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Counting down to Daytona
The US Scene The American racing season traditionally kicks off with the NASCAR Daytona 500 in the middle of February.…
March 2008
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Detroit: A shade of green
Road cars D’you know, this city – this city is hurting bad.’ The words may have been new, but the…
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Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG
It’s taken over 20 years, but Mercedes has at last built a small sporting saloon that’s better than a BMW…
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Land Rover LRX
For those of us who feared for the future of Land Rover as anti-SUV sentiment rises steadily, it would be…
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Letters, March 2008
Doing doughnuts Sir, First I would like to say, as a cyclist, how impressed I am with Alex Zanardi’s hand-bike…
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Ayrton Senna: Racing for the love of his country
When Mateus goes to bed he settles down on the kitchen floor beside the cooker. There are seven people living…
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Prost on Senna: 'People don't know what beating me meant to him'
May 1982. Monaco Grand Prix. Six drivers swap the lead in less than two laps. Alain Prost is heading for…
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Forward thinkers
The next generation of F1 and Indycars must balance green technology with better racing. It’s a challenge that renowned engineers…
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The World Motor Sport Council. What is it?
It’s a powerful body that makes decisions which shape the future of racing. But who are the faces behind the…
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Blue murder and red mist
Matra had already won Le Mans – now it wanted more. Ferrari was facing a classic duel to remember –…
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Matra MS80: Jackie Stewart's first title-winning F1 car
Colin Chapman’s privileged access to the Ford-Cosworth DFV ended at the close of the Formula 1 race season in 1967.…
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Lunch with... Frank Gardner
Frank Gardner doesn’t believe in giving interviews, particularly if they involve looking back on his eventful and versatile motor racing…
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The precise science of winning
BMW is a team with no time to waste – not if it is to overcome Ferrari and McLaren for…
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Bashes and 'tashes
High jinks mixed with high drama at the 1994 Australian GP, as former Benetton mechanic Greg Field tells Rob Widdows…
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Art Arfons and his backyard Land Speed Record designs
He’d faced down danger before but this was different: not only Plan A but Plans B, C, and D had…
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Closer to heaven
The best-looking Maserati in years has a couple of major flaws, but there could be a fix just around the…
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The great divide
The differences between the ALMS and Grand-Am have allowed each to prosper. Yet both want the same thing: to be…
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In brief, March 2008
* Charlie Agg will return to a race series management role this year as co-ordinator of Group C/GTP. Agg formerly…
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Masters shows signs of growth
The biggest package of historic and classic racing ever unveiled by one organisation has been confirmed by the Masters Racing…
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BTCC star cars
The 50th anniversary season of the British Touring Car Championship opened during Autosport International at the Birmingham NEC with a…
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