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2024 Silverstone Festival report
Race of the season

Olivier Hart was the star of the weekend at the Silverstone Festival, as the young Dutchman won both races in which he was entered in grand style, first sharing a Ferrari 512M with father David on their way to victory in the Masters Sports Car Legends race, while in the final race of the event, the International Trophy for pre-66 GT cars, Hart and his rival Julian Thomas produced the best race of the season in a 20-minute duel at the front of the field. The two Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupés were separated by just three tenths at the finish. The biggest regular historic festival of the season was marred by persistent rain on Saturday, but the sunny weather of qualifying day returned on Sunday.

Jeremy Loisel, Shadow DN8, 2024 Silverstone Festival

 

The 1958-'61 South American Triangular Tournaments
Where front-engined Formula One went to die

José Froilan Gonzalez, Ferrari 625/Corvette, Interlagos 1958

The reign of Maseratis and Alfas might have ended in Europe at the end of the 1950s, but in South America the supremacy of front-engined cars would continue for a few more years, before finally succumbing to the impetus of modernity. However, in their second life as racing cars, these vehicles would greatly enhance the history of Latin American motorsport, in one of its richest and also forgotten chapters. This is the history of the South American Triangular championships, an era in which F1's past and present converged, providing the last gasp of a golden era of motorsport. Lorenzo Baer reports about a fascinating and very peculiar championship.

 

2024 Masters Race Weekend report
Donington flyers

Matt Wrigley took another step towards a first Historic Formula One title in the brace of Masters Racing Legends races at Donington Park, as the young Briton ran home to win the second race of the weekend. In fact, he would have won the first race too, had it not been for a broken driveshaft in his Tyrrell 011, so as a result, victory in race 1 went to David Shaw in the Williams FW06.

Mark Higson, McLaren MP4/1B, 2024 Masters Historic Race Weekend, Donington Park

 

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