Features editor
Rob was brought up on racing, being taken to Goodwood as a small child and devouring his father’s copies of Motor Sport. During a career in newspaper, radio and TV journalism he created the ‘Track Torque’ motorsport show on radio and was Indycar commentator for Eurosport before co-founding the Festival of Speed and Revival events. He was marketing director of the Goodwood Road Racing Company.
I set out, the other day, to talk to two of the Fat Cats of Formula 1. It was only …
The beginning of the Grand Prix season in Europe always seems to represent some kind of turning point in the …
Wow, what a week! And, as one of our bloggers remarked, wow, what a speech! The week in Bahrain was, …
April 2, 2008 Your highness, ladies and gentlemen. Traditionally, it’s stories, not speeches that start with the phrase “Once upon …
Firstly, the news that the BBC has captured the TV contract for Grand Prix racing inspired the biggest response to …
My Editor has asked me to approach my weekly blog in a different way. He’s the Boss, so I will. …
The men from Ingolstadt were in sombre mood at the end of the 2008 Sebring 12 Hours. For the first …
(1971 Le Mans 24 Hours, Pedro Rodriguez & Jackie Oliver (Porsche 917 LH) leads Gerard Larrousse & Vic Elford (Porsche …
I wonder if anyone else shares my fascination with this night racing thing? Or perhaps you consider it be an …
It’s a small world, this motor racing. Walking through the A1GP paddock in Durban last weekend was like going back …
This week I bring news of the 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Might this be a little premature, I hear …
It all began with a telephone call from his son. “Hey Dad, one of our drivers has pulled out, how …
I went to Littlehampton this week, a little town by the sea that has many good memories for me. At …
I was watching News at Ten this week and up popped Eddie Jordan, looking tanned, relaxed and rich. Wrapped in …
The passage of time means different things to different people. For a geologist, two hundred and fifty million years is …
Looking for something to do on July 3? Get yourself to this: cranfieldmotorsportsimulation.com/news/2012/hist…
RT @gsmumford: @Motor_Sport Really enjoying the latest Podcast with @DerekWarwick, great guy, saw him race in F1 & Sports Cars
RT @PaulGibsonPhoto: Just listened to the latest podcast from @Motor_Sport with the legendary Derek Warwick - absolutely brilliant, mayb ...
Just retired hurt at 1.20am from drinking gin and grappa with 91 year old Norman Dewis. MIght be the most remarkable man I've met.
Sad news about Stoner retiring at the end of 2012. At the age of 26 no less!
A look back at the 1962 GP season – the year that Hill battled Clark. Nigel Roebuck also writes about what we missed with Moss after his accident at Goodwood and Simon Taylor lunches with Tony Southgate.
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