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The Editor: The welcome return of racing
July looks as if it will be the month that life gradually returns to some semblance of normality. At Motor…
August 2020
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Staff list / Details Matter, August 2020
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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Williams could be sold to safeguard its future
The Williams name could be the latest in a long line of famous British marques to fall off the Formula…
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Motorsport UK’s new measures for racing return
With motor racing set to return to the UK this month, Motorsport UK has lent a helping hand to organising…
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McNish speaks out on Abt sacking
Audi Formula E team boss Allan McNish says the controversial sacking of Daniel Abt will have a “big impact” on…
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Go slow zones for Dakar
The self-styled ‘world’s toughest rally’ has announced a raft of new safety measures for the next event. The move follows…
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Legendary Porsche 917 creator dies
Hans Mezger, who led the development of the Le Mans-winning Porsche 917, has died at the age of 90. Also…
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Shelsley Walsh to reopen in July
Britain’s oldest motor sporting venue is back in action over the weekend of July 25/26 – but you can’t go.…
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Mark Hughes: Could Vettel be tempted by Aston Martin?
It seems extraordinary that Sebastian Vettel, four-time world champion, may be struggling to find a competitive Formula 1 seat next…
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Mat Oxley: “Beating Márquez isn’t easy; Miller will have a better shot than most”
Ducati’s promotion of Jack Miller to its factory MotoGP team for 2021 should take the brand another step closer to…
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Doug Nye: FIA & BRDC were blameless but the outcome of the April 2000 British GP was farcical
It’s twenty years since McLaren last won the Formula 1 World Championship titles with Mika Häkkinen and its V10- engined…
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Andrew Frankel: “These aren’t bad headlines about Aston and McLaren, they’re human disasters”
There are, it would seem, very few reasons to be cheerful about Britain’s indigenous motor industry right now. In May,…
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1970 British Grand Prix: Duel of the Fates
Jochen Rindt and Jack Brabham, the combatants of the 1970 British Grand Prix, shared a star-crossed history. In their intertwined…
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How the Lotus 72 drove a wedge between the field
Given the extent of its innovation, the Lotus 72 should have had a bigger advantage in 1970. Although Jochen Rindt…
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Green on the horizon for Formula E
With most of Europe now steadily emerging from the lockdown conditions to various extents, the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler team…
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Porsche 911 Turbo S: When a turbo doesn’t boost
This new Porsche 911 Turbo S was just one of many cars I didn’t get to see when it wasn’t…
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Shark attack: the unique Ferrari 156
Is it simply those bizarre nostrils that make the Ferrari 156 such a memorable machine? Or the striking name which…
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Book Review: Lap of Honour — a photographic journey with Sir Stirling Moss
You’d be forgiven for thinking this was just about maestro Moss, but the word ‘with’ in the subtitle hints at…
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Getting a gaming grip
Pro-sim professional esports sim rig Professional esports series have sprung up everywhere, with real-life stars from the worlds of Formula…
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The show must go on
Emanuele Pirro Committing to virtual racing with a full sim rig is a costly business, but there are ways around…
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