Galileo studied the movement of planets at Padua University. 300 years later, it taught Ducati MotoGP chief engineer Gigi Dall'Igna a more terrestrial form of motion. Why is northern Italy — once home to Renaissance revolutionaries — now such a powerhouse of automotive knowledge?

The first in a series of extracts this week from Jim Clark - The Best of the Best, written by David Tremayne and published by Evro publishing, available to order now …

2017 may just be a few days old but motor sport is already back, and at its most extreme. Some 316 competitors will be tackling almost 10,000 kilometres, from Paraguay…

By any standard 1964 was a remarkable year for AJ Foyt. Arguably, it was his greatest season. The legendary Texan got his season rolling in style half a century ago…

Colin McRae was tantalisingly close to a second WRC title, but for a disastrous split-second decision – Nicky Grist recalls that topsy-turvy 2001 WRC season