Alfonso de Portago Michael Schumacher Photo: Mercedes-Benz 1 Canadian open-wheel racer Claude Bourbonnaise born (1966). 2 Charlie Kolb wins the...
The Ferrari F2001 Grand Prix car that Michael Schumacher drove to victory in the 2001 Grands Prix at Monaco and in Hungary has been sold at Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York for a record $7,504,000. The November 16 sale of F2001 chassis 211 makes it the most...
Speaking from his ancestral home of Inveraray Castle in Scotland, The Duke of Argyle has announced the creation of a...
1970 Nomad-BRM Mk3 After the war years in the UK, a certain Churchillian spirit prevailed, which left many with an...
Many magazine editors waste their monthly column space, by summarizing the content in that issue. What’s the point of that? Rarely are they adding anything that you won’t soon read yourself. Personally, I feel this space is better served either to bring you a short piece of history that you...
November 2017 Denis Jenkinson Alan Jones Photo: Pete Austin 1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese GP and his first Formula One World Championship at Suzuka in a McLaren-Mercedes (1998). 2 1980 F1 World Champion Alan Jones is born (1946). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
1983 Tyrrell 012/01-Cosworth The Tyrrell proved to be nimble and responsive around the dunes of Zandvoort. Photo: Pete Austin Since the...
As we cloased for press with this issue, it was announced that ’60s Italian flash-in-the-pan ATS (Automobili Turismo e Sport)...
Juan Manuel Fangio Biography Affectionately known as “bandy legs” by his many fans, Juan Manuel Fangio was born in Balcarce, Argentina the son of an Italian immigrant in 1911. After military service he opened his own garage and would race in local events. These “local” events were not the weekend...
Winning the 1970 Monaco Formula Three race was seen as my ticket to a Grand Prix future. I’d made my...
One of the things to particularly love about ladies, is their ability to “multi-task,” something most men are not very...
October 2017 Matra Racing DVD, The Rebirth Many years ago I was drawn to the vibrancy of the Matra pit garage and listened to the song of the V12 engine—sans ear plugs. Today, my tinnitus is a constant reminder of the madness of my youth. Produced by Big Picture Media...
Nearly 50 years ago I stood on the bank at Mulsanne Corner and watched the bright French sun flash on...
The notion of a halo conjures images of angelic cherubs and enlightened bliss in nearly everyone…except, apparently, for Formula One...
Racecar designers are sometimes accused of copying others’ ideas, but are they really “copy cats,” or is it a case of “great minds think alike?” Something worth examining, albeit there is evidence on both sides of the argument. In any case, if a designer sees that one of his rivals...
Nigel Mansell John Surtees Photo: Pete Austin 2 Paul Tracy wins the CART Champ Car race through the streets of...
Today, I believe, drivers are arriving in Formula One far too early in their racing career. The top echelon of our sport is something they should aspire to, not arrive at due to the amount of money they can give a Formula One team, or by spending one year in...
Longtime readers of this magazine will know that we have been one of the few publications—of any kind or genre—that...
When I first started work for Porsche, I was naturally introduced to their ways of working, which I found in...
Some time ago, Nicolas Cancelier decided he should work on a series of paintings about the great fighting duels in Formula One. The first in the series was that between Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi—Ferrari teammates, but fierce rivals. Their darkest moment was obviously at Imola, in 1982, during the San Marino...
You could have been forgiven if you thought the racing world were coming to an end on April 12th. That...
I was approached by Theodore after the ’82 British Grand Prix. I’d begun the season not even knowing if I...
This year’s Formula One World Championship commenced without the reigning champion in the field, something that has not happened since 1993 when Alain Prost quit the Williams team. So, how many times have we been without the current champion? The easy answer is four, but it depends on the precise...
Ayrton Senna started 13th on the grid and thrived in the wet conditions, making it all the way up to...
Each year at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, a massive Gerry Judah “sculpture” takes center stage in honor of the...
On Saturday, June 24, the International Motor Racing Research Center will mark the 50th anniversary of the Canadian Grand Prix with reminiscences from three long-time insiders as part of the IMRRC’s Center Conversations program. This time the conversation will be presented by George Webster, former chief steward for the Formula...