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Matters of moment, August 2016
Two of the world’s greatest 24-hour motor races in the space of a few weeks and the winners of both…
August 2016
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Reflections with Nigel Roebuck
Rossi coasts to victory,’ ran the front page headline in the Indianapolis Star the day after the 100th running of…
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Straight talk
Bernie lands backing from a brewer... and gets it to promote F1 In Montréal Bernie Ecclestone presided over the launch…
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Out with the old?
Max Verstappen did more than break a few records when he won in Spain earlier this year. Potentially, he could…
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Grand Prix Notebook
Monaco, Canada & Europe It was as if the very tangibility of victory was making the Scuderia nervous, jumpy, trigger-happy.…
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Word on the beat
A new turbo for improved harvesting was introduced by Honda at the Canadian Grand Prix. But the big turbo –…
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Trackside view
Running parallel to the Caspian shore, is this the fastest F1 pit entry of all time? The speed trap is…
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International news
DRS wings set for Le Mans Privateers to get aero advantage to close gap to works LMP1 cars | BY Gary…
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Gordon Kirby
Strategic gamble wins Indy 500 It was unfortunate that this year’s 100th running of the Indy 500 turned into a…
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Obituaries
Chris Meek He may have come to motor racing as a driver, but Chris Meek left his mark as the…
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Darren Turner
The best we could have done Well that’s another Le Mans completed; my 14th time already. The week was pretty…
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Mat Oxley
Teaching an old GOAT new tricks Valentino Rossi has a new employee this season: a rider coach. It’s entirely reasonable…
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Historic racing
Hall of Fame set for action New Motor Sport feature adds zest to Race Retro | By Paul Lawrence Race…
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Book reviews, August 2016, August 2016
Maserati 250F Ian Wagstaff Another door-stop of a volume in the Porter Publishing Great Cars series, this one concerns a…
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Dream garage – Fiat Dino Spider
What do you drive? Oh, it’s an old Fiat… Not a winning drinks-party reply in the one-upmanship stakes – until…
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Road car news
Renault builds 275bhp Clio Spectacular concept car likely to become reality | By Andrew Frankel Renault has revealed what is likely…
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Ferrari GTC4 Lusso
An everyday Ferrari? This one is getting perilously close… | by Joe Dunn There is something strangely old fashioned about…
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Aston Martin DB11
An important newcomer for a whole host of reasons | By Andrew Frankel It seems barely believable. In less than…
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Aston Martin DB11
An important newcomer for a whole host of reasons | By Andrew Frankel It seems barely believable. In less than two…
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Ford Focus RS
The best yet, but perhaps not for every day When I was young a rather better resourced friend owned an…
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