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.
Emerson Fittipaldi on Copersucar years: “I was taking a risk, it’s true”
“Fittipaldi”. It’s one of those names that doesn’t need a second name. Like “Pele”, or “Maradona”, “Elvis” or “Madonna”
At the mention of the name all of us instinctively think of Emerson (don’t we?), but motorsport …
Henri Toivonen: Racing driver!
People often say that rally drivers are the most talented in the sport, and very few have succeeded at both levels: You are either a rally driver or a road racer. Gerard Larrousse and Vic …
Bernd Schneider: “The DTM cars at that time were very impressive”
What do Formula 1 World Champion Mika Hakkinen, F1 race-winner Mark Webber and Indycar champion and Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti have in common? Answer: All of them have been team mates to a driver …
San Marino Grand Prix, Imola 1994 – The worst weekend, part four
The worldwide release of Senna – The Movie has opened up a lot of memories, and it made me dig out a story I wrote a few years ago that ended up not being published. …
San Marino Grand Prix, Imola 1994 – The worst weekend, part three
May 1: Last year’s worldwide release of Senna – The Movie opened up a lot of memories about Ayrton Senna, in the build-up I dug out a series of stories I wrote a few years …
San Marino Grand Prix, Imola 1994 – The worst weekend, part two
In all the drama that was that weekend at Imola in 1994, it’s all too easy to forget that we also lost the very likeable Austrian Roland Ratzenberger on April 30, the day before Senna had …
San Marino Grand Prix, Imola 1994 – The worst weekend, part one
In 1994 racing legend Ayrton Senna lost his life, and as major a story as that was, it was just one part of a traumatic weekend that I experienced first hand. With the Senna Movie …
Le Mans 1983: Michael and Mario Andretti attempt to make history
With the Le Mans 24 Hours coming this weekend, it’s time to reflect on one of the stories that would have made history.
In 1983, Mario Andretti – one of America’s legendary drivers – competed in …
Stefan Bellof: Monaco magician and ‘Ring raider
Who is the King of Monaco? Technically it used to be Prince Ranier, and is now Prince Albert II – but there are strong arguments for “Mr Monaco” Graham Hill, or Ayrton Senna, perhaps Michael …
Video: When Indycars went to England 1978
This year’s Centennial Indianapolis 500 has garnered a lot of ink already in the build-up to what is always one of the season’s biggest events. There is a lot history to be retold, but …
When Moss met Brabham
When two legends met
Arguably the finest looking Formula 1 cars in the 1980s were Brabhams. So imagine the story and images that were produced in 1983 when Sir Stirling Moss drove Nelson Piquet’s World-Championship winning …
Dave ‘Beaky’ Sims: Passion for racing
If you have seen the moving documentary “The Killer Years”, you will have seen the memories of Dave ‘Beaky’ Sims, Jim Clark’s mechanic on that fateful April day at Hockenheim in 1968. If you haven’t …
Video: Ayrton Senna: Rally Driver!
“The World’s fastest Grand Prix racer goes wild in Wales taming five forest rally cars”
In 1986, Ayrton Senna was on the crest of Formula 1 greatness. The Brazilian’s speed and dedication was never in doubt. …
Roberto Moreno: “Qualifying an Andrea Moda is up there as well.”
Blink, and you missed it
These days, Formula 1 teams talk of upgrade packages to enhance performance after every race. However, do you remember the days when a Grand Prix team would be the entertainment on …
Ari Vatanen: “For a long time I didn’t know how close to death I had come”
As a motosport sponge as a kid, you had to have heroes, didn’t you? Be honest! If you were anyone like me, your heroes were spectacular, yet never World Champions: Ronnie Peterson, Gilles Villeneuve, …
