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Matters of moment: July 2018, July 2018
Is there such a thing as a born racer? It’s a question that comes up from time to time at…

Is there such a thing as a born racer? It’s a question that comes up from time to time at…
His engines are short of power and his drivers have been undone by their own freedom to race. Delicate times,…
Rumour and gossip from the F1 paddock Liberty Media’s F1 marketing boss SEAN BRATCHES has been working hard on trying to inaugurate…
A rare error, but the answer is blowin’ in the wind Bright sun, strong wind. A classic combination for Circuit…
There is a strong will to bring Formula E back to the UK... but not necessarily in London For Superprix…
It might be ungainly, but fuss is fading For all the furore, it was inevitable that the world would accept…
Eligible cars are plentiful, but few compete The HSCC Super Touring Car Championship was one of the most eagerly anticipated…
Porsche potential reduced to a mere parade With the excitement generated by the Le Mans-winning Porsche 919’s current world tour…
Touring cars, bikes, a dearth of Cortinas… and a sprinkling of poetry The British famously have a habit of banging…
Charles Barter has spent 25 seasons in the same Datsun For many years the family name was almost as synonymous…
V8 muscle, FF 1600 and hotdog-eating contests – the SpeedFest isn’t quite your typical race weekend The sixth American SpeedFest,…
Jaguar’s outgoing Formula E car to bid farewell at Shelsley Walsh Past meets present this August as Jaguar will be…
Formula E battery tech brings Williams Queen’s Award Williams Advanced Engineering has been recognised for its development of the Formula…
Rolls Royce claims top off-road ability in its gem of an SUV To gasps of shock and awe, Rolls-Royce has…
As Formula 1 awaits its next big regulation change for 2021, interim tweaks are on the horizon. In theory, the…
Britain’s third-biggest spectator event takes place in another country. Why do enthusiasts cross the Channel in droves for it? What…
Intelligence has always been an important part of going fast, but never more so than in racing’s electronics age Knowledge…
Playboy or professional? Investigating the track record of Woolf Barnato, high priest of the Bentley Boys In the run-up to…
A concours Ford Zodiac, early Volkswagen Beetles and a £300 Rover 110. It’s amazing where the internet can lead… It…
Setting history straight As an owner and racer of Historic F3 and F2 Tecnos, at one time owning four, I…
Jenson Button will enter the 2018 Super GT Series full-time. The 2009 Formula 1 champion will race for Honda in the Japanese GT series' GT500 class, as announced at the…
NASCAR will become the first major series to stage a race amid the coronavirus pandemic after lockdown measures came into effect with seven races at two race tracks. The stock…
Jackie Stewart and Denis Jenkinson's war of words was a theme of F1 throughout the 1970s – played out through the pages of Motor Sport...
Rare letters sent by Ayrton Senna to a friend in Brazil are expected to fetch between £200,000 and £300,000 when they are auctioned