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 ...
Remembering Patrick Neve
Patrick Marie Ghislain Pierre Simon Stanislas Nève de Mévergnies was a former Formula One driver from Belgium. He was born in Liège into a well-known Belgian family.
He started racing by attending the Ji...
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...
Porsche: Giants and Legends
The 1970 victory in Le Mans over half a century ago is one of the most important motorsport successes for Porsche.
What better excuse for a meeting of the protagonists of old – and today: Hans Herrmann w...
NASCAR Archives Center a treasure-trove of racing history
The NASCAR Archives Center is a treasure-trove of racing history, boasting an impressive collection of motorsports photography, trophies, cars, and other memorabilia dating back to the early 1900s.
Fans are ...
Five open-wheel drivers who succeeded at Daytona 500
There were no drivers with at least one full season of Indycar Series competition entered in this year’s Daytona 500 race.
However, in the event's illustrious history, veteran open-wheel drivers have gone to...
Heveningham Concours 2021 cancelled, will return in 2022
Heveningham Concours confirmed today that its fifth annual motorsport and aviation event will now take place in the summer of 2022 as a result of the global Covid-19 pandemic.
The event, which was also sadly...
Steve McQueen aka Harvey Mushman race driver
McQ: The Man Who Called Himself Harvey Mushman Addicted to motorsports: Hollywood star Steve McQueen, who would have been in his early nineties today, pursued his passion as a private race driver i...
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...