Great Read: F1 titans make their debut

Low-key start for men who would shape the sport  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ View in browser View in browser ARTICLES MAGAZINE SHOP DATABASE SHOP ARCHIVE Ecclestone, Hill and Allison: F1 debutants with diverse destinies at Monaco '58 August 2024 | Matt Bishop On this day in 1958, three British drivers made their world championship debuts at the Monaco Grand Prix: each would make their F1 mark in very different ways. Present at Monaco that weekend, not unnoticed but little remarked upon, were three Englishmen, including Graham Hill and Cliff Allison, who had both performed well on their grand prix debuts, despite their team, Team Lotus, also having entered a grand prix for the first time. The day before, Allison had been seen welding Hill’s car. Things really were different in those days. Just imagine Pierre Gasly working on Esteban Ocon’s Alpine. I wrote ‘three Englishmen’ but you may have noticed that I have mentioned only two. The third failed to qualify his ageing Connaught. READ MORE FROM OUR LATEST ISSUE Marcus Simmons Lotus 49 reborn: how to recreate an F1 masterpiece Classic Team Lotus has meticulously recreated the lost Lotus 49/R1, voted Motor Sport's Race Car of the Century, for the Barber Vintage Motor Sports Museum READ MORE FROM OUR LATEST ISSUE Marcus Simmons Lotus 49 reborn: how to recreate an F1 masterpiece Classic Team Lotus has meticulously recreated the lost Lotus 49/R1, voted Motor Sport's Race Car of the Century, for the Barber Vintage Motor Sports Museum READ MORE INDYCAR Pablo Elizalde Palou turns qualifying adversity into Indy 500 pole mastery The reigning Indy 500 champion drew the 31st qualifying slot, ran in peak heat, and barely scraped into the Fast 12 before grabbing pole READ MORE Motor Sport Collectables Explore our best-selling collectables, selected for Motor Sport enthusiasts like you. Lotus 72 Pocher Model BUY NOW Porsche 917K Pocher Model BUY NOW F1 Retro 1980 by Mark Hughes BUY NOW Stirling Silver Motor Sport Cufflinks BUY NOW Brabham BT46  Scalextric BUY NOW Lotus 79 Scalextric BUY NOW Update your content preferences UPDATE NOW Connect with us We now accept © 2025 Motor Sport Magazine, All rights reserved. Motor Sport Magazine, 18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE. © 2025 Motor Sport Magazine, All rights reserved. Motor Sport Magazine,  18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE. Unsubscribe  |  Privacy Policy