This week in motor sport – December 12
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring a championship win for Jack Brabham – on foot December 12 1946: Emerson Fittipaldi is born. In profile 1959: Bruce…
Le Mans tickets are on sale, so we've asked Richard Webb of Travel Destinations for his advice on the perfect trip. Part one: when to book Le Mans is the pinnacle…
Vic Elford was one of the fastest and most versatile of the '60s and '70s, and the man to beat according to Derek Bell Vic Elford Born: 10th June 1935, Peckham, London…
Rob Widdows visits Porsche great Willi Kauhsen In our latest edition of the Track Torque radio show tapes from the Motor Sport sound archive we look back on a Formula…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring a world title for Jacky Ickx and birthdays for some sports car stars December 5 2011: Peter Gethin passes away…
Bob Wollek Born: November 4, 1943, Strasbourg Died: March 16, 2001 Nationality: French Often it takes just one thing for a racing driver to be remembered, or one thing to be…
Part two of the Christmas gift guide, focusing on our favourite books of 2016 Brian Redman: Daring Drivers, Deadly Tracks The RAC Motoring book of the year, Redman's autobiography is a book like…
Ferrari F1 cars take to the Daytona banking for the first time, and Fernando Alonso rides with Marc Marquez at Motegi The Formula 1 teams have started marking the end…
This week's motor racing milestones from the Archive and Database, with Graham Hill Racing and DSJ remembered, plus Bellof takes his world title. Novermber 28 1990: Chico Godia, Spain's most succesful Formula 1…
Runner-up in British Touring Cars, despite a time-consuming day job, Sam Tordoff has stepped away from saloons to join the sports car throng The British Touring Car Championship is a…
The second of the Daytona Prototype international cars has been revealed, with Cadillac announcing its DPi-V.R. The US manufacturer has opted for the Dallara chassis, which has a 600bhp 6.2-litre…
Motor racing's major milestones from this week on the Archive and Database, featuring Ferrari's winner on debut and ABBA's racing driver drummer. November 21 1943: Jacques Laffite is born. In…
The official film of the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans will be streamed live tonight (Thursday November 24) from its première at the Méga CGR cinema Saint-Saturnin, free to…
Mike Costin, as half of the revolutionary Cosworth, all but dominated Formula 1 during the late '60s and throughout the '70s. The Cosworth DFV won 12 drivers' titles, helped win 10…
Ed Foster speaks to James Weaver about Hall of Fame nominee Andy Wallace In brief Born: February 19, 1961, Oxfordshire Nationality: British 1986 British Formula 3 Champion 1986 Macau Grand…
Porsche is pushing the rulebook with its new 911 RSR, following Ford's lead. Andrew Frankel asks whether it's time to step in Earlier this year I wrote about the tears of…
Fernando Alonso's rumoured switch to Porsche may have moved a step closer The rumours have been circulating for the past few years, but Fernando Alonso has implied he is to move to the…