Finishing lines

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 MARCH OF TECHNOLOGY SAW GRAND PRIX racing reach a new zenith in the ’90s. Active suspension – first seen on a Lotus as early as 1981 – was perfected. Paddleshift transmissions – a late-’80s innova

Jaguar’s Le Mans debut, June 1950

The idea of a racing car competing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans emblazoned with the Harrods department store livery on its flanks sounds somehow incongruous. Just as unlikely back in 1995 was the notion

The future F1 star’s career was launched by winning the Festival 40 years ago, and he had to overcome plenty for his underdog win.

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