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1952 Le Mans 24 Hours: only Mercedes had luck left in the tank
The key players came from all points of the compass. From the south the Ferraris; seven of them, including four…
The key players came from all points of the compass. From the south the Ferraris; seven of them, including four…
When Fernando Alonso speared off the road during qualifying for the Australian GP, the result of an oil pressure drop…
He’s spent more than 40 years living at motor sport’s cutting edge. So why would such a man, now on…
Richard Adams only met John Piper through a mutual friend, but it didn’t take much to convince this serial classic…
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If you’re after an historic endurance racer, it’s probably a wise idea to buy one from someone who knows what…
• Already home to Porsche and MG showrooms, Piccadilly in London will soon have a new automotive neighbour. This autumn…
Regular versions of some cars in comparable condition tend to be worth roughly the same – but a touch of…
1976 Porsche 911 Carrera rally car Sold by Bonhams, £207,000 Low mileage; never raced or rallied? Not this 911, which…
Cinema posters were not printed in huge quantities, and if not binned when showings were over were returned to the…
One of the things about motor racing seasons is they tend to go from not much to everything at once…
As Goodyear’s technical director, Peter Bradbury arrived early at Silverstone for the 1987 Grand Prix “to help the Stringfellow F3…
May 19,1957 Monaco Tony Brooks proved that his Vanwall VW 5 could last the distance at the first European Grand…
A hundred years ago, four Rolls-Royce Ghosts left England bound for the Alps. Three were factory prepared cars, one was owned by a private entrant called James Radley, among whose…
Back in the 1960s Jim Hall’s Chaparral Can-Am cars captured many imaginations and revolutionised racing as Hall and his small Texas-based team dabbled in aerodynamics – without the use of…
It’s rare enough that anyone gets to meet their racing heroes, never mind actually work with them. This is the situation which presented itself to four-time Indianapolis 500 champion Helio…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). Modern racing is still capable of throwing up surprises now and again, and ground-breaking designs like…