April 2026

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F1 2026 begins in Australia amid the most complex rule overhaul in history

The covers are off the cars, the phoney war of testing is coming to an end and later this month…

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Solberg conquers classic Monte as rally weather tests the field

January 24, 2026 Hautesalpes, France Proper old-school Monte Carlo Rally weather returned for the 2026 running of the event, won…

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70th Pomeroy Trophy: VSCC’s ultimate all-rounder test at Silverstone

February 14, 2026 Silverstone, Northants This year the Vintage Sports-Car Club celebrated the 70th running of its Pomeroy Trophy. Taking…

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Red Bull’s early power play as F1’s 50/50 era reshapes the grid

There’s an exciting level of uncertainty about any new Formula 1 season but it’s particularly acute in the eve of…

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Karun Chandhok: 'Why Mercedes and McLaren start the 2026 F1 season as favourites'

After the slightly odd ‘test that wasn’t a test’ in Barcelona, we have finally had our first proper look at…

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Jack Aitken’s Daytona charge confirms his status as a world-class endurance ace

“Aitken has taken it up a notch or two, and he is driving the best he’s driven in his career.”…

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F1 season openers ranked: Buenos Aires to Melbourne classics

5. Interlagos (3 times) Thanks to political strife in Argentina, Brazil became the first round in 1976, and we are…

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Encor Series 1: 400bhp carbon-fibre reinvention of the Lotus Esprit V8

Car of the month – Encor Series 1 What in the name of Wet Nellie… Meet the Encor Series 1,…

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Bridgehampton’s 2.8-mile challenge: elevation, Echo Valley and Can-Am pace

GREAT LOST CIRCUITS Stories of racing at Bridgehampton, a challenging and exciting road circuit on New York’s Long Island, always…

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Sold with the car: How Goodwood seats are really decided

Since my first column for Motor Sport last month, life has been a case of being buried in the Brundle…

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Motorsport UK Night of Champions to TWR scramble: Britain’s racing elite celebrated

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Politics returns to IndyCar: The Freedom 250 and the power of the Penske circle

If you thought politics were swept out of IndyCar racing when the CART/Champ Car–IRL split was resolved, think again. Leaning…

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Faster! Risk vs reward: F1 fiction with familiar faces

We’re going slightly off-piste here this month by moving into the world of fiction. Rather like the Beach Boys’ Brian…

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From Surtees prints to 1:8 Porsche 917s: Motorsport gifts with substance

Modelling is much more than just a simple hobby. It can be an escape from reality and a good investment.…

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The sound of sixty years ago

Time certainly hurtles on. For any of us around and interested back in 1966, a sea-change to Formula 1 took…

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When Stewart ruled the Nürburgring and Silverstone faced oblivion

Matters of Moment September 1968 Jackie Stewart’s Victory in The German Grand Prix at The Nürburgring at The Wheel of…

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Chopard’s Zagato Lab One leads a new wave of Motorsport timepieces

We’ve previously mentioned on this page that Chopard co-president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele has an obsession with classic cars, so it was…

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Can Razgatlioglu make the leap from WorldSBK to MotoGP contender?

MotoGP has been waiting for Toprak Razgatlioglu for the past five years, since the Turkish rider won his first World…

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Daytona vs Le Mans, Saab at 150mph and Lamborghini’s 907bhp Temerario

Iwonder how many British and European readers who have been to Le Mans on one or more occasion have ever…

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Lamborghini temerario review: 907bhp hybrid V8 restores the brand’s lost magic

This is a story that traces its origins back to the 1970 Turin Motor Show, when the still fresh-faced Lamborghini…