There have been many racing cars that have given me pleasure as a driver. Race-winning cars always spring to mind,...
In my racing career I’ve driven many wonderful cars including works Ferraris, Ford GT40s and those sorts of things. However,...
In all my career, the very best cars I ever drove were the 1986 Benetton B186-BMW and the 1987 Ferrari F1/87 V6. Both cars had the really big turbo power, the big rear wheels, and went like rockets. They were so fast they were nearly uncontrollable, but I liked those...
Personally, I have driven some really good machines. I had a 917 Porsche that I thought was a truly remarkable...
I have driven numerous racing cars over my 30 years and many eras of motor sport. I drove in several...
Many will believe my greatest racecar will be the Ferrari 156 “sharknose,” since featuring in my film and DVD of the late 1990s, La Passione. As a romantic young boy it was, but now I would say it wasn’t. It has to be remembered, Stirling Moss wiped the board with...
My greatest racecar has to be the D-Type Jaguar. Of course, when I drove my greatest racecar it was fairly...
The prize money for winning the 1972 Formula One “Race of Champions” at Brands Hatch in a BRM P160 allowed...
Patrick Watts in the Peugeot 406 at Donington in 1997.Photo: Pete Austin From my point of view, a great racecar is one that brings back good memories irrespective of the performance and success of the car. The British Touring Car Championship Peugeot 406 that I drove in 1997, and Tim...
During my motor racing career, which started in 1974 at the tender age of 10, I’ve driven most forms of...
Like most racing drivers, I’ve driven many cars in my career, choosing just one as a greatest racecar is an...
We have had this conversation before! When you get asked a question about your greatest drive, or greatest race or the greatest racecar, you always have to qualify it. I have had cars that did well that I hated, and cars that never won but were great to drive. Some...
I worked for Jaguar from 1952 to 1986 as Chief Test and Development Engineer. Throughout that time I drove some...
It’s an extremely complicated question to start answering, because of the different periods and different types of cars. You have to pick between sports cars and F1 cars—you have such different categories. I admire innovation. One of the most innovative cars was the early Chaparral with glass fiber monocoque chassis....
My first racing was in motorcycles on a Triumph 350. That would be in 1958 while I was in Japan...
When considering my greatest racecar, the question seems far too big for me to give a simple answer. I drove...
I have raced and rallied all over the world during my long career and am still actively involved in motorsport, but with historic cars now. Looking back, the rally that gave me the most personal satisfaction was the Spa-Sofia-Liege Rally in 1964, when I was paired with Tony Ambrose. I...
In my time as a racing driver I have had the opportunity of driving many types of racing car. I...
Photo: Pete Austin Without a doubt my greatest racecar has to be the Matra 670. Matra worked so much since...
Having driven and built many racing cars in my time, the first car that comes to mind is the Ford Sierra Cosworth hatchback I drove in three Willhire 24-hour races. It started off as a production saloon car and then went to Group N regulations. It was an immensely fast...
Maserati 250 F Car: Maserati 250 F / Engine: 6-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Maserati / Bore X Stroke: 84 mm X 75...
Neil Cunningham always excelled in American V8-powered machines. He is seen here hurrying the Embassy Racing Corvette through the Thruxton...
Without doubt the greatest racing car is one I’ve not driven. I’ll explain later. It’s my hero’s, Jim Clark’s Lotus 49 with the DFV engine. The green and yellow one, with the number 5 (my lucky number) not the one with the cigarette sponsorship! It was the era before ground...
My favorite Williams Formula One car that I designed, is the FW08—the car Keke Rosberg used to win the 1982...
Although my passion and love of motor racing was born in Italy—at Monza during the 1969 Italian GP—my first real...
It’s always difficult to look back and decide what was your greatest race, circuit, moment, or any other of those things, and selecting a greatest racecar is no different. For obvious reasons, the Maki isn’t at the top of my list; it’s a little way down! At heart, I would...
Racing Honda cars in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) is pretty special to me. I’ve won three BTCC titles...
I am synonymous with the Jaguar marque. It would, therefore, be strange for me to consider a car other than...
The best cars I ever drove were the John Player Special, which gave me the 1972 Formula One World Championship, and the Penske that took me to many Indycar wins—and the 1993 Indy 500, too. Both cars could adapt to the different circuit characteristics that each championship series, at that...