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Simplicity was the key to the success of Brabham's BT49. Andrew Frankel climbs aboard this seminal 1980s F1 car to…
Simplicity was the key to the success of Brabham's BT49. Andrew Frankel climbs aboard this seminal 1980s F1 car to…
To ensure F1 cars stick to the track in 1999, they bolt on a bigger wing. It wasn't always that…
Before the First War, the Benz company decided it needed a machine to boost its image. The result was a…
At a time when privateers could drive their cars to and from race tracks all over Europe, the Baron invested…
Known throughout F1 as 'Little Napoleon', Ferrari's Mr Motivator is, in reality, a kind and engaging leader. Mark Hughes investigates…
This world of historic rallying is a complex one but, says John Davenport, if you do your research properly then…
Can a man be cursed by having too many abilities? Spending his life torn between what he's got and what…
Jaguar once built the best sports saloon in the world and if the new S-Type is to succeed it must…
Argentinian Grand Prix, Buenos Aires, 1979 I've always considered Argentina in 1979 to be my first real Grand Prix victory.…
I have been reading High Driver's book on that keen Rolls-Royce fan, Lord Northcliffe. One of his suggestions in 1913…
Last July what was described as the ex-Brooklands Straker-Squire was entered for the Brooks auction at Beaulieu. The catalogue quoted…
It started as an Allard occasion. The car's owner had had his trials Allard at the works for overhaul and…
To celebrate a century of Lagonda, the Lagonda Club has issued a most attractive 28 page book about plans for…
The VSCC's fourth trial of the year, based at the Verzons near Ledbury, was held in some rain but mostly…
The Rockingham Oval scheduled to open in the Millennium Year has amused much interest, but some misconceptions. The proposed new…
With Harriers in action over Kosovo I prefer to think of this innovative VTOL aeroplane in happier times. The Hawker…
The Australian GP was surely the most dramatic ever? The expected winners were on pole, but unready for the race…
The light car weekend of the VSCC is one of the jollies at which the less powerful of the vintage…
The latest category recognised by the VSCC is for 'Aero Cars', which means those with aero-engines in early chassis. But…
The Henry I am referring to is the great Henry Ford, who virtually invented mass-production and whose automotive empire is,…
The fifth Monaco Grand Prix would be a landmark event, in that the grid would be determined by practice times rather than ballot – an idea borrowed from America. Eighty…
World RX makes its annual trip to North America, BSB takes on Britain's fastest circuit and headline GT action from the UK, Japan and Germany Unfortunately due to restrictions, some…
Lewis Hamilton took a dominant victory in Abu Dhabi from a distant Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc. Full race report to follow Photo: Motorsport Images The Mercedes had displayed unmatchable pace…
Charles Leclerc withstood a two-pronged Mercedes attack to become Ferrari's first Monza winner since 2010. Mark Hughes' in-depth report on the 2019 Italian Grand Prix When Ferrari wins at Monza Photo: Motorsport Images…