Simon taylor

This month I started my 49th year of writing for Autosport, a journey that has spanned 13 editors, 21 Formula 1 world champions, 11 British prime ministers and two monarchs. I joined on 18 July 1977,

Like Mike Doodson, I have many fond memories of Aintree [Was it a fix?, August]. My father, who had raced motorbikes on Southport Sands, took me along to Aintree in 1955. He had previously taken me to

Just another race, just another distant memory. Jackie OIiver reckons he doesn’t remember much about the 1970 Buenos Aires 1000Kms and his drive in the Lola T70 MkIIIB you see here, which he shared wi

At first it’s hard to imagine a 12-year-old Thierry Boutsen sneaking the keys to his mother’s Fiat 600 for a joyride, such is the Belgian’s calm, pragmatic demeanour. With an earnest smile and a lithe

A sunny Saturday at Oulton Park for the historic racing Gold Cup offered a little slice of bliss. Forgetting to apply suncream certainly wasn’t a problem the last time my dad was here, on a streaming

Dear Simon, The history of Pitman shorthand told by Angeline Wilcox in the July edition of Best of British (Write on Time) evoked so many memories. I was amazed to learn that Isaac Pitman actually cre