Formula 1: No Italian Job
Jarno Trulli’s exit from Formula 1 means that there will be no Italian Grand Prix driver on the grid this year for the first time since 1969. Yet Italy has a rich history in F1 ...Formula 1: No...
View ArticleVideo: Tyler Alexander and Gordon Coppuck remember Bruce McLaren
In this touching clip, two true McLaren legends, Tyler Alexander and Gordon Coppuck, reunite to discuss their experience working with Bruce McLaren. The guys discuss why Bruce was such an inspiration...
View ArticleVideo: Dario Franchitti Drives the 1965 Honda RA 272
“The noise of the engine, the power delivery of the engine, the positioning of the engine.. that dominated the whole day.” Honda’s RA 272 was known for its high-revving, technically advanced V12,...
View ArticleFor Sale: 1992 Benetton B192 Formula One
On a rainy Sunday at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, Benetton’s B192 set a snowball rolling down a very, very long slope – giving Michael Schumacher the first of his ninety one Formula One Grand Prix...
View ArticleVideo: Martin Brundle Drives the Benetton B192
“The car immediately feels comfortable, like meeting up with an old friend again.” Last raced at the Australian Grand Prix in 1992, Benetton’s B192 was Martin Brundle‘s most competitive ride. The pair...
View ArticleAn Art Exhibition for Revheads
Inventive, intricate, referential and dense, Eamon O’Toole’s motorsport art captures the innovation and pioneering spirit of motorsport through the medium of sculpture. O’Toole uses materials...
View ArticleAuction Result: Shannons’ 1948 Bedmore Special
This lovely 1948 Bedmore Special Single Seat Race Car went up for auction at Shannons’ Melbourne Autumn Classic Auction, which ran successfully on the 5th of March. Affordable, unique and storied,...
View ArticleBest of the Cahier Archive: Rain
Plumes of water, epic slides and legendary drives – there’s nothing like a spot of rain to mix up a Grand Prix weekend. This is the latest in our series of photo specials showcasing the stunning...
View ArticleInterview: Alan Jones
Australia’s Alan Jones’, 1980 Formula 1 world champion, joined MotorsportRetro.com in the Melbourne paddock at the opening Grand Prix of the year to share his thoughts. Son of a successful racing...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: Malaysian Grand Prix – Atmosphere
Enjoy the sights and flavour from Friday at the 2012 Malayisan Grand Prix Photo Gallery: Malaysian Grand Prix – Atmosphere is a post from Motorsport Retro, bringing you classic motorsport, cars,...
View ArticleGiancarlo Falappa’s 1992 Ducati 888 SBK up for grabs at RM Auctions Monaco
“Sometimes, the race does go to the swift, and the battle to the strong!” 1992 was Giancarlo Falappa’s most successful season in the World Superbike Championship. He won both races at the...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery : Malaysian Grand Prix – Formula 1 Paddock Saturday
Photo Gallery : Malaysian Grand Prix – Formula 1 Paddock Saturday is a post from Motorsport Retro, bringing you classic motorsport, cars, motorcycles and gear every day. ...Photo Gallery : Malaysian...
View ArticleInterview: Gerald Donaldson
Gerald Donaldson was born in Almonte, Canada, and is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art. He worked in advertising and freelance journalism and has for many years covered Formula 1 racing...
View ArticleInterview: Quique Mansilla
Enrique Mansilla, “Quique”, is one of those drivers who ‘should have’. The tough thing for him was timing, politics and war. The Argentinian was a Formula Ford teammate with Ayrton Senna at Van Diemen...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: 1974, Monza – Alfa
Alfa ’74 - Bee a Buckler Photo of the Day: 1974, Monza – Alfa is a post from Motorsport Retro, bringing you classic motorsport, cars, motorcycles and gear every day. ...Photo of the Day: 1974, Monza –...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery : Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix – Sunday
The 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix was a fabulous spectacle with Fernando Alonso holding off Mexicos’s Sergio Perez to take a sensational victory for Ferrari. Photo Gallery : Malaysian Formula 1 Grand...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: 1969, Le Mans – Matra
Le Mans ’69 – Hometown heros Photo of the Day: 1969, Le Mans – Matra is a post from Motorsport Retro, bringing you classic motorsport, cars, motorcycles and gear every day. ...Photo of the Day: 1969,...
View ArticleBest of The Cahier Archive: Gerhard Berger
With 210 Formula One Grand Prix starts and stints driving for ATS, Arrows, Benetton, Ferrari and McLaren, Gerhard Berger is one of Formula One’s most experienced, loved and exciting drivers. He got...
View ArticleSenna’s 1984 Toleman TG184-2 Up For Auction
Sunshine, boats and bikinis are what come to mind when one thinks of the atmosphere in the paddock at Monaco when Formula One rolls into town for the weekend. When the sun came up on ...Senna’s 1984...
View ArticleVideo: A Few Laps Around Sandown in a Lola 430
Hop on-board this wild Lola 430 for a few laps around Sandown during a Formula 5000 race, complete with close racing, power oversteer and a brutal, microphone-destroying engine note. Video: A Few Laps...
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