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Modern Times
In the Barcelona paddock, the main topic of conversation wasn't the continuing domination of F1 by Michael Schumacher, the perceptibly…
In the Barcelona paddock, the main topic of conversation wasn't the continuing domination of F1 by Michael Schumacher, the perceptibly…
The scene: the Glen Motor Inn, Watkins Glen. The date: September 1979. I am sitting at a table with a…
A car's greatness can be measured not just in results but also by the memories it triggers. Some of the…
Jacky Ickx, Record Breaker Memories courtesy of Chopard Jacky Ickx was a superb Formula One driver, make no mistake; the…
Despite the massive success he achieved elsewhere in sports car racing, Jo Bonnier hated Le Mans. He hated the fact…
Ayrton Senna only drove ralts in F3, right? Wrong. He also drove a Sparton. A what? A Sparton. And, writes…
He may not have looked like a racing driver, but Leslie Johnson's performances improved as he reached higher echelons, as…
"In my 158 grand prix starts I twice had a car that could win the race," recalls Martin Brundle. "One…
Modern corporate Formula One is a million miles from the carefree days of racing that Rob Walker graced - but…
It left Feltham as a semi-works racer in 1935, made its debut on the Mille Miglia, finished eight at Le…
During Derrick Edward's tenure, CMC 614 ran on 16in wheels (above left, with Judy Hogg, Edwards' partner and enthusiastic pilot,…
Charles Frederick William Grover was virtually unknown outside historic motor racing circles — until very recently. To prewar racing buffs,…
Went from Wales to Devon recently in my 1990 Ford Sierra, still going at 104,000 miles, to help a new…
I am told that the first night of the Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang musical in London's West End was an enormous success, but…
Since 1928, the RAC/VCC London-Brighton Veteran Car Run, the re-enactment of the 1896 Emancipation Run, which attracts hundreds of worldwide…
A Press handout from Castrol UK informs us that David Beckham says, "It is exciting to be working with Castrol".…
Before you tell me, space restrictions forbade mention of all Ken Wharton's successes in my piece last month. So I…
This year's Singer National Day is on June 16, at Brassingham Steam Centre, Norfolk. The current Singer OC's Singer Owner…
A reader since 1970 who owns the Jaguar XK120 which was one of three raced by Risca Garages of Swansea,…
Piastri took a commanding win at Zandvoort as Norris retired and Hadjar scored his first F1 podium
Jonas Folger made a brilliant start to his MotoGP career in 2017, then got ill. He returned this season, subbing for the injured Pol Espargaró, so there’s no one better to ask the question: how exactly have MotoGP bikes changed in the last few years?
I wonder if, like me, you are partial to the music of Frank Zappa? In one of his more philosophical moments, Zappa opined that the mind is like a parachute.…
Emerson Fittipaldi was back behind the wheel of his beloved Lotus 72 at Hethel in a 50th anniversary celebration event