It's 40 years since archetypically Italian Ferrari and British-based garagiste McLaren went head to head in the 1976 Formula 1 World Championship, 312T2 vs. M23. Two different cultures. Two very different cars. One epic season.During a lull at the 1976 Belgian Grand Prix in May, James Hunt clambered aboard friend,...

Nobody designs or builds a racecar for reasons as amorphous as "greatness." Mostly, they do it for more tangible goals: to be as fast and competitive as possible, and hopefully win races and championships.Greatness, however you choose to define it, might then follow. But more often than not it doesn't......

Today marks the 35th anniversary of Mario Andretti becoming Formula 1 World Champion. In part 1, we looked at the first two seasons of the Andretti-Lotus combo. Now, David Malsher chronicles that title-winning year, and seeks to clarify some misconceptions.The Lotus 79 first tested in winter of 1977 in the...