Simon Taylor

2 weeks ago | motorsportmagazine.com | Damien Smith |Rob Widdows |Simon Taylor |Mark Hughes

Formula 1 in 1973 boiled down to Lotus versus Tyrrell: Lithe and balanced 72 versus stubby and twitchy 005-006. But were either the best car of the season? Silverstone that year is remembered for the shunt triggered by Jody Scheckter, F1’s newest bad boy, whose McLaren M23 slewed in the teeth of the pack. His team-mates, Peter Revson and Denny Hulme, howled through a shrinking gap, while others screeched and squawked into a growing pile of expensive scrap.

1 month ago | motorsportmagazine.com | Simon Taylor |Adam Cooper

To call the accident life-changing would be an understatement. A return to F1 was the goal that helped to fuel his rehab, and while he had a brief symbolic run in a Jordan in 1993, his career at the top level was over. “After all that pushing and shoving, in the end I had to accept I was never going to get back to F1,” he said. “One big problem was that the muscle down the front of my left thigh was fused to the bone and I couldn’t bend my leg.

Jan 8, 2025 | motorsportmagazine.com | Paul Fearnley |Simon Taylor |Nigel Roebuck |Mark Hughes

2025 will be the year that Formula 1’s most successful ever driver and team will be united: Lewis Hamilton will race in Ferrari red. The much anticipated move shines a light on the fact that no British driver has competed full time with the Scuderia for over 30 years. Back in racing’s ‘golden age’ though Enzo Ferrari and his team utilised the talents of British racers frequently, with numerous world championships their reward.

Nov 14, 2024 | motorsportmagazine.com | Simon Taylor |Andrew Marriott

Sponsored by Goodwood Road Racing ClubThe Goodwood Members’ Meeting is one of the most prestigious events on the historic motor sport calendar, with fans treated to racing legends battling it out in iconic cars on a classic circuit. Now it’s set to get even better, with a new exciting race added to a revamped 2025 schedule. The Win Percy Trophy, for Group 1 2.8-litre (or less) touring cars made between 1970 to 1982 will be a 45-minute, two-driver contest.

Nov 10, 2024 | motorsportmagazine.com | Simon Taylor

Formula 1 will arrive in Las Vegas next week with a glaring omission in its line-up: since Logan Sargeant was ejected from Williams, there has been no American driver on the grid, despite the nation’s burgeoning number of fans and its long, historic record of producing legendary drivers. Their grit, skill and versatility have dazzled fans in Formula 1, IndyCar, NASCAR and sports car racing, making it no simple task to identify the ten greatest US drivers in the history of racing.