When france’s ‘other’ team brought colour to f1

The name ‘Ligier’ first appeared in Autocar in March 1964, on the entry list for the forthcoming Le Mans 24 Hours. Driving for the French importer of Porsches, Guy Ligier would finish seventh in a 904

With the global sportscar scene buoyant right now and Le Mans upcoming, Matt James reflects back to a time when the World Sportscar Championship disappeared altogether against a highly political backdrop in 1991

The idea of a racing car competing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans emblazoned with the Harrods department store livery on its flanks sounds somehow incongruous. Just as unlikely back in 1995 was the notion

New sponsor, a change of driver. Camel tobacco money is a welcome fillip for minnow Tyrrell and its previously plain blue 018. But it means Marlboro-backed Michele Alboreto – the team’s last grand pri

When you consider that Jody Scheckter’s driving style earned him the nickname ‘Sideways Scheckter’ in his early days, that he continued to drive racing cars that way right up to and throughout his For

Richard Attwood strides into the pub, dapper as ever just days after his 85th birthday, and greets me with an enormous grin. The pub is significant, not for what, but where it is. When we were arrangi