The changing face of Le Mans: 1923-2016
Only 30 or so years ago, the Le Mans pits were cramped beyond belief, quite grubby… and light years from the spacious working hubs they have since become. But by…
Sean Edwards’ mother is on a crusade to prevent the kind of accident that claimed her son’s life in 2013 Writer: Rob Widdows October 15, 2013 Sean Edwards was killed in…
On May 31 five more motor racing luminaries were inducted into the Motor Sport Hall of Fame joining the likes of Enzo Ferrari, Ayrton Senna, John Surtees and James Hunt.…
Market forces Apart from the Mk1, Eric Broadley’s best designs have been drawn on a large canvas, and one immediately associates Lola with such as the T70, the T330 series…
It has the biggest build-up of them all. Pushing the hyper-machines through 24 hours of full-steam racing requires it. As well as the cars, it tests the drivers to…
Inevitably, being mid-June, there's plenty from Le Mans in this week's round-up from the Archive. José Froilán González went without sleep and food during the epic in 1954, but still managed…
The reward for an early start for the podcast team was an hour-long chat with David Richards, chairman of Prodrive. Winner of the World Rally Championship as co-driver for Ari Vatanen, he…
Recorded at his home in America, watch Dan Gurney accept his award for winning the US category of the 2016 Hall of Fame, as voted for by you. The other…
If ever there was a weekend that showed the remarkable diversity of historic motor sport, this weekend was it. Action ranged from Group C cars dicing around the sweeps of Dijon…
Sunday June 7, 1998. The day three-time Le Mans winner Allan McNish won the greatest race of them all for Porsche on just his second visit to Le Mans. The team of…
The best photos from the 2016 Le Mans Test, where Audi set the headline time ahead of the twice-round-the-clock classic on June 18-19. Lucas Di Grassi claimed the bragging rights,…
A journey through this week’s milestones from the Database and Archive, taking in Monaco, three Belgian Grand Prix venues, Phoenix, Le Mans and many more. At Monaco in 1962 Bruce…
It’s been quite a week. A flying visit to the Nürburgring 24 Hours proved predictably eventful – and the same could be said of the 2016 Motor Sport Hall of…
Last night's Motor Sport Hall of Fame kicked off with a panel discussion on motor sport's great rivalries. Hosted by TV presenter Jennie Gow the stars included five-time Le Mans…
Monaco features prominently in this week in motor sport, and naturally so do Graham Hill and Ayrton Senna. Hill's first victory in the Principality came this week in 1963, but…
The Motor Sport Hall of Fame Live Q&A is just days away, where Tom Kristensen, Darren Turner, Derek Bell and Jackie Oliver will join Damien Smith and Mat Oxley to answer your questions about motor racing's…
The Sean Edwards Foundation and Peace in Sport have partnered up in time for the Sean Edwards Foundation Memorial Bike Ride in Monaco tomorrow (Tuesday). The ride around the Formula…