Tag: John Barnard

• How Prost achieved perfection

  February 26th, 2010 | Nigel Roebuck | 10 Comments Exclusive

  

  Dear Nigel,
  I confess to being a huge fan and admirer of Alain Prost, both as a person but also for his driving technique. Former team-mates Eddie Cheever and Keke Rosberg speak in amazement at how he managed to be so quick and smooth without them really understanding how or what he was doing. And former engineers, including John Barnard and Patrick Head, speak in awe of how easy on the car he was.

  Have you ever been privy to information or been told first-hand exactly what Prost did differently and where it was he made up so much time? Was it under braking? Was it through certain types of corner?

  I would be fascinated to know, as in-car footage of Prost doesn’t reveal the secrets to his technique.
  Gavin

  Sections: Ask Nigel, Exclusive content, Formula 1, Historic Racing

  Tags: Alain Prost, Denis Jenkinson, Eddie Cheever, Jenks, John Barnard, Keke Rosberg, Loews, Monaco, Patrick Head

• Parnelli Jones’s radical ideas

  May 2nd, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 6 Comments
  

  Parnelli Jones is one of the living legends of American racing, up there in the pantheon with Mario Andretti, AJ Foyt and Dan Gurney. Jones dominated three of the seven Indy 500s he started and won the race in 1963, beating Jim Clark. He looked to be a clear winner… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Historic Racing, IRL, NASCAR, Personalities, Sportscars

  Tags: AJ Foyt, Al Unser, Can-Am, Chevrolet, Cosworth, Dan Gurney, Ford, Honda, Indy 500, Jim Clark, Joe Leonard, John Barnard, Lotus, Mario Andretti, Mark Donohue, Parnelli Jones, Tony George, Toyota

• Latest Issue – March 2008

  January 31st, 2008 | Web Editor

  Senna’s legacy
  Away from the track, the Brazilian was determined to make life better at home
  Team-mates: Prost on Senna
  How years of intense rivalry gave way to friendship, and that weekend at Imola
  John Barnard and mario Illien on F1
  Respected engineers on how they’d develop the next generation… Read more

  Sections: Issue index, Magazine

  Tags: Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, BMW, Cosworth, Ferrari, FIA, GT, Imola, John Barnard, Lunch With, Mario Illien, Mario Theissen, Maserati, Matra, McLaren