Simon's snapshots #5
A series in which Motor Sport’s features editor raids the loft to salvage grainy fragments from his racing past Marlboro Trophy, Silverstone, June 8 1980 On the surface it looks no…
A series in which Motor Sport’s features editor raids the loft to salvage grainy fragments from his racing past Marlboro Trophy, Silverstone, June 8 1980 On the surface it looks no…
A series in which Motor Sport’s features editor raids the loft to salvage grainy fragments from his racing past Staw Renault 5 Elf Challenge, Oulton Park, August 9 1980 Here’s…
The great Brazilian spent six seasons with the Woking team, winning 35 Grands Prix and three world titles. Twenty years on from Senna’s passing, McLaren boss Ron Dennis reflects on…
A series in which Motor Sport’s features editor raids the loft to salvage grainy fragments from his racing past British Grand Prix, Silverstone, July 16 1977 This was Silverstone at…
First published in the 2010 British Grand Prix programme The world is ripe with ambitious youngsters, but the road to the top can be brutal in any sphere of life.…
October 11, Suzuka There are some who complain about the time it takes to get there from Europe, but I’d be perfectly prepared to hitch. Few circuits match Suzuka’s feelgood…
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Has that line been used somewhere before? This wasn’t so much a tale of two cities, though, as…
Sport had rarely witnessed such hyperbolic overdrive. Lewis Hamilton needed to finish only fifth to clinch his maiden world title. There are no racing certs in F1, but in a…
McLaren’s factory has its ornamental lake, a couple of swans and endless identikit corridors borrowed from one of Pinewood’s James Bond sets, but such are not presently the design details…
The scare stories were manifold, but it’s always best to speak as you find. Obtaining a visa for the inaugural Indian Grand Prix was a masterclass in precision – if…
This year’s Japanese Grand Prix was the 25th to take place at Suzuka – and you have to wonder why the event has ever been staged elsewhere. Fuji Speedway benefits…
Few of Formula 1’s host nations are as dependably capricious as Japan. The ground rules were laid at Fuji in 1976, when James Hunt tiptoed through the best part of…