Scandinavian thriller

‘we won in ’70... but should have won in ’69 and ’71 instead’

Richard Attwood strides into the pub, dapper as ever just days after his 85th birthday, and greets me with an enormous grin. The pub is significant, not for what, but where it is. When we were arrangi

Party time at the park

A race for pre-war sports cars was a fitting highlight of the Donington Historic Festival from 2-4 May, as Donington Park circuit marked the 90th anniversary of its first Grand Prix. Gareth Burnett’s

“i did one stage riding on the back bumper, just to get traction”

Our genial host is not one to brag; he is the very model of self-deprecation. Nevertheless, Paul Easter once existed in a rarified field. He was a ‘name’ co-driver and works player for the likes of th

‘silverstone was always the place to go’

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

The snapshots that made the memories for the enthusiasts

Matt James looks at some of the heroic images of motor racing that have cemented the legends and which still rank as some of our all-time favourites

When the long-distance sport faced an extremely short-term future

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

‘we won in ’70... but should have won in ’69 and ’71 instead’

Party time at the park

“i did one stage riding on the back bumper, just to get traction”

‘silverstone was always the place to go’

The snapshots that made the memories for the enthusiasts

Matt James looks at some of the heroic images of motor racing that have cemented the legends and which still rank as some of our all-time favourites