Welcome to our March podcast with 1996 Formula 1 World Champion and current BRDC president Damon Hill.
He played a big hand in securing the British Grand Prix at Silverstone and has an interesting perspective on Formula 1 at the moment, a perspective he’s not afraid to air.
Enjoy… We… Read more
Welcome to part deux of the Motor Sport Hall of Fame audio podcast.
As I’m sure you’ll agree Brian is one of our best guests yet as the tales of his racing career are quite simply, jaw-dropping. We’re back next month on March 8 so do make sure you ask… Read more
Welcome to a very special Motor Sport audio podcast. This month we’re joined by Mario Andretti and Brian Redman – such a stellar line-up that we’ve had to cut it into two parts!
Part 2 will be online next week, but for the time being sit back and enjoy what… Read more
Motor Sport broke new ground last night – for both the magazine and for British racing – when we launched our Hall of Fame event at the Roundhouse in Camden.
It was a star-studded night as some of the biggest names in motor sport joined 400 guests for a celebration… Read more
The Lotus name returns to Formula 1 this year. Neither Tony Fernandes nor Mike Gascoyne are pretending this new team has any direct link to Colin Chapman’s great squad, but still the use of the Lotus badge is seen as controversial in some quarters. After all, the legacy is a… Read more
Lotus Special
Favourite Team Lotus moments
Nigel Roebuck’s highlights
The new F1 team
Mike Gascoyne reveals aims for 2010 ‘comeback’
Voices of Team Lotus
Predictions and reflections from Colin’s men
Lotus 79 track test
Andrew Frankel drives Andretti’s title winner
Other Features
Virgin Racing
How Manor Motorsport teamed up with Nick Wirth to… Read more
Just as we were getting prepared to have Mario Andretti as our next podcast guest a call came through saying that Brian Redman also wanted to join us.
There’s no point in going over Redman’s career here as I am sure you’re all perfectly familiar with it. However, the 12… Read more
We all know that Mario Andretti was one of the world’s most versatile drivers, winning in Formula 1, Indycars and long-distance sports cars, as well as NASCAR stock cars, sprint cars and USAC dirt championship cars. He enjoyed a long career, racing successfully into his fifties, so what was his… Read more
A few days after Christmas I had the pleasure of talking to Jacky Ickx for a book I’m writing about the history of Carl Haas and Newman/Haas Racing. Thirty years ago Ickx won the Can-Am championship driving a Lola for Haas’s team, and I wanted to talk to him about… Read more
Hi Nigel,
On a Formula 1 thread I participate in one of the regulars made this statement: “Andretti spent his entire championship year screaming at Chapman to make Peterson slow down. This does not come from me, but from sources who were there, like Murray Walker and Nigel Roebuck.” I find it hard to believe that Mario behaved like that. Can you tell me if it is true, and if so, can you provide some insight into the circumstances?
Kenny DesPortes
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