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The Editor: ’F1’s rebellious streak is what makes it special’
Ahead of the new Formula 1 season, I sat down with Motor Sport’s F1 experts Johnny Herbert and Mark Hughes…
April 2023
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Details Matter. April 2023
IN THE SPIRIT OF BOD AND JENKS Editorial +44 (0) 20 7349 8484 [email protected] 18-20 Rosemont Road, London NW3 6NE,…
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Ford focused on Formula 1 comeback
Back in the mid-1990s, Sir Jackie Stewart convinced Ford to finance the creation of his own Formula 1 team. Following…
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MotoGP gets to grips with F1-inspired ground effects
The age of aero has arrived in MotoGP. During testing in Sepang in February it became clear that for the…
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Robin Shute to pilot Pikes Peak Aston Martin
Aston Martin is planning its first assault on the famous Pikes Peak mountain climb this year – and Britain’s three-time…
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Drive to Survive back for Series 5
Drive to Survive, the hit Netflix series which has played a significant role in turbocharging Formula 1’s popularity in recent…
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Claire Williams returns to the family business
Claire Williams, daughter of the late Sir Frank Williams and former deputy team principal of her father’s Formula 1 team,…
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New SR10 XXR is radical by name and nature
When fast isn’t fast enough, there is the Radical SR10 XXR. Built for track-day enthusiasts, this latest offering from the…
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Shades of Hopkirk as Mini wins Monte rally
Trallyhere were echoes of Paddy Hopkirk in 1964 on HERO’s Winter Challenge to Monte Carlo as Kevin Haselden and Ryan…
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Goodwood to celebrate 75 years
Goodwood has revealed more details of its upcoming celebrations to mark a number of key anniversaries. The first race event…
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Mark Hughes “Maybe McLaren has been guilty of not taking Lando Norris seriously enough”
Listening to the McLaren team at the launch of its new Formula 1 racing car, the MCL60, there was a…
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Mat Oxley: When Harley-Davidson tried to enter MotoGP
Harley-Davidson – the global king of chugging cruisers, beloved by Hells Angels – contesting the MotoGP world championship? You’ve got…
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Doug Nye: ‘F1 teams have been arguing over promoter fees for decades’
Motor sport’s governing body used to be the FIA’s Commission Sportive Internationale – or CSI. Over many years it came…
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Andrew Frankel: ‘Did a modern safety system cause an avoidable accident?’
A friend of mine was involved in a car crash the other day. Nothing too serious and thankfully no one hurt…
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Johnny Herbert: At 41, Fernando has still ‘got it’ — that rare driver awareness
Fernando Alonso arriving at Aston Martin, at 41? You only have to look at his sprint race first laps last…
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2023 Honda Civic Type R review: bowing out with a bang
It’s something that happens to me quite a lot: I’m sitting here trying to think of the right word. What…
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2023 Mercedes GLC review: plug-in lacks spark
It is perhaps indicative of the times in which we live that just as plug-in hybrids start to go out…
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2023 Toyota Hilux GR Sport review: daily use dune-buster
There can’t be many kinds of car that have not been reviewed within the pages of this title as it…
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TAG Heuer marks 60 years of the Carrera
Regular readers of this page will know that TAG Heuer releases limited editions of its celebrated Carrera chronograph on a…
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Hypercars hit the track for historic WEC season
It’s a new era for endurance racing in 2023. For the first time in several decades there is now a…
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