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Jenson Button's great 2011 Canadian GP comeback: The Editor
A decade ago, on June 12, 2011, one of the great, perhaps the greatest, comeback races unfolded on a lakelike Circuit…
July 2021
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Timing a land speed record. Details matter.
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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Where to watch racing in Britain, 2021
1. British Touring Car Championship Knockhill, August 14-15 Some folk bemoan the modern BTCC, complaining about shoddy driving standards, the reduced…
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Why the tight F1 championship battle looks set to rage all year
As we touch upon in the race reports of the two grands prix which have taken place since the last…
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Holeshot devices: MotoGP's rocket-launchers
You don’t need to be a genius to understand why it’s easier to overtake in MotoGP than in Formula 1.…
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1921: the year America first conquered Le Mans
One hundred years ago come July 25 – America (with help from German and Irish immigrant genes) won the 1921…
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Fresh direction for Aston Martin, as new boss does the same — but better
Last August, Tobias Moers, the former boss of Mercedes-Benz’s AMG division, swept through the doors of Aston Martin’s Gaydon factory…
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Trackside view, July 2021
Race report Mercedes fatigue? All the action from the Portimão and Spanish GPs Word on the beat Covid cancellations continue,…
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2021 Portuguese & Spanish GPs: Mercedes gives them the old one, two
Portimão GP | Spanish GP These two events were something of a cold shower for the hopes raised by the…
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The 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix: As (not) seen on screen
The feature the TV cameras really miss about Portimão is its elevation change. There’s an 85metre difference between its highest…
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Word on the beat, July 2021
The F1 calendar remains in a state of Covid-flux. After the cancelled Canadian GP’s intended stand-in of Istanbul was in…
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Could Mercedes have been beaten at the 2021 Spanish GP?
Every team went into the Spanish Grand Prix pretty certain it was going to be a one-stop race. It wasn’t.…
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Lando Norris and George Russell's mixed fortunes — Johnny Herbert
The past month has been one of contrast for Britain’s up and coming Formula 1 stars Lando Norris and George…
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McLaren’s Z-floor: analysing the latest 2021 F1 upgrade
McLaren had a significant upgrade fitted to its car in Barcelona, featuring a new floor and subtly different front wing. The…
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Unser and Andretti’s round the world weekend
Who on earth does a spot of F1 qualifying at Monza on a Friday, flies back to the States for…
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Formula 1 good month, bad month: July 2021
Good month Team to FIA radio Broadcasting Toto Wolff complaining to F1 race director Michael Masi about the ‘Bolshoi on…
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2021 BMW 128Ti review: Inheriting the mantle
When I was a child, I lived in an almost entirely Alfa-centric world. There were Giulias, Berlinas, Alfettas, ’Suds, one…
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2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo Turbo S review: Practical, but is it needed?
Remember the Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake? A brilliant idea, combining the style of the CLS coupé with the practicality of…
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2021 Bentley Continental GT Speed review: Get into the groove
One of the events I so wish I’d been able to attend was the launch of the Bentley Turbo R…
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Indy Split book review: War, what is it good for?
For contextual reasons, a little background is perhaps required before we examine the latest book from one of America’s foremost…
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