Great feats in motorsport tend to be based on wins and championships. This makes sense given those are the ultimate goals of the sport. Greatness can also be measured in other ways, one of which are those one off laps, either in qualifying or the race that stand out from the rest. Some are well […]
As an Indycar obsessed Brit, I often find myself dreaming about travelling for 30 minutes to see Scott Dixon, Colton Herta and Pato O’Ward battling it out at my local circuit of Brands Hatch. Unfortunately as it stands, I have to contend with British Airways, Delta and a full day of travelling to Indianapolis, Detroit […]
A common opinion is that the greatest wet-weather drive in motorsport history was the victory of Pedro Rodriguez at the 1970 BOAC 1000km at Brands Hatch (Link). Being a massive Pedro fan myself, I tend to agree, although there was another drive which could be placed alongside his Brands Hatch victory. It was another Pedro […]
One of the most common observations of modern motorsport is ‘if you paint all the cars the same colour, you wouldn’t be able to tell one manufacturer from the other.’ That’s true to a certain extent, as technology has advanced to a point where designs have converged, but mainly as regulations have become tighter. Where […]
In a career spanning 40 years, seven Indycar titles and four Indy 500 wins, it’s hard to pinpoint AJ Foyt’s greatest performance. Where do you start? One of his 159 USAC wins? One of his sportscar victories? Or could it be a drive at Milwaukee in 1965 that he didn’t even win? The tide had […]
A few years ago Gunther Steiner commented that there are no American drivers up to the task of jumping into an F1 car and delivering a top class performance. The Haas team being owned by an American would clearly love to have a home-grown hero in one of their cars. I thought Steiner’s assessment was […]
The Le Mans 24 hours. Its name conjures up images of cars racing through the night, ferris wheels, Bentleys, Jaguars, Steve McQueen, Rothmans Porsches, Mercedes taking off, Audi victories, it is the ultimate test of endurance and speed. Many men have tried to conquer it, most have failed. The history books tend to focus on […]
There is a saying that if you want to become a millionaire in motorsport, then start off as a billionaire. It’s always been a rich persons sport and it always will be. For example in order to be competitive in international karting you would need to pay well over £150k for a season. A season […]
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