Frank Williams Erik Carlsson 3 The Intrepid, with Wayne Taylor driving, makes its IMSA GTP racing debut with a 2nd...
A friend phoned saying he had been offered a CTG, and the vendor claimed it had been designed by Len...
May 2007 Double V-8 Dear Editor, I really enjoyed the Zephyr Special story in the February issue of Vintage Racecar and was thrilled to see mention of Eldred Norman’s Double V-8. Unfortunately, I didn’t see the Double V-8 racing in its heyday, but I can give some details from when...
Jacques Laffite has enjoyed a reputation for many years as an open and straightforward person, willing to talk seriously about...
In the history of motor-sport safety, few names are as universally recognized as that of Bill Simpson. Initially an active...
Jim Clark Frank Williams Photo: Williams F1 1 Jody Scheckter drives a Tyrrell 007 to victory in the South African Grand Prix (1975). 2 First engine ever designed by Ernst Fuhrmann, the Porsche Type 547 (Carrera), runs in Zuffenhausen for the first time (1953). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
I stood back watching, as Monterey feted the Fangio marque. Fangio marque? Yes, Juan Manuel Fangio is the only person,...
At the tender age of 15, John Fenning started his racing career competing in small, 500-cc racecars, like many postwar...
Frank Williams and Patrick Head are probably the best blokes I have ever driven for, so, it should come as no surprise that I chose one of the Williams cars as my greatest racecar. Indeed, too, selecting the Williams FW07 should be no surprise either. In the 1980 ‘B’ spec,...
1970 De Tomaso 505-Cosworth The De Tomaso drew much admiration from the crowds at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Photo:...
Piers Courage raced this Frank Williams-entered Brabham BT26A-Cosworth in the 1969 French Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand’s Charade circuit, but was...
1976 March 76B I have a confession to make. When I was but a pubescent young man, I used to lie in bed at night and fantasize…that I was Gilles Villeneuve. In an era before in-car cameras, I could close my eyes and visualize a complete lap of the U.S....
Formula One crossed an historic turning point on March 2, but I think it is safe to say that almost...
I think Ron Dennis has made a great contribution to motor racing. I used to dream of driving for him...
There are cars, and there are cars. Some come and stay, many come and pass on. A few appear briefly but don’t make it to the grid, and then they disappear. Thanks to historic racing and car collecting fever, however, a number have managed to rise from the ashes. VR...
Damon Graham Devereux Hill is the only son of a Formula 1 World Champion to have also won the title....
There are so many great racecars. I have always liked the Cobra, and I would be very pleased for someone...
Like many motor racing fans, my original dream of becoming a World Champion racing driver started when I was a...
“Where have all the young teams gone?” the words of that famous song with a one word alteration could well...
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...
Winning the 1970 Monaco Formula Three race was seen as my ticket to a Grand Prix future. I’d made my...
Sir Frank Williams CBE, the Williams Formula 1 team founder and Formula 1’s longest-serving Team Principal has died at the age of 79. Williams released a statement following the news of Sir Williams’ death saying, “It is with great sadness that on behalf of the Williams family, the team can...
If you think you’re a “real racer” or dedicated fan to the sport, ponder this: just moments after getting married,...