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Racers with character
Alan Henry writes in his excellent Niki Lauda interview this month how the Austrian’s two British Grand Prix wins at…
Alan Henry writes in his excellent Niki Lauda interview this month how the Austrian’s two British Grand Prix wins at…
Donington Park’s bullish chief executive continues to fly in the face of widespread scepticism over his ambitious plans to host…
Red Bull protégé Sébastien Buemi will race for Scuderia Toro Rosso this year, although there is still no news about…
Force India has had to do some major redesign work on its VJM02 to accommodate its new Mercedes engine and…
Romain Grosjean will serve as Renault’s reserve driver this year, taking over the role from fellow Renault Development Driver Lucas…
Ron Dennis inadvertently overshadowed the launch of the new McLaren by revealing that he will be stepping down as team…
Reflections – Why F1’s ‘regime’ feels threatened by FOTA – Ron chooses his moment for team handover – The night…
IndyCar driver Will Power has been signed by Penske as cover for Hélio Castroneves, who is facing tax evasion charges…
Former World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz missed out on adding the Dakar Rally to his impressive CV when he crashed…
Aston Martin will mark the 50th anniversary of its Le Mans 24 Hours victory with a two-car bid for outright…
Nissan’s long absence from the international sports car arena appears set to end, 10 years on from its last attack…
Reynard, arguably the world’s top racing car constructor for the best part of two decades, has been relaunched for 2009…
Government minister Lord Paul Drayson has set up his own race team for 2009. Drayson Racing will mount an attack…
Silverstone will host Britain’s round of the MotoGP World Championship from 2010, taking over from Donington Park which has been…
Henry Surtees is one of four sons of former Grand Prix drivers to have signed up to compete in the…
In a bid to reduce the cost of single-seater racing, Italian company Dallara has launched its ‘Formulino’ range. The series…
The days before Christmas brought little seasonal joy for the World Rally Championship when two works teams – Suzuki and…
WTCC BMW has confirmed its 2009 driver line-up, with Sergio Hernández replacing Felix Porteiro alongside Alex Zanardi in Team-Italy-Spain. Andy…
Jackie Epstein Sports car veteran, team boss and circuit manager Jackie Epstein died on January 7. He was 74. The…
At 73 Jim Hall is still as sharp as a tack. Hall is one of America’s greatest racing men. He…
Marc Marquez’s Houdini-like escape during Assen practice was one of the greatest saves in MotoGP history Over the past three decades I’ve seen many amazing riders do many amazing things.…
This week in motor sport, from the database June 22 // June 23 // June 24 // June 25 // June 26 // June 27 // June 28 June 22 1930 Woolf Barnato and Glen Kidston led a Bentley 1-2 in the…
Valentino Rossi crashing out of three races in a row? That’s unheard of! In fact it has happened twice before in his career, but neither of those black runs were…
NASCAR’s most popular driver is having a tough year. When Dale Earnhardt Jr is introduced before the start of any NASCAR Sprint Cup race he enjoys more raucous cheers than…