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Matters of Moment, February 2012
There’s nothing slick about Donington Park. Jonathan Palmer would blanch at the potholes and the peeling paintwork, and it’s difficult…
There’s nothing slick about Donington Park. Jonathan Palmer would blanch at the potholes and the peeling paintwork, and it’s difficult…
As Patrick Head changes direction to concentrate on Williams’ expanding hybrid technology business, we bid farewell to our star columnist,…
Can Kimi Räikkönen still cut it in Formula 1 when he returns with Lotus in 2012? That’s the inevitable question…
For 2012, the FIA aims to make safety car restarts more exciting by removing lapped cars from the leading group.…
BMW has poached Audi’s reigning DTM champion driver Martin Tomczyk for next season. The 30-year-old German has left Audi after…
Former Le Mans 24 Hours winner Martin Brundle will end a decade-long absence at the French enduro to share a…
The 2012 Formula 1 grid was still taking shape as Motor Sport went to press, but it was already clear…
After a break of 45 years, the island of Nassau in the Bahamas reverberated with the wail of racing engines…
The US Grand Prix in Austin has remained on the 2012 calendar after the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) agreed…
The E-type Challenge, created in 2011 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Jaguar classic, will, against initial expectations, continue…
McLaren and its Formula 1 engine supplier Mercedes-Benz will go head to head in the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship.…
Nelson Piquet took a step back in time at the Brazilian Grand Prix meeting when he had a run in…
The 50th anniversary of the AC Cobra will be marked at the 2012 Goodwood Revival with a race dedicated to…
Displays celebrating the career of Ayrton Senna, six decades of Formula 3 and 30 years of Group C racing will…
The future of the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) is in doubt after Ferrari, Red Bull and Sauber all signalled…
The oldest surviving Indy 500 winner has passed away, aged 83. Jim Rathmann won the great race in 1960 to…
Organisers of the second Eifel Rallye Festival are aiming for the world’s biggest gathering of ex-works machinery, including Group B…
The 2012 Masters Historic Racing calendar will take in Europe’s three biggest historic festivals as well as a new event…
The first details of the 2012 Silverstone Classic (July 20-22) have been unveiled, with grids set to include Grand Prix…
Former commercial director of Williams F1 and a motor racing personality for the past half century, Sheridan Thynne died suddenly…
In celebration of the upcoming Motor Sport Hall of Fame, we look back on the careers of our founding members and inductees. Taken from the October 1953 issue of Motor…
A decade ago, COTA welcomed a newly-crowned Red Bull F1 champion, along with Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and an under-scrutiny Sergio Perez. Damien Smith explores the changes since 2013's US GP — and the many familiar elements
It all began with a telephone call from his son. “Hey Dad, one of our drivers has pulled out, how about you come and drive with us? We’re testing next…
When Jacky Ickx claimed victory at Le Mans in 1982, a seemingly unbeatable record was set. No other driver had more than four victories at La Sarthe to their name, but…