, this despite Lewis Hamilton’s unstinting efforts to establish himself as what…
F1
Historic F1 wash out in Austin
The thunderstorms and torrential rain that threatened to de-rail the US Grand Prix in Texas cost the Masters Historic Racing Historic Formula 1 cars any chance of racing at the…
F1
Great racing cars: 1954-55 Mercedes-Benz W196
A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here Click here to buy the above image From the editor Damien Smith How would you define…
F1
Lotus's ground-effects revolution, part three
Part three of an extract from Gordon Kirby's book Mario Andretti: A Driving Ambition, available here Click here to read part one or here to read part two Click here to buy the…
F1
Historic F1 cars support US Grand Prix at Austin
Masters Historic Racing has pulled together a superb 36-car field of Historic Formula 1 cars to support this weekend’s US Grand Prix in Texas. While Lewis Hamilton bids to seal…