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The Quest for Speed
McLaren chief Ron Dennis recently expressed the view that contemporary Formula One cars are not fast enough. Within Formula One,…

McLaren chief Ron Dennis recently expressed the view that contemporary Formula One cars are not fast enough. Within Formula One,…
That's the opinion of Stirling Moss, who reckons that Britain's current World Championship leader is still on a learning curve.…
Not even the brilliance of Michael Schumacher, who sat in the wheel tracks of the Williams for the last 20…
Can Schumacher end Ferrari's 17-year drought in the drivers' championship? Mark Skewis finds Ferrari's President in optimistic mood There is…
Jan Magnussen may be starring in the ITC, but he still hankers after an F1 opportunity. Marcus Simmons found out…
Derek Warwick has always worn his heart on his sleeve. With only a Le Mans drive for Courage on his…
Grand Prix racing's new-style feeder formula is well populated, but Simon Arron witnessed a baptism that wasn't wholly smooth Formula…
David Williams witnessed the first World Championship rally in Asia and predicts a runaway success The disaster stories are always…
He may not be doing much since he retired from single-seater racing, but the Le Mans 24 Hours still gives…
Paul Fearnley on the weight-watching game which currently divides the British Touring Car Championship All... No, that would be unfair.…
Back from beyond the netherworld of badge engineering, and now appearing at a Rover showroom near you: MG. Mark Hughes…
Echoes of Imola by David Tremayne. MRP, £16.99. This is a book about the Imola Grand Prix circuit, the races…
750 Racer, by Peter Herbert. Haynes/PSL, £17.99. This is a book that describes how you might make and race a…
Daytona Cobra Coupes, by Peter Brock and George Stauffer. Stauffer, £69.99. There could scarcely be a better crew to write…
Villeneuve, by Christopher Hilton. Haynes, £9.99. It occurs to me again that a driver has only to be killed or…
History of the Monaco GP, vol 1. Menoshire, £44.95. This is a historic moment -MOTOR SPORT's first ever CD-ROM review.…
Jack's Memories of Wheels, by Jack Pouncy. John Aley/ MCC, £12.50. Here is something different, and fun: a jolly account…
Sir, I have no axe to grind with Volvo. Or with estate cars. Or with diesel engines. Or with turbos.…
Sir, I do seem to have stirred up a hornet's nest! In your last issue, John Surtees and Brian Joscelyne…
Sir, The British Touring Car Championship has a problem. The recent back-to-back Grandstand scheduling of our leading national car racing…
Long before Ayrton Senna clashed with Alain Prost at Suzuka, it was Martin Brundle who could have left the Brazilian's title hopes in a wreck. The pair had a stranglehold…
Matt Kenseth gave a rousing try, qualifying on the pole for NASCAR’s season finale last weekend at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. He led most of the race and finished a fighting…
Cigarette kiosk? Check. Blokes in Elf Team Tyrrell jackets and similar? Check. Absence of debris fencing? Check. Proximity to circuit? Check… People complain that modern racetracks tend to look the…
The Indianapolis 500 is a merciless challenge, and even some of racing's greatest champions have failed to make the grid on the race's notorious Bump Day – we select the biggest scalps