In association with Star letter In F1 Retro, August 2023, page 33, Peter Revson is referred as “the heir to the Revlon cosmetics fortune”. This is a statement repeated during…
In association with Star letter I enjoyed Gordon Cruickshank’s review of the new book on Hesketh, and rushed to buy my own copy. It has just arrived – pure nostalgia.…
I’m excited to have received the June issue, containing articles on two of my favourite motor sport heroes, Hans Stuck [The Motor Sport Interview] and Jarno Saarinen [Motorcycles]. Max Oxley…
I write in praise of Lady Susie Moss, a very special friend. I was so saddened to learn of her passing. Devoted to Sir Stirling, she always had time to…
I’m sad to report the death of Charles Bridges at the remarkable age of 96. I spoke with him only a week before his death and he was his usual…
The editorial of the March issue [The Editor] mentions the 1958 Cuban Grand Prix, when Fangio was kidnapped, and the terrible crash in the race. I was watching from an…
What a great picture of Tom Walkinshaw in the Pentax Cameras BMW 530i at the British Grand Prix support race in July 1978 at Brands Hatch, shown in Parting Shot…
I write in response to recent letters from Rob Gent and Peter Rosier in your excellent November and December issues. Both correspondents have very succinctly highlighted the issue that has…
Anthony Peacock’s look back at Group B rally cars [Group B top 10 drives, December] was wonderfully evocative, but the Porsche 959 record needs putting straight; the 1986 Paris-Dakar was…
I have followed Ferrari through thick and thin since 1976. Each year since 1995 I have travelled to Monza to join the tifosi at the ‘Temple of Speed’. Sadly, this…
I read with interest your report in the August 2022 issue [Triple Crown tales] about the Henri Pescarolo and Graham Hill victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours 50 years…
I read your book review on drivers’ helmet design (Books, September 2022) and would like to add a few unknown details to the background of Nigel Mansell’s iconic helmet, as…
I read with interest your recognition of the recent passing of Tony Brooks [Matters of Moment, July]. As an eight-year-old, I travelled to Watkins Glen with my father to experience…
I’m writing to thank Gordon Cruickshank and Mark Hughes for their spot-on tributes to Tony Brooks in the July issue. As a 17-year-old getting interested in motor racing, I devoured…
Seeing John Hindle’s letter regarding a stoplight grand prix involving a GTO Ferrari [April] dislodged an almost-forgotten similar event, showing how times have really changed. A group of friends and…
It is amazing how much people are still talking about last year’s one-lap race/championship. However it was an unforgettable F1 race. As the Williams car of Nicholas Latifi hit the…
