The troubled start to britain’s role in formula 1

Matt James takes a look at the landscape of national racing some 50 years ago by delving into the Motorsport News archives

I ACHIEVIED MOTORSPORT SUCCESS ON MY OWN TERMS

Your feature Great Lost Circuits reminds me each month of the Marlboro Motor Speedway in the States, right. This compact 1.8-mile track had nothing to do with the famous brand of cigarettes, but was s

Ah, 1985: heart of the decade of Cold War superpowers and Dayglo socks. The year of Marty McFly and Back to the Future – “You made a time machine – out of a DeLorean?” Dodgy Sylvester Stallone action

This photo is 65 years old but a large number of the cars have survived

It had seemed just a temporary setback for Williams when its engine partner Renault withdrew from F1 at the end of 1997. Yes, it meant a couple of seasons as a customer team, but the link with BMW had