There was a flurry of events in Italy to mark the 30th anniversary of Gilles Villeneuve’s death in a crash...
There are so many great racecars. I have always liked the Cobra, and I would be very pleased for someone...
Giuseppe Campari Riddelle Gregory 3 The ISRS race at Zolder, Holland, is won by Didier Theys and Freddy Lienhard, driving a Ferrari 333SP (1997). 4 Giuseppe Campari wins the fifth Coppa Acerbo road race in an Alfa Romeo P2 (1928). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article...
Forty years ago, in 1977 and ’78, Mario Andretti was the man to beat in Grand Prix racing aboard Colin...
Wow Gilles!—Villeneuve, The Undying Legend By Ercole Columbo Thirty-six years after his untimely death at Zolder, the legend of Gilles...
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...
I started work with Lotus Components in 1960. I really wanted to join the Lotus Formula One team, but unless...
Di Spires Photo: Mike Jiggle For me, motor racing became like a drug—the more I attended Grand Prix events in...
FIA Safety Delegate Any organization is, in truth, only as good as the people in it, and motor sport’s global governing body, the FIA, is no different. One of the men who help make a difference there is Englishman Charlie Whiting. Whiting started out in Club racing and worked his...
Jochen Rindt Richard Attwood 2 Dave Heinz and Dave Yarborough drive a Jaguar XJS from the U.S. Atlantic Coast to...
I was fifteen years karting, and ten years karting and car racing. I started with Mercedes Benz as a mechanic;...
Fundamentally, the development of the Brabham “fan car” was due to the introduction of the Lotus 79, and in a sense the latter part of the Lotus 78. Both of those cars were essentially ground-effect cars with sliding skirts. The initial concept of the Brabham BT46 was to have surface-cooling...
When I attend race meetings, I am often sought by those collecting autographs. I think I must be on the...
The Formula Junior Historic Racing Association has released its schedule of events for the third year of its Golden Jubilee...
During the 1978 season, Mario Andretti and Ronnie Peterson dominated the FIA’s Formula One World Championship. From its introduction at the Belgian Grand Prix that year, the Lotus 79 became the car to beat. Between them, Andretti and Peterson would notch an impressive six wins with their Lotus 79s—with our...
Nigel Mansell Biography Nigel Ernest James Mansell OBE was born the 8th of August 1953 in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, England. His...
Masters Historic Racing has announced an eight-race European schedule for next year, beginning with the Masters Festival at Zolder, Belgium,...