‘Iconic’ is a much overused word these days, and it’s a particular bugbear for one of my team here at Motor Sport. But sometimes it’s a word that’s hard to avoid. Sometimes it’s the first thing that springs to mind when presented with a certain image. And if anything deserves… Read more
Tag: Chris Amon
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1970 – a year of change
June 24th, 2010 | Damien Smith | 17 Comments
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Dylan, Denny and the Daily Express Trophy
Dear Nigel,
This question has nothing whatsoever to do with racing, despite me following your writings for many years, most recently in Motor Sport, and being an ardent fan.
I seem to remember hearing that you are a big fan of Bob Dylan, is this true? If so, you have… -
Webber’s stock rises
An aspect of Grand Prix racing which has never failed to fascinate me is the ‘instant’ appraisal of a driver’s worth. There really is some truth in the old cliché that, ‘You’re only as good as your last race…’
Psychology, as we know, plays a very considerable role in motor… Read more -
Psychological battles
Dear Nigel,
Having just watched both the qualifying at Melbourne and highlights of the 1969 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, courtesy of YouTube, I was struck by the enormous gulf between F1 then and now. I was born in 1974 and my earliest memories of motor racing come from… -
One that got away from Amon
Dear Nigel,
Please tell me it isn’t true, the allegation that Pedro Rodríguez was running a 3.3-litre engine in his BRM when he narrowly beat Chris Amon’s March to win the 1970 Belgian GP.
If he had been running such an engine, how on earth would it have got past the scrutineers?There’s no chance, I suppose, of retroactively awarding the win to Chris Amon? (One of the greatest racing drivers, uncrowned or crowned, I’m sure you’ll agree.)
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January’s audio podcast (2010)
January 20th, 2010 | Ed Foster | 154 Comments
Welcome to the first Motor Sport audio podcast of 2010. What does Nigel Roebuck really think about the return of Michael Schumacher and all the other news from the F1 paddock?
Next month we’re joined by 1978 Formula 1 World Champion Mario Andretti so make sure you ask him a… Read more
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The drives of my life
Dear Nigel,
As we know, Denis Jenkinson was a very experienced racer, both as a sidecar passenger and in his navigating of Sir Stirling Moss on the Mille Miglia. My questions are, have you any competition experience, which drivers have you sat alongside, and do you consider yourself a ‘sporting motorist’?
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“He was as good as Jim Clark”
Dear Nigel,
In June of 1977 I was wandering through the paddock of Mont Tremblant when I found myself standing in front the Wolf Can-Am car… These where those modified F5000 cars. (This was the weekend Brian Redman’s car got airborne on the back straight and Brian had quite an accident.) I remember looking directly into one driver’s eyes and he looked tired and frankly a bit scared. The driver of course was Chris Amon and I think this was his last motor race. I had seen Chris race in many Canadian Grand Prix and Can-Am races at Mosport and St Jovite. I had to wonder how such a talented drive ended up in that car. What are your recollections of the latter stages of Chris Amon’s career?
Craig Rowsell
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Latest Issue – June 2008
April 29th, 2008 | Web EditorRon Dennis
Why he won’t be forced out of F1, his ‘retirement’ plans and the future of Grand Prix racing.
Archie Scott Brown
It’s 50 years since the Scot lost his life at Spa, but his success with Lister is not forgotten.
Ferrari Dino 246S
Motor Sport was handed the… Read more -
Why the president must go
April 29th, 2008 | Damien Smith | 3 Comments
Join in the racing action on our Grand Prix Reports
The Max Mosley scandal has dominated much of our time and energy this month, and that is reflected in the June issue (on sale Friday May 2) of Motor Sport. It was inevitable. When motor racing becomes a regular subject… Read more
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