Colin Chapman The Comic Strip Biography Published by Haynes Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Nanni Galli Jo BonnierPhoto: Porsche 1 Jean-Pierre Wimille drives a Simca-Gordini to victory in the Coupe Robert Benoist on a...
Ayrton Senna Biography Ayrton Senna was born on 21 March 1960, the second child of Milton da Silva, a successful...
The assembled gladiators, left to right: Alain Mahé, Jean-Francois Piot, Jacques Jauber, Jean Ragnotti, Jean-Louis Marnat, Michele “Biche” Petit, Jean Rédélé, Michel Vial, Marcel Callewaert, Jean-Claude Andruet, Bernard Darniche, Jean-Luc Thérier, Jean-Pierre Nicolas, Ove Andersson and Jean Todt.Photo: Renault communications Two significant anniversaries come along during 2013 for Alpine Renault....
Alpine and Renault – the Sports Prototypes Vols. 1 & 2 By Roy Smith Originally published in 2010, the story...
With this month’s main feature story looking at the Alpine Renaults that played a prominent role in the World Rally...
I started work with Lotus Components in 1960. I really wanted to join the Lotus Formula One team, but unless you were in the right place at the right time and talking to the right person, it was difficult. It was very curious in the way it worked, you could...
Renault and Caterham Group have announced their agreement to join forces in pursuit of jointly developing sports vehicles under the...
Vintage Racecar’s European team will be out in full force at the 10th Race Retro, at Stoneleigh Park, near Coventry,...
There are so many great racecars. I have always liked the Cobra, and I would be very pleased for someone to offer me a drive in one. My job gives me a very nice opportunity of driving historic racing cars for Renault. I get to drive many of their fantastic...
Markku Alén is the person-ification of his favorite rallying expression: maximum attack. Words he lived by throughout his illustrious career,...
Two Citroën Traction Avants at the Tampa Bay Automobile Museum, examples of fairly mild French styling of the Deco era....
On the whole, French racing drivers are quite friendly toward each other and generally there is a good rapport and camaraderie between us. I think this stems from the roots of our motor racing careers in France. Most, if not all, of us came through the motor racing school system...
Inclement weather had battered and bruised England during the early summer months, leaving people wondering how Goodwood’s Festival of Speed...
When we presented the first part of our continuing interview with F1 design legend John Barnard last March, VR Contributing Editor...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an International Formula. Shortly thereafter, in 1960, the British began to take a serious interest in the category, beginning the rivalry between British and Italian cars. The original FIA Formula Junior...
Georges Lemaître actually finished 2nd in the 1894 Paris-Rouen Horseless Carriage Competition in this Peugeot 3hp, but was awarded victory...
Although he was first afflicted with the racing “bug” when his father took him to Reims as a child, Alliot did...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations set forth by the FIA (Federation International Automobile) in the International Championship of Makes from 1964–1971, and the World Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. The regulations changed somewhat as the...
Renault RS11 Car: Renault RS11 / Engine: Turbocharged 900 V6 / Maker: Renault / Bore X Stroke: 86 mm X 42.8...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an...
Today, a great racecar has to be very powerful, have a great deal of downforce to give grip, and be very controllable—irrespective of the formula. Of course, the driver has to feel comfortable in the cockpit, especially with more longer distance races. An uncomfortable car can distract the driver from...
Learning to race on a road course can be daunting. Even though it was almost 50 years ago, I remember...
In my era as a race and rally driver, we were expected to assist in both the general and technical...
Two heroes and a heroine. What unites them? The Audi Quattro, rallying’s first four-wheel-drive, turbocharged car. Hannu and Stig each won a world drivers title with the German groundbreaker, and Michèle would have done the same if Walter Röhrl hadn’t got in her way. But she still beat 21 top...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 became an International...
For all the talk today of “level playing fields” and equal opportunities for all, it has to be understood that...
“Once upon a time”— is the way most children’s fairytales start, but this is no French fairytale. Although it is not unlike Jean Rédélé’s (the father of Alpine) dream of winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans outright. Just as with that story, this dream may yet become reality. The...
