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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

Were he to have his time again and had the blessing of choice, would Sir Jackie Stewart have raced in a different era? He’d surely have enjoyed the money Formula 1 stars earn today… But no. In the pan

A month or so ago, a 50th anniversary went unnoticed by most followers of Formula One statistics. In the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix, Italian Lella Lombardi became the first, and so far the only, woman to

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 Williams-Honda FW11 was the Formula 1 car of 1986. It took nine wins and 11 fastest laps from 16 races, easily enough for Williams to take the constructors’ crown. But – and take note of this Land

Jochen Mass was one of the top sportscar drivers of his generation. A total of 32 world championship victories and a Le Mans 24 Hours win are testament to that. But the German, who has died aged 78 fo