Video: On the Hunt – Monaco 1975
When a moment between James Hunt and Patrick Depailler resulted in an accident at the 1975 Monaco GP, Hunt saw red and in the heat of the moment after skidding into the barrier, decided to hang …
Photo of the Day: Stirling Moss – Lawn mower racer
Got wing? Stirling Moss circa 1975
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Video Restoration – Bringing back the Lister Jaguar
The nature of racing means that individual cars which have had careers spanning decades often end up crashed, repaired, upgraded and restored so many times that they barely resemble their original selves. Is it right …
Test a McLaren MP4/7 with Senna and Berger
Image: The Cahier Archive
“Although we won a few titles before, we feel that this year is going to be even harder than the last year.” – Ayrton Senna
Ayrton Senna and his McLaren-Honda team had a new set …
Gallery: Eight reasons we wish we were James Hunt
Even more comfortable in the presence of beautiful women than he was behind the wheel of a McLaren, James Hunt embodied the playboy sporting legend like few others ever will. It’s rumored that he became …
Video: Dan Gurney returns to Spa
When Dan Gurney won the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix driving the Eagle MK1 it was a pretty big deal. It is still considered to be the first and only an American car to have won …
Video: The Ultimate Tribute to Group C
Perhaps even more thrilling than the years of turbocharged Formula 1 were the Group C racers of the same era. Manufacturers were given a huge amount of autonomy following a brief which resulted in a …
Video: Max Biaggi’s huge wheelie – 1998
Here at Motorsport Retro we really, really love huge 500cc wheelies. Intentional or not, this one by Max Biaggi at the 1998 Brno GP is hands-down our all time favourite.
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