Earlier this year the motor racing world lost Tony Brooks, the last surviving Grand Prix winner from the 1950’s, and perhaps the most underrated Grand Prix driver of all. Brooks was part of a new wave of talented British Grand Prix stars that emerged in the early to mid-1950’s. This new wave set the scene […]
We all know that motorsport is dangerous and drivers will do whatever they can to mitigate the risk of crashing, sustaining injury or worse. They normally do this by being in the right car, the right team, staying fit, wearing the best safety equipment and driving within their own capabilities. Some drivers go even further […]
It’s Friday 28th August 1992 and French Formula One driver Erik Comas has just slotted his Ligier Renault into sixth gear as he is approaching the almost flat out Blanchimont corner at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium. He is pushing hard in qualifying, but overcooks it as he turns into the 180mph corner. The resulting […]
In a world of instagram, twitter and facebook, imagery has never been more available. On a minute by minute basis we can see excellent, thought provoking images, and as a motorsport fan I always keep an eye out for interesting racing shots. Despite photographers being moved further and further away from the action, some amazing […]
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 […]
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 […]
If you were to list out the strangest cars ever to compete in a Formula One world championship grand prix, you’d probably say the 4-wheel drive Ferguson P99 or the 6-wheel Tyrrell P34. You could even go as far as to say one of the weird creations in the 1970s like the Eifelland E21 or […]
When was the last time you were scared at a racing circuit? I don’t mean competing, I mean spectating. Maybe scared is the wrong word, how about the last time you sucked air through your teeth, got a shiver down your spine, and thought jeez that was a bit close? If you’re stood near the […]
The Ferrari team in the late 1950s had perhaps the greatest mix of personalities and characters in the history of the sport. It had the dashing English gents of Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins. The flamboyant Italians of Luigi Musso and Eugenio Castellotti. There was the Argentinian maestro Juan Manuel Fangio and the aristocratic German, […]
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