Racing Files

British racing legend Sir Stirling Moss is considered by many to be the greatest Formula 1 driver never to have won the drivers' championship. He was a passionate racer and competed in a variety of categories in his decade behind the wheel.

Two-time Formula 1 World Champion, winner of the Indianapolis 500 and three-time Le Mans driver with two podium finishes: James Clark Jr, better known as Jim Clark, earned his nickname as the "Flying Scotsman" in the 60s. He always celebrated his 25 victories in 72 Grand Prixs with the Lotus team, to whom he remained loyal until the end of his career.

Mountain races, rallies and city races: In the early days of motorsport, races were held on existing roads and off-roads. After a series of serious accidents, organizers began to build their own circuits for their events. Today tracks like the Silverstone Circuit, Monza or the Indianapolis Motor Speedway are a Mecca for all racing enthusiasts.

The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is famed for its speeds. A track known for low-drag set-ups, full throttle racing, and the occasional slipstream battle, Monza is a true drivers’ circuit and home to some of the greatest races in motorsports history. Racing Files explores the legend of the Autodromo Nazionale of Monza.

Italy was home to two of the most famous road races of the 20th century: the Targa Florio and the Mille Miglia. From their very inception, these city to city road races were linked with both glamour and mortality, as racers lost their lives in pursuit of pace. The Targa, for example, was set on the mountain roads of Sicily and featured hairpin bends and dramatic changes of elevation. The Mille Miglia, on the other hand, made legends of marques like Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche.

Once the dominant force in motor-racing, after the Second World War Alfa Romeo’s star began to wane. The Italian marque had come to define motorsport in the first half of the twentieth century, but growing competition from Germany, Britain, and France -- plus homegrown challengers in the form of Ferrari -- meant that Alfa’s years at the top were all too brief. Racing Files explores the rise and fall of Alfa Romeo in motorsports.

South Africa’s only Formula One world champion and the African continent’s only F1 champion, Jody Scheckter is a man who followed a short-lived career as a successful racing driver with an equally successful -- if rather more peaceful -- career as an organic farmer. Racing Files takes a look at his career in motorsports.