Ride inside the iconic 1975 BMW 3.0 CSL IMSA GT racer once piloted by Brian Redman and Ronnie Peterson with BMW North America CEO Ludwig Willisch behind the wheel at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.

Brian Redman climbed into the cockpit of the factory Ferrari 312PB at Daytona International Speedway in 1972, with an assist from co-driver Clay Regazzoni.That year’s race was only six hours in duration. After six years racing at the 24-hour distance, the move by the FIA from the mighty five-liter formula...

In 2011 Chris Amon told Autosport magazine about his greatest race for the 'Race of my Life' feature. Following his death, Autosport is republishing the story in tribute to the former grand prix driver and Le Mans 24 hours winner:The race that sticks in my mind is the 1972 French...

ABOVE: Alan Henry with Ferrari drivers Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni, looking over a copy of Motoring News in 1976. (LAT archive) Longtime Formula 1 journalist Alan Henry has passed away at the age of 68.Henry's first break in motorsport journalism came after writing a letter to Autosport to complain...

Colin Chapman and Lotus revolutionized Formula 1 with the ground-effect Type 79. Suddenly, the little teams had a massive performance advantage – and F1’s grandee manufacturers didn’t like that one bit. Lotus 79 hit the ground sticking. The skirted, black and gold beauty caught the rest with their pants down...

The phenomenon of drivers regularly changing helmets is a new one in Formula 1, for there was once a time when they would stick with the same colors through their career.Having their own helmet colors helped establish stronger brand identities - something that is missing from F1 now.We chooses 10...

Autodromo Nazionale Monza is one of the last iconic Formula 1 tracks that still possesses its original character. Still superfast, despite the chicanes; still atmospheric, despite the gladiatorial element of F1 disappearing; still possessing a soul in a way that most of the tracks that remain on the calendar couldn't...

Back in January, we ran a story about favorite racecars and asked RACER.com readers to select their top five. Your votes flooded in and, in the end, we had more than 400 different racecars to consider… but 10 clear favorites emerged.Many of you had found it tricky to narrow your...

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...

Tomorrow marks the 35th anniversary of Mario Andretti becoming Formula 1 World Champion, America's last. David Malsher looks at the build-up to that title-winning year. It's not only in hindsight that this story amazes, as it goes from hopeless beginnings to title glory in under three years; it was genuinely...