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Excess in the '80s
The 1980s will go down in motor sport history as the most power-crazed decade of all time. For that reason…
The 1980s will go down in motor sport history as the most power-crazed decade of all time. For that reason…
A combustible mix of politics and potency turbocharged an unforgettable racing decade If the first Grand Prix of the 1980s…
Mad Grand Prix machines, outrageous parties and the birth of superbike racing... the 1980s were gloriously unsustainable That the 1980s…
Group C was a party and everyone was invited, making it one of the great eras of sports car racing…
You can’t touch rallying in the 1980s for pure adrenaline, excitement and big-spending teams Group B was so synonymous with…
No other decade matches the 1980s for visceral excitement, but it was a bloated era, a time of excess, and…
If you had to pick a single year in motor sport as the best ever, what would it be? One…
Two rivals brought to perfect pitch in a year-long manufacturer arms race. We let loose in Ford’s secret weapon, and…
Our technical analysis tracks down which compromises are due to the architecture and which come down to set-up Subtle they…
Legendary designers Adrian Newey and Gordon Murray will attend the Motor Sport Hall of Fame. The pair will be joined…
The Motor Sport Hall of Fame has teamed up with official charity partner Mission Motorsport to celebrate the greatest names…
Hall of Fame partner Christopher Ward announces winners of ‘Need for Speed’ competition, supporting British grass-roots motor sport contenders Christopher Ward,…
Driver, constructor, innovator, winner… and he even played cricket. A man of rare versatility and charm, Dan Gurney passed away…
The motor sport fraternity pays tribute to Dan Gurney Dario Franchitti, triple Indianapolis 500 winner “Rest in peace, Dan. We’ll…
Located in the eastern Caribbean, this popular holiday island is evolving its own distinctively themed Festival of Speed The recipe…
Its streets are notoriously congested during Grand Prix weekends, but are little different at any other time of the year.…
The world felt like a bigger place in the early 1970s, but that didn’t deter Don Larsen... Writing from California,…
Meet the man who has been painting crash helmets for 40 years, working with more than 60 GP drivers and…
A moribund marque comes triumphantly back to life to kick-start a French halo brand – Alpine A110 – You have to…
First Mercedes-powered Aston offers a taste of the future – Aston Martin DB11 V8 – Since the war, how many…
With the tensions of the 2021 season dying down, focus is already switching to next year as Formula 1 introduces a new generation of car. The new set of rules…
Six months ago the IndyCar Series had loaded into St Petersburg, Florida, in preparation for its 2020 season opener. Drivers' motorhomes were parked up, the track markings freshly painted and…
“The era of radical innovations has passed. From now on we will proceed by detail improvements.” That was Colin Chapman’s view of Formula 1 at the end of 1973. Blimey.…
Plenty of records have been broken at the Olympics in London this year. Most noticeably, Usain Bolt beat his own Olympic record over 100m, finishing in 9.63s even after a…