This year marked my third trip across the pond to watch the greatest spectacle in racing, the Indianapolis 500. I’d attended the race in 2017 and 2018 and remember being blown away by the speeds, the quality of the racing and the whole experience for the fans. For 2019 I wanted to sample street racing […]
Earlier this year I rekindled my American motorsport adventure with a trip to the Detroit Grand Prix. I’d been to four Indycar races previously, the Indianapolis 500 twice and a double header at Detroit in 2019. Long Beach was booked in 2020 but covid put pay to that. Now the most common question I get […]
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 […]
According to Alfred Neubauer, Rudolf (Rudi) Caracciola was the “greatest driver of the 1920’s and 1930’s, perhaps of all time.” In Europe, nobody else at the time won so much for so long. His list of achievements include three European driving championships, three European hillclimb championships, the first non-Italian winner of the Mille Miglia and […]
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 […]
The 2021 Formula One season was one of the best ever, but it was also one of the most controversial. Max Verstappen was arguably a worthy winner over the course of the season, but the way it was won has left a sour taste in the mouth of many motorsport fans. It got me thinking, […]
Mark Donohue once said “if you can leave two black stripes from the exit of one corner to the braking zone of the next, you have enough horsepower.” Mark got his wish with the Porsche 917/30 Can-Am car, which to this day is credited as one of the most powerful racing cars of all time. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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