Mike Hailwood had won no fewer than nine World Motorcycle Championships before he ever competed in his first Formula One...
1969 Mirage M2-BRM The Mirage profiled here is no optical illusion, although it is certainly as beautiful as some optical...
I’d raced the Cosworth-powered Ensign N174 at the 1974 USGP at Watkins Glen, it was my fourth time in the car and fifth Grand Prix I’d entered that season—I’d driven a March 731 at the British GP at Brands Hatch—entered by Dempster International Racing Team—but this was the first race...
The author rides the iconically liveried Mirage up onto the curb while negotiating a left-hander at Silverstone. Photo: Pete Austin The...
The author found the Amon AF101 quite enjoyable to drive at Donington, now that it has been extensively developed—note particularly...
Having grown up the son of racer and team owner Reg Parnell, it’s little wonder that Tim Parnell has lived a life dominated by motorsport. Whether going to pre-war races with his father, racing himself in F2 or leading the BRM race organization, Tim Parnell has played an integral role...
Jim Clark Frank Williams Photo: Williams F1 1 Jody Scheckter drives a Tyrrell 007 to victory in the South African...
Alistair Caldwell joined the McLaren team in their early days as a cleaner and ended up as team manager, winning...
Rick Mears Alain Prost 1 John Surtees drives a Ferrari 312 to victory in the nonchampionship Syracuse Grand Prix in Italy (1966). 2 The Junior Car Club holds its first high-speed trials at Brooklands in England. Of the 48 entries, 22 win gold medals and 5 win silver medals (1925)....
In the early 1980s, the Marlboro British F3 Championship was reckoned the most desirable to be in. The top three...
I didn’t see the accident happen, and it was many laps later when my photo trek around South Africa’s Kyalami circuit brought me to the blackened wreckage. Thanks to the public address speakers, I knew Clay Regazzoni was alive. Still, his burned-out BRM was a grisly sight and I thought...
The buzz in Hollywood is that American film company Infinity Media—makers of this year’s Oscar award-winning Capote—has bought the rights...
1972 Surtees TS9B The relationship between money and success in an F1 team has always been a subject of interest...
Tim Schenken I came from the Brabham team in 1971 into the Surtees team for 1972 to partner Mike Hailwood. The year 1971 had been a mixed season for me. I finished in the top 10 and had a really good 3rd place in Austria behind Jo Siffert in the...
Pete Lyons Occasionally here you may notice me express disdain for the twisted state modern Formula One has gotten itself...
Karl Kling Jim Clark 1 Lloyd “Lucky” Casner drives a Ferrari Testa Rosa to victory in a race at Opa-Locka,...
Mike Hailwood Lucien Bianchi 3 Future Indianapolis car racer Joe Leonard wins the Daytona 200 motorcycle race on the beach at Daytona, Florida (1957). 4 F1 World Champion Jim Clark is born (1936). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the...
Duncan Hamilton Jeff Andretti 1 Moises Solana wins the USRRC race in Mexico City, Mexico (1968). 2 Motorcycle and F1...
During the 1960s, it was not uncommon for successful motorcycle racers to eventually make their way into the four-wheeled racing world. The list of successful transplants includes names like John Surtees, Joe Leonard and the focus of this month’s featured Web site, Mike “The Bike” Hailwood. Mike Hailwood competed on...
Jim Clark Robert Benoist 3 F1 World Championship debut for George Follmer and Shadow. Follmer brought his Shadow in sixth...
Ronnie Bucknum Jim Clark 2 Mike Hailwood is born (1940). 3 Mario Andretti becomes the first American to win a...
