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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…
The 2023 IndyCar season had its most dominant champion in years, yet still enthralled spectators – James Hinchcliffe gives his verdict on the year's top performers
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?
Ferrari and Red Bull have held farewell events; every F1 driver attended a retirement dinner; and there's more to come in Abu Dhabi. Adam Cooper looks at why Sebastian Vettel is held in such high regard
It was one of the worst-kept secrets of the paddock in 2021 but did Mercedes' George Russell announcement make him slower?