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Gilles Appeal
Sir, I just wanted to say how good I thought was the article on Gilles Villeneuve in the last issue.…

Sir, I just wanted to say how good I thought was the article on Gilles Villeneuve in the last issue.…
Sir, Bravo! Mark Hughes' attempt to rank the all-time top 100 drivers of the century makes fascinating reading. Whilst at…
Sir, Many thanks for finding room in your August Issue for the gist of my letter on the subject of…
Sir, I liked your new series on technical innovations very much. However you are entering a field where it is…
Sir, Further to Raymond Sommer's 1950 Belgian GP ('Economy drive', MOTOR SPORT, January 1999). Apparently, sole survivor Geoffrey Crossley ran…
Sir, It is interesting that Cyril Day raises a point about the definition of the term 'privateer' in the August…
Sir, I liked the Top 100 drivers story so much I am reluctant to criticise. But the method seems too…
"In a time when motor racing was conducted with integrity and passion, one unique character graced the stage of Formula…
Hastings Direct Classic is currently asking classic car owners to consider how much they are really paying for their insurance.…
Concours Plus is a new concept in classic car insurance from Hastings Direct. It allows classic car owners to give…
When Hastings Direct launched its new classic car insurance product in April 1998, its objective was to offer quality insurance…
If Eddie Irvine wins a world title for Ferrari, he will be the first Brit since John Surtees to do…
Fire was once the number one killer in Formula One, now it's almost unheard of. The life-saver is the fuel…
With his dark features and thick, curly, slightly receding hair, Gabriele Tarquini looked not unlike American comedian John Belushi during…
Louis Chiron, one of the greatest racing drivers, was born in Monaco of French parents. He served in the 1914-18…
This month as part of our Goodwood package you can hear some of the greatest sounds in motor racing thanks…
This is the 3200GT, the car charged with returning Maserati to its former glories. It's easy to fault, argues Andrew…
You can have the fastest, most reliable car on the rally, the most talented crew and the best driver, but…
Part three of Mark Hughes' examination of the hundred greatest Grand Prix drivers from a century of motor racing features…
By John Starkey ISBN 0-9665094-1-2 Published by Renwick &Starkey Ltd, $59.99 Books such as this are a labour of love.…
In the autumn of 1969 Chris Amon went to say his goodbyes to Enzo Ferrari, and it was an occasion savoured by neither man. After three years of unreliability and…
World champion Freddie Spencer comments on the Austria round of MotoGP, where Jorge Lorenzo held off Marc Márquez for the victory. Plus, he considers Márquez's change in approach this year,…
The final instalment of Fergus Walkinshaw's two-day restoration of a first-generation Range Rover at the Silverstone Classic. Using only parts surced on eBay, he and his team fully renovated the Range Rover in…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring a world title for Jacky Ickx and birthdays for some sports car stars December 5 2011: Peter Gethin passes away…