June 2026

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Hunt, Sheene and the secrets behind Motor Sport's most iconic era, as readers remember

I enjoyed your article about the lifestyles of James Hunt and Barry Sheene [The boys are back in town, May].…

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Le Mans 2026 preview: Hypercar contenders, Ferrari's title defence and Kubica profiled

48 What to look out for From Genesis to… several other revelations for the 24 Hours 58 The Hypercar teams…

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Le Mans 2026: eight key facts on Toyota's new look, Porsche's absence and Genesis's arrival

1. Toyota is back in the red Toyota doesn’t just have a revised car with a new name, a TR…

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Le Mans 2026 Hypercar teams guide: Ferrari, Toyota, Genesis and every contender profiled

Ferrari Ferrari 499P It’s business as usual for the manufacturer trying to make it four in a row at the Le…

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Robert Kubica on his Le Mans victory, his comeback from injury and why 2026 feels different

Robert Kubica loves the Le Mans 24 Hours. And he reckons he’s going to love it all the more this…

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Ferrari's bid for four straight Le Mans wins faces a tougher field and stricter BoP rules

Ferrari is bidding for a fourth consecutive Le Mans 24 Hours win this year. Or to put it another way, to continue…

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Ferdinand Habsburg: the WEC's royal with nothing to lose in Alpine's Le Mans farewell season

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How Classic Team Lotus rebuilt the lost Lotus 49/R1 for the Barber Museum using 1967 drawings

‘Thank you, Colin’ Cosworth DFV boffin Mike Costin recalls the privilege of being the first driver of the Lotus 49…

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Frank Lockhart: the Indy 500 rookie who won in 1926 and died chasing the land speed record

Atlantic City Speedway in New Jersey proved ephemeral. Built using 4.5 million feet of timber, on the site of the…

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Three restored Ascari A410 LMP900 cars are for sale — and former Stig's Ben Collins drove them

After 25 years I was reunited with the Ascari A410, the sports prototype that last contested the Le Mans 24 hours in…

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Stirling Moss to Lewis Hamilton: Motor Sport's greatest helmets as chosen by the experts

1952 Stirling Moss To me Stirling Moss and his Herbert Johnson crash helmet are almost indivisible. I love the fact that he has signed it with…

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Olivier Panis: how Monaco's unlikeliest winner went from 14th to F1 glory

Matt Bishop meets: Olivier Panis Olivier Panis has always struck me as a man of charming contradictions. Whenever I have met him,…

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Derek Daly: why the numbers prove Williams sabotaged my 1982 F1 season for Rosberg

I raced in Formula 1 for five years at a dangerous time when you knew that at least one driver…

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Rally legend reborn: historic Austin 1800 that conquered two epics for sale

Back in the 1960s, Austin found itself on such a roll with the Alec Issigonis-designed Mini that it set-out to…

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Flying Caduceus jet car heads to auction as a landmark in land speed record history

Back in the 1950s the FIA was decidedly particular about the type of vehicles used for speed record attempts, insisting…

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Auction watch: Magnus Walker’s Porsche 911 S leads eclectic classic and performance sales

1967 PORSCHE 911 S Sold by Rm Sotheby’s, £233,000 Sheffield-born Magnus Walker proved that the American Dream can come true…

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Nico Rosberg celebrates victory at Suzuka in 2016

October 7, 2016 Suzuka, Japan By Round 17, Nico Rosberg led Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton by 23 points. Here’s Rosberg…