F1
Mansour Ojjeh: how his Williams rejection led to McLaren glory
Frank Williams brought Mansour Ojjeh into F1, but the team boss’s rejection of the investor’s overtures led the latter to a richly-rewarding McLaren association
Road Racing & IoM TT News
Carrasco’s remarkable comeback and the sad tale of grand prix racing’s female pioneer
On Sunday Ana Carrasco won a race just nine months after breaking her back. Hers is an amazing story but no more so than the shocking story of the first woman who tried to make it in motorcycle racing
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UK motor sport revival continues with Croft’s Ferrari bonanza
The Ferrari Owners’ Club of Great Britain is gearing up for six races, hours of track day time and a multitude of classic machinery on display at its Croft event on June 26-27
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Leena Gade: The Motor Sport Interview
Ten years ago, in 2011, Leena Gade became the first female race engineer to win the Le Mans 24 Hours when she ran an Audi R18 driven by André Lotterer,…
Electric racing
Crash-bang-wallop racing for the hell of it: electric ETCR series is unleashed
Do you loathe electric cars? Does the whine of Formula E make you gnash your teeth? Do you scoff at those celebrity do-gooders on their climate change crusade in Extreme…
Auctions
Porsche 962 from last-ever production run goes up for auction
Porsche 962-163 is one of seven cars which constituted the last batch of Stuttgart’s Le Mans-winning machines, and could sell for over £1m
Lifestyle
2021 Father’s Day gift ideas
Our pick of the books, memorabilia, artworks and more that make great Father’s Day gift ideas for 2020 – from the Motor Sport Shop
Inside this month’s issue
Jackie Stewart and Mario Andretti on the greatest all-round racers
Plus: Behind the scenes of Bluebird’s outback record | Colin Chapman’s weight obsession | Leena Gade on winning Le Mans
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Andretti & Stewart: The talent that makes an all-round driving great
Back in what some like to call the ‘good old days’ racing drivers were freelancers,…
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Colin Chapman: The speed of light
From the outset Colin Chapman had no option but to be obsessive about the weight…
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Yuki Tsunoda: Talent to swear by
Can Yuki Tsunoda become the first Japanese driver to score a grand prix victory? That’s…
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Donald Campbell’s Bluebird on Lake Eyre: a swansong for speed
Success – but it was bittersweet. By 1964 Donald Campbell had battled accident, injury, weather,…
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Leena Gade: The Motor Sport Interview
Ten years ago, in 2011, Leena Gade became the first female race engineer to win…
F1
Is Valtteri Bottas’s time at Mercedes finally up?
Valtteri Bottas has been the safe option for Mercedes as team-mate to Lewis Hamilton for years. Has the Red Bull title threat finally changed that?
Sports Car News
‘Bulletproof’ Glickenhaus Hypercar has fighting chance in WEC debut
“A good base to build on.” That’s how Glickenhaus Racing’s Richard Westbrook described the performance of the team’s new Le Mans Hypercar in first practice for this weekend’s Portimao 8…
F1
How Jenson Button led half a lap and won – the 2011 Canadian GP
Six pitstops, slowest-ever grand prix, longest–ever race duration and half a lap led – just how did Button do it? McLaren’s former PR guru Matt Bishop recalls JB’s finest [four] hour[s]
Hill Climb Racing News
Blue plaque unveiled at Shelsley Walsh in honour of Sir Stirling Moss
A blue plaque in commemoration of Sir Stirling Moss has been unveiled at Shelsley Walsh as a permanent memorial to ‘Mr Motor Racing’, paying tribute to the numerous achievements from…
Auctions
Hailwood and Hobbs Porsche 917 K for sale with record $16m auction estimate
Raced by Mike Hailwood and David Hobbs at Le Mans in 1970; painted in the celebrated Gulf livery; and prominent in Steve McQueen’s Le Mans film; this Porsche 917 K…
Sports Car News
‘Peugeot guys were giggling…then they wept’: Leena Gade’s first Le Mans win for a female race engineer
As races go, the 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours didn’t need any extra drama beyond an epic Audi and Peugeot battle, and spectacular crashes that underlined the safety of the…
F1
The painful decisions Jost Capito faces as Williams boss – MPH
Simon Roberts took over the Williams Team Principal role as Claire Williams bowed out after last year’s Italian Grand Prix. Roberts had joined the team, from McLaren, as MD only…
F1
The Baku mini-Prix: behind the two dramatic laps in Azerbaijan — MPH
In championship terms, the last five laps ensured the two contenders were neutralised. Max Verstappen, on his way to an apparently comfortable Baku victory, suffered a sudden deflation of his…
Road Racing & IoM TT News
Carrasco’s remarkable comeback and the sad tale of grand prix racing’s female pioneer
On Sunday Ana Carrasco won a race just nine months after breaking her back. Hers is an amazing story but no more so than the shocking story of the first woman who tried to make it in motorcycle racing
MotoGP
Inside a MotoGP rider/crew chief marriage
Maverick Viñales has changed crew chiefs for the second time in less than three seasons. So what’s so important about a crew chief? We spoke to ‘King’ Kenny Roberts, Kel Carruthers and Jeremy Burgess to find out
Podcasts
Hear the stories behind the careers of motor sport’s greats and catch up on our latest podcast series: Engineering the Greats, which includes Adrian Newey, Patrick Head and Gordon Murray amongst the guests
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: Felipe Massa, Driving for Ferrari
Felipe Massa moved from test driver, to number two, to title challenger in nine seasons with Ferrari: he offers an unrivalled view of driving for the team in our latest podcast
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: Derek Bell, Driving for Ferrari
Derek Bell will always be associated with Porsche but he began his F1 and Le Mans careers in Ferraris. In this Motor Sport podcast, He looks back with vivid memory at his rollercoaster time with Enzo
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Podcast: Stefan Johansson, Driving for Ferrari
Stefan Johansson looks back to his two years in Formula 1 with Ferrari in the mid-1980s: being interviewed by Enzo, leading in front of the Tifosi, and dealing with the emotional element of the team.
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Podcast: Ivan Capelli, Driving for Ferrari
Ivan Capelli’s big Formula 1 chance with Ferrari coincided with one of the worst cars that the team has ever produced. He tells the story of the 1992 season in the latest Motor Sport podcast
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: Martin Brundle inducted into Hall of Fame
Martin Brundle is one of this year’s inductees to the Motor Sport Hall of Fame and joins us in our final podcast of 2020 to look back
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: Felipe Massa, Driving for Ferrari
Felipe Massa moved from test driver, to number two, to title challenger in nine seasons with Ferrari: he offers an unrivalled view of driving for the team in our latest podcast
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: Derek Bell, Driving for Ferrari
Derek Bell will always be associated with Porsche but he began his F1 and Le Mans careers in Ferraris. In this Motor Sport podcast, He looks back with vivid memory at his rollercoaster time with Enzo
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: Stefan Johansson, Driving for Ferrari
Stefan Johansson looks back to his two years in Formula 1 with Ferrari in the mid-1980s: being interviewed by Enzo, leading in front of the Tifosi, and dealing with the emotional element of the team.
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: Ivan Capelli, Driving for Ferrari
Ivan Capelli’s big Formula 1 chance with Ferrari coincided with one of the worst cars that the team has ever produced. He tells the story of the 1992 season in the latest Motor Sport podcast
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The painful decisions Jost Capito faces as Williams boss – MPH
Simon Roberts took over the Williams Team Principal role as Claire Williams bowed out after last year’s Italian Grand Prix. Roberts had joined the team, from McLaren, as MD only…
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James Hunt’s last Hesketh F1 car sells 45 years after its final race
Lord Hesketh says his team and its final car – the 308C – represented “a belief in a kind of English genius”
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Montjuïc Park’s modern-day F1 equivalent – that won’t suffer the same fate
Montjuïc Park is often thought of by those in the ‘know’ as the great lost F1 circuit – but there might just be one track on the calendar which shares many of its virtues
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Inside a MotoGP rider/crew chief marriage
Maverick Viñales has changed crew chiefs for the second time in less than three seasons. So what’s so important about a crew chief? We spoke to ‘King’ Kenny Roberts, Kel Carruthers and Jeremy Burgess to find out
MotoGP
Quartararo put himself in danger but there were more dangerous things going on at Catalunya
Did Fabio Quartararo deserve to be penalised for racing a bit naked on Sunday? Probably, but is MotoGP being ruined by rules, rules, rules? And what to do about MotoGP’s accident waiting to happen, the Moto3 class?
MotoGP
KTM: ‘Honda was our idol’
KTM won its fourth and greatest MotoGP victory outside Barcelona on Sunday. Factory Red Bull rider Miguel Oliveira dealt with all-comers to back up his surprise runner-up result at Mugello…
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BMW will return to top-level endurance racing in 2023 with LMDh prototype
BMW has become the latest major manufacturer to announce an LMDh programme for 2023, potentially opening the door for a return to Le Mans, which celebrates its 100th race that…
Sports Car News
The art of the all-rounder: how driving in different categories makes better racers
When GT specialist Nicky Catsburg got the chance to drive for Lada in the World Touring Car Championship back in 2015, he received plenty of advice not to do it.…
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Will GT3 regulations breathe life into sports car racing at Le Mans?
Should the Le Mans 24 Hours adopt GT3 regulations to revive its Grand Touring tradition in the wake of the slow demise of its GTE category? That’s one of the…
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