Racing History

February 7, 1960 Buenos Aires, Argentina A Scuderia Centro Sud mechanic employs a route-one solution to cool down Roberto Bonomi in his Cooper – a bucket of water. This was…

Somewhere in a parallel universe tractor maker Ferguson is held in the same esteem as those other tractor constructors Lamborghini and Porsche. And maybe in that world another tractor builder,…

The last-surviving Alvis grand prix car will take a star turn at the next Bicester Scramble on October 8, a week shy of the 96th anniversary of its only race.…

Here’s Thierry Boutsen calmly parking and stepping out of his Renault in the Mexico City pitlane in readiness for a day’s work. As if! Bernie Ecclestone wouldn’t allow road cars…

Think of the great Formula 1 champions and Jody Scheckter is unlikely to feature. But, writes Matt Bishop, the 1979 title-winner deserves more acclaim for a career in which he was once the best driver, bar none

June 10, 1969 Le Mans, France Gulf-JW drivers (from left) Jackie Oliver, Mike Hailwood, Jacky Ickx and David Hobbs swap the four wheels of their Ford GT40s for a more…

The British F1 written media had a favourite saying: “There’s always a story when Our Nige is about.” Take a look at this. Mansell is not due to race in…

Opportunities come few and far between in motor sport, so rookies must grab any chance with both hands. From F1 to MotoGP, Linus Lundqvist's IndyCar drive lives among some of the greatest racing debuts in motor sport history

The Hudson Hornet is known for its role in Disney film Cars but the story that inspired it is just as compelling: here's how Herb Thomas raced the legendary car to two NASCAR titles and missed out on a third in controversial circumstances

Is Ferrari driver Luigi Villoresi thinking through his strategy before the start of the British Grand Prix? Villoresi is in notable company. Ferrari team manager Nello ‘Maestro’ Ugolini is studying…

Riccardo Patrese, World Kart Champion in 1974, graduated rapidly through the lower formulae, propelled by passionate ambition and bags of natural talent. He took his place on the grand prix…

F1 Retro
Silverstone marked the arrival of Williams as an F1 grand prix winner, writes Mark Hughes. It witnessed dominant victories in the constructor's glory days and, last weekend, it saw a (temporarily) resurgent team celebrating its imminent 800th GP.

He preferred Brands Hatch and wasn't impressed by the race, but Matt Bishop was still at Silverstone in 1979 to witness history at the British Grand Prix: the final hurrah of one F1 winner, and the first for a budding legend of the sport

Sunbeam threw all it had at the 1923 French Grand Prix but innovative Fiat still turned up with a faster car — by 30sec per lap. Its unlikely win with Henry Segrave, the first British GP victory, is a classic racing tale of strategy, determination and panicked rivals

There is no doubt about it – our first post-war RAC International Grand Prix at the new Silverstone circuit on October 2 was an immense success, and must be repeated…

When Williams and Nigel Mansell combined in Formula 1, the results were spectacular. Damien Smith gives his verdict on a new documentary that unashamedly celebrates the championship-winning partnership with rediscovered footage

He was the visionary founder, the brilliant driver, and the inspirational leader. Then he was gone. Matt Bishop on how the team regrouped to honour Bruce McLaren with a race victory, just days after his death