Sport newsThe FIA and the world of motor sport today mourns the passing of French motor sport icon, Guy Ligier.Jean Todt, FIA President said, “today is a sad day; Guy was a key figure in the revival of French motor sport internationally”.The former rugby player reached the pinnacle of motor...

Former racing driver and Formula 1 team owner Guy Ligier has died. He was 85.Ligier was born in Vichy in 1930, but it was not until he was 35 that he made his F1 debut in the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix, driving a Cooper Maserati. Prior to that Ligier had...

Francois Guiter, who supported the careers of several French Formula 1 drivers, died on Saturday night.Guiter, who was also involved in AUTOSPORT's French edition, started in motorsport with fuel company Elf when it increased its involvement in racing in the 1960s.From then on Guiter gave his backing, through Elf, to...

John Coombs, who died on Saturday aged 92, was instrumental in the early career of Jackie Stewart as well as in convincing Jaguar to create the lightweight E-Type racer.Proprietor of Coombs of Guildford, a Jaguar dealer, it was natural the Coventry marque featured heavily as he wound down his career...