Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I have been chasing race cars since the first Michigan 500 in 1981. The only driver ever to win the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona ...

Formula 1 cars come up for auction with some regularity, but rarely do they have as eclectic a racing history as a car that will be offered by Bonhams in Monaco in a few days. And the fact that this ...

The perfect Formula 1 car met the perfect driver in 1978. We’ve celebrated their union, one that produced a world championship for Mario Andretti and the pioneering Lotus 79 chassis, with immense ...

Formula 1 racing cars have recently returned to an emphasis on “ground effects,” an aerodynamic approach pioneered in the 1970s to optimize a vehicle’s adhesion to the track. On February 1, in an ...

1978 Ferrari and Lauda had now gone their separate ways despite winning the championship together in 77 Lauda moved to Brabham and Ferrari took on the young Gilles Villeneuve Frank Williams and ...