Remembering Elio de Angelis
Elio de Angelis was an Italian Formula 1 driver who raced between 1979 and 1986, for teams including Shadow, Lotus and Brabham. On 15 May 1986 he was killed during testing at the Paul Ricard circuit at Le C...
Scheckter: Gilles a most genuine man and fastest driver ever
Jody Scheckter knew Gilles Villeneuve well, they were teammates at Ferrari and were friends off-track too, it is fitting today 8th of May - always remembered as the day the Formula 1 legend died in qualifyi...
Mike Hailwood: Gone but not forgotten
Many books and very, very many features have been written about Mike Hailwood, who is still considered by many as one of the greatest motorcycle racers of all time.
'Mike the Bike' Hailwood made his Formula ...
Tom Pryce: Gone but not forgotten
fic accident during the South African Grand Prix, at Kyalami, robbed the sport of a star in the making.
A constant front runner in lower formulae Pryce made his grand prix debut in 1974 in Belgium. He we...
Ayrton Senna and McLaren-Lamborghini aka McLambo
One of the most intriguing episodes in Ayrton Senna’s stellar career was his test with a McLaren powered by a Lamborghini engine in 1993.
Unhappy with the Ford-Cosworth motor they had been using that season,...
Haug: Hamilton vs Rosberg, not even Hollywood!
Norbert Haug knows a thing two about Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg having groomed them both.
As Hollywood gets into motorsport movie-making mode, Haug reckons that the feud between the two - from their ear...
Aguri Suzuki: Mistake for Honda to stop F1 at the end of 2008
With Honda pulling out of Formula 1 for yet another time, it is telling to look back when the Japanese auto-giant dropped the ball at the end of 2008.
Former F1 driver and team owner Aguri Suzuki believes th...
Chapman: In 1978 I had supreme confidence in Lotus
Over four decades since he became the last American driver to win the 1978 Formula 1 world championship, Mario Andretti looks back on that remarkable title-winning season.
This is an extract from an exclusiv...
South Africa’s Splendid Grand Prix History
F1 boss Domenicali seems adamant that South Africa should return to the GP calendar. Here’s why such a race makes so much sense
News of new Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali this week suggesting the need for...
Of Dark Shadows, Fancy Footwork and Poison Arrows
Arrows' chequered 30-year sojourn of smoke and mirrors will forever haunt the F1 team that never took the flag first
While it never won a race, Formula 1 team Arrows launched this week in 1978 was never far ...
Forgotten Legends: McLaren MP4/1 – when aerospace met Formula 1
Ron Dennis’ first McLaren was a technological masterpiece that ushered in another new era
It may have been overshadowed by its turbocharged rivals in those early years of that Formula 1 era, but the neat, co...
How Little March Cars Made a Big Impression on Motorsports
March Cars hit the big time when it unveiled its first F1 car, the 701 today in 1970. We look back at the little race car maker's many giant killing acts
They were today's equivalent of Dallara, a race car m...