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Matters of Moment, August 2012
Cars in support races are not often faster than those at the top of the bill, but that was the…
August 2012
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CONTRIBUTORS
CONTRIBUTORS With 10 British World Champions (plus a curved ball) to laud in our special poll issue, we asked the…
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McLaren relishes challenge of "unpredictability"
Lewis Hamilton’s victory in the Canadian Grand Prix came as a huge relief not just to the 2008 World Champion,…
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FIA rules on flawed floors
An FIA ruling banning controversial holes in the Red Bull floor before the Canadian Grand Prix relects the intense competition…
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Austin's bygone ambassadors
The US-based Historic Grand Prix series will be among the support races at this year’s inaugural United States Grand Prix…
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Circuit bosses agree new promotional pact
Organisers of Grands Prix around the world have got together to form the Formula One Promoters Association, giving themselves a…
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US races edge closer to reality
Sebastian Vettel gave a thumbs-up to the route of the Port Imperial F1 track in New Jersey after trying it…
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Lola on the brink as recession bites
The appointment of administrators at Lola has brought the future of racing car manufacture in the UK into sharp focus.…
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Will zero-emissions racer clean up at Le Mans?
A prototype powered by a hydrogen fuel cell will take the place of the Delta Wing as the experimental car…
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Sports cars
Chrysler's new-generation Dodge Viper racer has started its test programme in preparation for an American Le Mans Series entry later…
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The gas is always greener on the other side...
The LMP1 prototype class will in future be open to a range of alternative fuels in the Le Mans 24…
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Paul Pietsch
The last Silver Arrows driver, Paul Pietsch, has died at the age of 100. Recruited by Auto Union in 1935…
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Daly returns for Revival
Thirty years after he last raced in the UK, former Grand Prix racer Derek Daly will be a star attraction…
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Le Mans in Chelsea
London’s motoring garden party is on again. Chelsea AutoLegends, held in the green surrounds of Chelsea’s Royal Hospital, takes place…
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Ian Burgess
Grand Prix driver Ian Burgess, who died in May at the age of 81, was notable more for some shady…
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Twin evening races for Classic
Two very different sports car generations will take star billing on the Saturday evening of this year’s Silverstone Classic (July…
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Roy Salvadori 1922-2012
Roy Salvadori, who has died shortly after his 90th birthday, was maybe the 1950s’ busiest racing driver. Talented and versatile,…
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Le Mans 24 Hours
The image of a Toyota prototype flipping through the air and slamming hard into a tyre barrier will be the…
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Tour Britannia
Harrogate, Yorkshire With a 1979 Porsche 911SC straight out of the box, former GT racer Phil Hindley swept to a…
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Group C makes a splash
“Those were the worst conditions I’ve ever known, because I couldn’t see a thing,” said Derek Bell. The five-time Le…
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