From Vintage Motorsport issue 07.3-May/Jun 2007Photo: Watkins Glen, Oct. 7, 1979—Clay Regazzoni (red jacket) watches as Alan Jones' pit stop goes all wrong with the right rear wheel nut not secure, Jones losing the wheel half a lap later.Working out of my home office these days, I am more covert...

Originally posted to RACER.com by Chris MedlandSir Frank Williams, the founder of one of Formula 1’s most successful teams that carries his name, has died at the age of 79.Williams first entered a car in F1 in 1969 under Frank Williams Racing Cars but it was the creation of Williams...

Marina, CA—"Shadow" is what Don Nichols named his race cars, but the image could pertain as well to the man himself. Tall, lean and generally reserved, he was known to have a mysterious background in military intelligence—a mystery he cultivated by generally declining to speak of it. Shadow Cars founder...

ABOVE: Nichols (at right) with UOP Shadow's Alan Rees and designer Tony Southgate at the 1973 Spanish Grand Prix. Don Nichols, the American founder of the Shadow Racing team that rose to prominence in Formula 1 and Can-Am during the 1970s – especially with its black-liveried Universal Oil Products (UOP)-backed...

When: 1985 Where: Road America What: CART IndyCar Series Who: Alan JonesThe cars and working conditions have changed quite a bit since IndyCar teams visited Wisconsin's finest road course in 1985.CART's visit to the sprawling Road America facility that year took place without fan favorite Mario Andretti, who was injured...

Alan Jones, the first man to win a Formula 1 world championship with the Williams team, received a Gregor Grant Award at the 2015 Autosport Awards. The Australian legend played a pivotal role in the rise of Frank Williams and Patrick Head's team, including a breakthrough title success in 1980...

This weekend's Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) national championships at the Circuit of The Americas offers a festive atmosphere with much to do beyond the considerable on-track action. A unique relationship between the SVRA and the still-young car auction company, Motostalgia, adds a twist to the weekend with what company...

Williams Formula 1 team co-founder and former technical director Patrick Head has been given a knighthood in the Queen's 2015 Birthday Honours list.Head helped Sir Frank Williams establish the team as a credible force in F1, first as the squad's designer in the 1970s before becoming technical director to oversee...

Merceds' Nico Rosberg has been hit with a reprimand for an infringement at the entry of the pitlane during Friday morning practice for the Spanish Grand Prix.Rosberg was given the reprimand – his first of the 2015 season and his first since last year's Bahrain GP – for the way...

The Marina Bay paddock was filled with familiar racing faces, including world champions Sir Jackie Stewart, Alan Jones, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve, plus Mika Salo, Giancarlo Minardi, Craig Lowndes and Neil Crompton. Australian Grand Prix Corporation CEO Andrew Westacott paid a visit, as did artist Anna-Louise Felstead and chef...