This year’s Monterey Historic Automobile Races marks the 35th running of this classic event. As shown schematically in the Laguna...
When the starter’s flag lowers on the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend, it will mark the 90th anniversary of the Monaco...
Alfa Romeo will be 100 years old on June 24 and its motor sport pedigree almost 99—one of only a...
Alfa Romeo had gone from zero to hero and beyond from the 1911 Targa Florio to the 1936 Mille Miglia....
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard the disturbing news of Michael Schumacher’s December accident. While snow skiing, off piste, on a backcountry trail, Schumacher fell and struck his head against a rock. While he was wearing a helmet at the time, the force of the blow was significant enough to...
1938 German Grand Prix It had been 15 years since a British driver had won a full-scale Grand Prix race...
Formula One crossed an historic turning point on March 2, but I think it is safe to say that almost...
The late 1960s brought a host of changes to the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans. The wave of “professionalism” that was sweeping across other forms of motorsport began to exert its influence at Le Mans. With increased money and prestige now flowing through professional racing, the caliber of teams...
Sam Hanks may have been a quiet man who preferred to keep to himself, but at the wheel of a...
One of the highlights of my many years of racing has to do with the 1966 Trans-Am Mustang that Jerry...
Jochen Rindt (right) and Lotus boss Colin Chapman celebrate the Austrian’s 1970 British Grand Prix victory. Photo: Maureen Magee The poet Robert Browning wrote “how sad and bad and mad it was—but then, how it was sweet.” In today’s world, preserving the past for future generations is something that has a...
He was elusive. Confined to a wheelchair, but more difficult to pin down than most people with the full use...
The Australian Historic Formula Atlantic and European Formula Two Association was invited to the sensational Eastern Creek A1 Grand Prix...
Achille Varzi was the opposite of his capricious nemesis Tazio Nuvolari, who was steeped in instinctive talent. Varzi was a controlled, calculating driver, a ruthless opponent, ferocious in exploiting his adversaries’ weaknesses and was, of course, immensely fast. As a man, he could be charming, had a sardonic sense of...
After the First World War and into the ’20s, many car manufacturers throughout Europe became involved in Grand Prix racing....
John WatsonPhoto: Mike Jiggle To many, although it may have seemed so, my first Grand Prix win at the Österreichring,...
If you’re a fan of yachting, as well as racecars, then your interest may have recently been piqued with the grand unveiling of two high-end yachts from two well-known racing nameplates. In late September, Aston Martin debuted its 37-foot AM37 powerboat at the Monaco Yacht Show, while Mercedes-Benz made a...
St. Chamond in the Loire Valley of France was once known as a production center of ribbon and rayon, as...
With a dad like Stan Jones it was hardly surprising that Alan became a motor racing nut when he was still a kid. Stan won the 1954 New Zealand International Grand Prix, four 1955 Victorian Trophies at Fisherman’s Bend, Melbourne, became the 1958 Australian Gold Star Champion and won the...
While boasting more than 40 entrants, the 1953 Australian Grand Prix looked to be a three-man race: Whiteford, Jones and...
Alessandro Zanardi is an inspiration to us all. Here is a double CART champion who lost both his legs in...
Some may disagree with me, but I think a great racing car must be a winning car. Racing cars can look fantastic and nice, but if they don’t win races they’re no good. In my experience, I can completely rule out any of my Formula One cars. Unfortunately, I didn’t...
The story of the Alfa Romeo 158 is packed with heroes, starting with its designer, Gioacchino Colombo. He submitted his...
Five of these cars were built for racing in 1938—one uniquely for Le Mans—essentially derived from a road-going version of...
I spent the greater part of my Formula One career with Alfa Romeo, joining them in 1979 and leaving at the end of 1982. In 1978 I did five Grands Prix for McLaren in a third car. I don’t remember exactly how Alfa Romeo contacted me, but they wanted to...
Alfa Romeo enthusiasts around the world will mark the marque’s 100th anniversary on June 24, 2010, with celebrations from Italy...
Mike Lawrence In 1957 Maserati was supreme. Fangio won the F1 Championship and the Maserati 450S came within an ace...
This large, domineering man invented the job of motor racing team manager and in doing so changed the way the sport was run forever. Believe it or not, racing drivers of the 1920s used to thrash around circuits for hours on end without ever knowing their position or even whether...