Dutch gp

THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF V6 TURBOS Those of a certain vintage may lament that the Red Bull Ring succeeded the fast and flowing Osterreichring stapled to the Styrian foothills, but the Aus

Seventy-five years and a couple of months ago, a windswept former airfield near Towcester held the first race counting towards the world championship for drivers. Formula 1 had only recently taken on

McLaren twins went toe-to-toe at it in Austria ...

Just how good was Aintree, the circuit situated six miles north of Liverpool’s city centre? Created on the hallowed precincts of the Grand National horse race, it opened to international-class motor r

Whose team could change four tyres the faster? Ken Tyrrell and McLaren’s Teddy Mayer had £600 riding on it. The former’s crew – a gun guy at each corner, a jack man at either end – was said to have go

Matt James looks at the likely star contenders for the British Grand Prix showdown this weekend