The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
October 2017 Matra Racing DVD, The Rebirth Many years ago I was drawn to the vibrancy of the Matra pit...
1964 World Champion Our Ed McDonough had the opportunity to interview John Surtees on a number of occasions, investigating how Surtees had his first test in a Formula One car in a Vanwall, and later became the only person ever to race Vanwall’s short-lived rear-engine car in 1961. As part...
Modena Aerautodromo, December 15, 1964. John Surtees is about to head out to test the new Ferrari 330P2 that will...
18 Reasons Why a 65 is not a 47 Dear Editor. Being the owner of an authentic Lotus 47 and...
Entering the 1974 season, a pair of fresh, new faces began exerting significant influence upon Ferrari, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo (left) and Niki Lauda.Photo: Giorgio Nada By the end of 1969, Mauro Forghieri had become the head of Ferrari’s Advanced Studies Office with the task of designing a new car...
I’m always amazed at how these issues can sometimes take on a life of their own. Those of you who...
Forghieri shares a humorous moment with Commendatore Ferrari during testing at Monza. The two first became acquainted when Forghieri was...
Maranello, Italy, November 1979. The introduction of the new Ferrari 312/T5 at Ferrari’s Fiorano test track. Standing behind the new car are (left to right) chief designer Mauro Forghieri, Gilles Villeneuve, Team Manager Marco Piccinini, Enzo Ferrari and Jody Scheckter. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION Become a Member &...
Amédée Gordini – a true racing legend By Roy Smith The complete story of Amédée Gordini, a man often called...
Although he was first afflicted with the racing “bug” when his father took him to Reims as a child, Alliot did...
The 50th anniversary of Ferrari’s landmark 250 GTO will be celebrated with a special GTO class at the 17th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance next March 9–11. The GTO is a tribute to the days when auto manufacturers paid special attention to racing’s various rulebooks and built cars specifically to...
Louis Stanley Rudolf Caracciola 2 First South Africa Grand Prix to be held on the Kyalami track near Johannesburg is...
There was never any doubt that Chris Amon was an exceptional talent. Mauro Forghieri, Ferrari’s chief designer for almost 20...
