Sam Tomlinson

Motorsport Royalty: Carel Godin de Beaufort

This Racing Royalty story again typifies the ‘gentleman driver’ in Dutch nobleman Carel Godin de Beaufort, a man often regarded as Formula 1’s last true amateur. Jonkheer Karel Pieter Antoni Jan Hubertus Godin de Beaufort was born into a Dutch...

Racing Royalty: Prince Bira of Siam

Racing Royalty: Prince Bira of Siam

The phrase ‘Racing Royalty’ could be interpreted two different ways. Looking at royalty in a literal sense through the array of drivers affiliated with nobility and beyond, or as racing legends such as Senna and Schumacher and their vast influence...

Formula Easter, from Russia with love

Formula Easter, from Russia with love

Have you ever heard of Formula Easter? Probably not – most people haven’t. Formula Easter was Russia’s very own racing series –- and no, we’re talking about the good old USS of R – CCCP, Communist Cold War Russia. Yes,...