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Interview: Mal Campbell
May 12, 2012 | One Comment

Mal Campbell has been there and done it all, and still does it in Historic Period 5 racing. Riding for Team Honda in Australia and for HRC he rode all manner of machines, including factory …

Gilles Villeneuve
Video: Rare Interview – Gilles Villeneuve
May 9, 2012 | No Comment

Enjoy this rare look at Gilles Villeneuve away from the track.

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Interview: Leo Sayer – Part 2
May 5, 2012 | No Comment

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 …

Drivers for 1991 Australian Grand Prix
Video: 1991 Australian Grand Prix Press Conference
April 21, 2012 | No Comment

The driver line-up for the 1991 Australian Grand Prix
As we take in the sights and sounds of the opening round of the 2012 Formula One World Championship at Albert Park, let’s take a look back …

SK GP2
Interview: The Statman
April 18, 2012 | No Comment

Have you ever thought about having a job that basically consists of sitting and watching F1 races? Well that’s how 31-year-old Sean Kelly has described his role in the sport for the past 10 seasons.
As …

James Allen
Interview: James Allen
April 14, 2012 | One Comment

We recently caught up BBC Radio 5 Live’s Formula 1 commentator James Allen at The Malaysian Grand Prix. James grew up in a racing family and spent his formative years in the paddock with his …

Leo Wembley
Interview: Leo Sayer – part one
April 7, 2012 | One Comment

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 …

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Interview: Jacques Laffite
April 2, 2012 | One Comment

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 …

Mansilla McLaren Test 1981
Interview: Quique Mansilla
March 26, 2012 | No Comment

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 …

Gerald Donaldson
Interview: Gerald Donaldson
March 25, 2012 | One Comment

Gerald Donaldson was born in Almonte, Canada, and is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art. He worked in advertising and freelance journalism and has for many years covered Formula 1 racing internationally as …

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Interview: Alan Jones
March 23, 2012 | No Comment

Australia’s Alan Jones’, 1980 Formula 1 world champion, joined MotorsportRetro.com in the Melbourne paddock at the opening Grand Prix of the year to share his thoughts. Son of a successful racing father, from an early …

500cc Grand Prix rider for Team Honda
Interview: Jeff Leisk
March 21, 2012 | No Comment

Jeff Leisk deserves legend status in off-road racing, as the first Australian rider to win a world motocross Grand Prix and as runner-up in the 1989 world 500 motocross championship. He retired from motocross at …

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Interview: Ivan Capelli
March 18, 2012 | No Comment

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 …

Blundell McLaren
Interview: Mark Blundell
March 13, 2012 | No Comment

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 …

Revson & McQueen Sebring 1970
Video: The 1970 Twelve Hours of Sebring
March 11, 2012 | No Comment

“I busted it in six places and uh.. I’d already said I’d drive so I got the cast on and we just taped it up and it’s OK.”