The Monaco Grand Prix; Monte Carlo, May 22, 1955. The start of a dramatic race. Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling...
Laury, Lucy O’Reilly and Harry Schell were father, mother and son. They were all larger than life characters who made...
It has become a given that a driver’s main rival is his teammate and I have been pondering when this idea emerged. There have been instances of teammates being very close friends and the late Chris Nixon celebrated the bond between Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins in his superb book,...
1959 OSCA | 1960 Lotus 18 | 1963 Brabham BT6 Regular readers of VR will know that we have a fondness for...
Few races in the world were as difficult and dangerous as the Mille Miglia. The race took place on public...
The 5th annual Sebring 12 Hour Grand Prix held in 1956 achieved international prominence when, for the first time, four major European constructors entered cars and drivers in that event. Teams from Italian auto manufacturers Ferrari and Maserati, along with English auto manufacturers Jaguar and Aston Martin made their way...
There are many racing drivers, a lesser quantity of great racing drivers, and a very small number who transcend mere...
Tazio Nuvolari always used to say that if your car burst into flame, jump out and save yourself before it...
Eugenio Castellotti Biography Eugenio Castellotti was born in Milan but grew up in Lodi. When he was still only 20 years of age he bought a Ferrari sports car and campaigned it enthusiastically in Italian events in 1951 and 1952. In the second year he began winning, taking victory in...
Dark clouds begin to gather in my mind every spring as I park my car in Brescia and walk to...
Lancia. Ever heard of them? If not, it’s not surprising. Their cars are not exactly sold all over the world. Yet the Italian manufacturer has won no fewer than 19 motor sport world championships: well, 18½ really, but more of that later. The fact remains that theirs is a pedigree...
On March 14, 1957, promising Ferrari driver and 1956 Mille Miglia winner Eugenio Castellotti was killed while testing a Ferrari...
Luigi Musso acclimates himself to the cockpit of his Maserati 300S prior to the start of the 1955 Grand Prix...
My personal record with the Mercedes 300 SLR was six starts, three wins, two 2nd places and one “withdrawn when leading”…under protest. That was at Le Mans after the big crash when one of our cars was involved and the Mercedes board in Stuttgart decided to withdraw the other cars....