Articles by Andy Hallbery
Andy has been the editor of both Autosport and RACER magazines. Today he is a freelance writer and contributor to Official FIA yearbooks as well as being involved with his own book projects.
Interview: Leo Sayer – part one
Leo Sayer. Grammy winning, multi-million, platinum album-selling singer and recording artist needs little introduction, so let’s take you to the other side of Leo. He is a Formula 1 fan. No, I’ll correct that, he …
Interview: Jacques Laffite
We caught up with Jacques Laffite in the Formula 1 paddock, the Frenchman who had a Grand Prix career that spanned 12 years. It ended in 1986 at Brands Hatch in the British Grand Prix …
My life in programmes: Dutch Grand Prix 1984
The 1984 Dutch Grand Prix may not be the most memorable race in Formula 1’s history, but for many personal reasons it was extremely significant.
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Interview: 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 in …
Interview: Ivan Capelli
Ivan Capelli had a Grand Prix career of 98 races, with spells at Tyrrell, AGS. Leyton House, Ferrari and Jordan. Prior to that he was 1983 Italian Formula 3 champion, European F3 champion the following …
Interview: Mark Blundell
Mark Blundell is a three-time Formula 1 podium finisher having started 61 Grands Prix during seasons with Brabham, Ligier, Tyrrell and McLaren. He had also been test driver for Williams. He is a Le Mans …
My life in F1 race programmes: 1979 Race of Champions
Imagine you are 12 years-old, and you spent the day in the pits at an F1 race getting autographs from racing legends. Let’s go back to 1979 and Brands Hatch.
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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 …
Rubens Barrichello: Born to race
KV Racing and the Izod Indycar’s series gain is huge. Formula 1 has called time on a brilliant servant, a guy that had F1 on his mind practically since the day he was born.
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My life in F1 race programmes: Austria 1985
I’m sure you know where you were when Ayrton Senna died, but do you remember where you were for the Austrian GP in 1985? I do…
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Interview: Bryan Herta
Bryan Herta is an Indy 500 winning team owner, with a landmark win with Dan Wheldon in 2011. He won four races of his own as a driver, was a Formula Ford and Barber Saab …
IROC: Where racing worlds collided
Martin Brundle versus Dale Earnhardt Sr. Yes, it happened, and ‘Billy Bob’ Brundle came very close to upsetting the apple cart!
Martin Brundle packed a lot into his career, and was lucky/unlucky enough to have been …
Interview: David Coulthard
David Coulthard had a 15-year Grand Prix career with Williams, McLaren and Red Bull Racing, and is now a commentator for BBC TV’s F1 coverage that is shown worldwide. The Scot won 13 Grands Prix …
Stepping stones to F1: Mika Hakkinen and Allan McNish
The route used to be simple: Karting, Formula Ford, F3, F3000 and F1. Easy huh?
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Formula 1: Strike one. South Africa, 1982
The drivers were unified, for once, All fighting against tiny clauses in their Superlicence contracts. It sparked a remarkable weekend
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