Formula One crossed an historic turning point on March 2, but I think it is safe to say that almost...
This is the story of a hero who was more heroic than most. You may not have heard of Archie...
Regardless of where in the world you live—or whether you follow the financial markets—you’d be hard-pressed to not be familiar with the recent implosion of the American sub-prime lending market. The repercussions have sent a shudder through the worldwide financial community and have caused pundits and fund managers to start...
Ayrton Senna Biography Ayrton Senna was born on 21 March 1960, the second child of Milton da Silva, a successful...
Say what you will about Bernie Ecclestone, but you cannot deny the fact that he has an eye for a...
It’s not often that a Formula One driver can turn his hand to World Championship rallying. Look at 2007 F1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen. He cut his Grand Prix career short in 2010 to join Citroën, but could only turn in mediocre results, before returning in 2012 to what he...
This year, Crosslé, Lola, and Mallock will all celebrate their fiftieth anniversaries. The exact date of each birthday is unknown,...
As I follow the recent political soap opera, which has become Formula One, I can’t help but think of the...
Known simply as “Prof” to many in the motor racing community and Sid to his near friends, Professor Watkins may have made more of a mark on motor racing safety over the past 30 years than anyone else. Indeed, his dogged determination and stubbornness to get things right nearly cancelled...
In 1951 Froilan Gonzalez raced to victory at Silverstone to win the British Grand Prix. It was the first Grand...
Each year at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, a massive Gerry Judah “sculpture” takes center stage in honor of the...
Mike Hawthorn George Follmer 1 Paul Frere drives an Ecurie Belge Cooper T51-Climax to victory in the 80-lap Formula Libre South African Grand Prix in East London (1960). 2 Franco Cortese wins the III Grosvenor Grand Prix near Cape Town, South Africa, at the wheel of a Maserati 6CM (1939). Become...
Photo: Pete Austin As a wayward young schoolboy, John Judd found it difficult to find employment in the engineering businesses...
John Watson was one of those rare beasts: an Irish Grand Prix winner. It was a feat pulled off by the number of his countrymen you could count on the fingers of one hand, and when you add to the equation the fact that he was also a successful world...
I started work with Lotus Components in 1960. I really wanted to join the Lotus Formula One team, but unless...
Captive Readership Dear Editor, I must share a couple things with you. Due to firefighting injuries/wear and tear I had...
Jack Brabham met Ron Tauranac when Ron showed up as a customer for Jack’s machine shop in Australia in 1950. Within a year they had more or less joined forces to tackle the local Hawkesbury Hillclimb with a midget track racer. They won, but their victory was disallowed by officials...
Over the last few weeks, preparations for the 2016 Grand Prix season have been hectic as the teams have to...
It’s amazing how some of the names forged into the history of motorsport were first introduced to it. Some have...
Montjuic translates from medieval Catalan as “Hill of the Jews,” or an alternative derivation may be from the Latin Mons Jovicus “Hill of Jupiter.” Whatever the origin of its name, this hill that overlooks Barcelona’s harbor has been known as Montjuic for more than a thousand years. Now using the...
Rumblings of discontent have turned into a pandemonium of protest in the offices of the Province of Monza. Formula One...
When I attend race meetings, I am often sought by those collecting autographs. I think I must be on the...
Nelson Piquet Biography Nelson Piquet was born on August 17, 1952 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The son of a government official he spent much of his childhood in the Brazilian capital, Brasília. At the age of 14 he was participating in kart races and was crowned Brazilian kart champion...
Hermann Lang Bernd Rosemeyer 2 Louis de Palma drives a Benz to victory in the Vanderbilt Cup race in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
François Cevert Eddie Rickenbacker 1 Helene Delange, who raced between the world wars under the name of Hele Nice, dies...
For the 1970 Grand Prix season, and still in my very early 20s, I was again a number two mechanic on Jochen Rindt’s car—he was now the number one driver for Gold Leaf Team Lotus. Eddie Dennis was the number one mechanic and my immediate boss. As a mechanic, I...
The chaotic scene just after the #88 car of Huhn/Schwarz crashed at the Nürburgring in 1970. Photo: Porsche Werk Motor...
I’ve spoken here, on several occasions, about the numerous unfulfilled rumors that have swirled through Formula One over the years,...
“Who painted this D-Type red?” was my thought when I first laid eyes on this legendary machine. Most of the Jaguar competition cars are BRG— British Racing Green—a livery thought by many to be “proper” for a car of this ilk. Sure a few black, blue, or even white cars...