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Matters of moment, July 2017
I sit down to write this just after hearing the terrible news that Nicky Hayden has died. We’ve run out…

I sit down to write this just after hearing the terrible news that Nicky Hayden has died. We’ve run out…
McLaren hopes to uncover the stars of tomorrow through virtual racing – but will they cut it in the real…
Blancpain GT series poised for another close season, despite Huracán drivers’ early pace Austria’s Grasser Lamborghini team is on a…
Sue Darbyshire gets back behind the wheel of her Morgan after horror crash Eight months after being injured when her…
An inspector calls Like naughty schoolboys scrambling to take advantage of a no-questions-asked amnesty on the return of contraband, historic…
Sir John Whitmore British motor racing has lost one of its most distinguished competitors with the passing of Sir John…
Double world champion Carlos Sainz turned up to watch Rally Portugal – and take on a Peugeot 208 R5 Rally…
The Green Hell welcomes its 10th decade with a special Eifelrennen event on June 16-18 – an unfortunate clash with…
Sheene Suzuki to star in HoF demo Barry Sheene’s 1976 world championship-winning Texaco-Heron Suzuki RG500 will be in action at…
Two-way tussle F1 2017 continues to be a fight between two teams: Ferrari and Mercedes. Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton…
“I’ve no idea,” answered Red Bull’s Christian Horner at the Russian Grand Prix when asked how much quicker the Adrian…
One of the many upsides of racing old cars in the UK and Europe is that you sometimes get to…
Bang in the middle of the Summer of Love, Dan Gurney enjoyed the biggest week of his life. As the…
There has been great excitement in the motor sport world following the news that race events can be staged on…
Key highlights at classic and racing auctions from around the world STAR LOT @ MOSSGREEN 1977 Holden Torana A9X { Mossgreen,…
Porsche talisman reaches production landmark | BY ANDREW FRANKEL It’s taken more than half a century, but the one millionth…
Its performance is otherworldly, which means you’ll struggle to make full use of it in the real world | BY…
Much better than before, though a little family heritage has been lost Driving the new Discovery is like meeting a…
Three of the best In June’s edition Mark Hughes wrote about Fernando Alonso hoping to complete the Triple Crown of…
Rudolf Uhlenhaut Father of the Mercedes 300SL Wolfgang Scheller & Thomas Pollak As architect of the Mercedes W125 and W154…
From the first car to wear the Prancing Horse, to the latest F1 challengers: museum exhibition charts 90 years of Ferrari Ferrari is celebrating 90 years of racing with a new…
Mika Häkkinen was simply McLaren's test driver for most of 1993 but, when thrown into the deep end, he caused one of F1's great upsets by out-qualifying his legendary team-mate
Austin's Circuit of the Americas was F1's US 'crown jewel'. But where does the exhilarating track and its sellout crowd stand now that Miami and Las Vegas have joined the calendar? asks Damien Smith
David Brabham will join us for the Motor Sport podcast, in association with Mercedes-Benz With a burgeoning list of racing accomplishments to boast, such as his three Le Mans 24…