Author Sam Tomlinson

Motorsport Royalty: Carel Godin de Beaufort

January 4, 2021

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 Hubertu...

Racing Royalty: Johnny Dumfries the Formula 1 Earl

Sam Tomlinson

September 21, 2020

Grand Prix, Latest Updates

The story of the young British racing royal who partnered Ayrton Senna in F1 at Lotus back in '86 Others may, however, know Dumfries by his other name – John Colum Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute or pe...

Racing Royalty: Prince Bira of Siam

Sam Tomlinson

June 19, 2020

Latest Updates, Other Racing, Sports & GT

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 Senn...

Formula Easter, from Russia with love

Sam Tomlinson

April 12, 2020

Latest Updates

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 ...