Simon taylor

Radical technical changes, electrification, active aerodynamics – all in the name of improving ‘the show’ through providing more overtaking. Sound familiar? In 2009 a new set of technical rules came i

The most successful Formula 1 driver ever with the most successful F1 team ever: Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari... How can we in Italy not sigh at the memory of the magic that accompanied Lewis’s first st

HIDDEN WITHIN FRANCE’S Auvergne volcano country is a school like no other: a racing school at which you drive only historic cars. It’s the brainchild of Julien Chaffard, a competitive skier who grew u

Martin Brundle, Derek Warwick and David Brabham all pick out the 3.5-litre V8 Jaguar XJR-14 among the finest racing cars they ever drove. Ross Brawn’s design for Tom Walkinshaw Racing ‘only’ won three

By all accounts, Terrence Stephen McQueen didn’t like losing. In the late ’60s he was arguably the biggest male star in Hollywood; his production company was riding high on the success of Bullitt, and

The excellent article on Leyton House F1 [The team that fired Adrian Newey, March] brought back memories. I was their insurance broker at the time along with many other F1 teams and their principals.