Without a doubt, the racecar that gave me the most pleasure, and therefore my greatest racecar, was the Silk Cut...
In all my career, the very best cars I ever drove were the 1986 Benetton B186-BMW and the 1987 Ferrari...
The 1987 season was my first year in Formula One. I had sponsorship from Lois jeans and Mr. Minardi offered me a drive in his team alongside Alessandro Nannini in the new Minardi M187. I appreciated that the Minardi wasn’t too competitive, but it was a start. The car was...
In my time as a racing driver I have had the opportunity of driving many types of racing car. I...
Looking back, the 1980 Formula 2 season with Ted Toleman was a terrific time to be racing. The Toleman TG280...
The 1988 season was one of those years when I was truly up against it, my wife was pregnant with our daughter and I desperately needed to race. All other options had failed, so I went back to my roots in England and spoke with some teams I’d previously raced...
I have driven most types of racing car from Formula Ford to Formula One and from the best in sports...
The year 1988 beckoned for the presence of an automotive marvel, the Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole (QV), a cherished relic...
When drivers are asked about their greatest racecar, many look at cars that have won races or given them great success in their careers. I look back and try to remember the car that has given me great fun and holds good racing memories. So, if I look back in...
I’ve driven many racing cars during my career and, for me, a great racecar has to have exceptional acceleration and...
When West Coaster Johnny Von Neumann went to the mighty Max Hoffman and asked him for an inexpensive, bare-bones, open...
A professional racing driver’s performance is indelibly linked to the performance of a racing car he likes. I have been fortunate to have driven two such cars in Formula One, the first car I drove in a Grand Prix, a Tyrrell 018, and the last Ferrari I drove, the 412T2....
In the 1980s the team at Electramotive and Don Devendorf were renowned for the preparation of racing and road-going Nissans. So it was only...
On 1989, at the Geneva Motor Show, Alfa Romeo unveiled a monster. Its initial impulse was at the hand of...
An extremely rare, low-mileage 1991 Alfa Romeo SZ is currently on offer at the U.S. Auction platform of Collecting Cars. Global bidding is ongoing and it will run until November 3, Wednesday. Only 1,036 examples were made by the renowned Italian automaker, Alfa Romeo. Under the hood of the SZ...
Two Ross Brawn-designed cars were to play a big part in my racing career, both were formidable contenders and race...
Long ago when racecars used tires with tread, I owned a couple Lotus cars. While stationed in Germany, I bought a 1968 Lotus Europa and picked it up at the factory. After returning from Vietnam, I bought a 1956 Lotus 11 LM that I raced in the early ’70s. Then...
Recently the collector car world has shifted. Although interest remains for established sectors, a new generation of enthusiasts has arrived...
Like most racing drivers, I’ve driven many cars in my career, choosing just one as a greatest racecar is an...
My favorite racecar was always the latest one I won with. I’ve always struggled with the question of what’s your favorite anything because I’m an “it depends” person. What’s your favorite color? What’s your favorite music? It depends on the mood I’m in for the music, what mood I’m in...
Two Ross Brawn designed cars were to play a big part in my racing career, both were formidable contenders and...
To be honest, I’ve had a lot of great racecars in my career and it’s very difficult to select just...
I truly believe a good car does not have to do only with good performances, but also its opportunities to be right on the money, even if you go sometimes a little away from the good changes. Of course, the big secret to any good car is the people who...
My early racing career started in single-seaters in New Zealand beginning first with Formula Atlantic, then Formula Three, and then...
I went to Daytona the year Dan Gurney’s All American Racers /Toyota GTP won the race, their first Daytona 24...
In the late ’70s, Lancia wanted something to grab some of the market share from the popular VW Golf. A Giugiaro-penned, four-door was the result. By the ’80s there was the Delta HF; a “Hot Hatch,” turbocharged, front-wheel drive version. At the time, the Delta 037 was competing on the...
This week’s Mullin Automotive Museum featured vehicle is the 1994 Bugatti EB110 Supersport ‘Le Mans’, one of only three vehicles...
Al Holbert—winner at Daytona, Sebring, and many times at Le Mans; Peter Gregg—4 times winner at Daytona; and Jim Busby—2...
I’m celebrating 25 years of motor racing, and I say this without counting the years I spent karting. It’s difficult to count those years toward my career as it was just something I did as a very young girl. During my motor racing years I have had the opportunity of...
