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Ferdinand 'Ferry' Porsche 1909-1998
Ferdinand ‘Ferry' Porsche, who died on 27 March aged 88, established the most successful sportscar marque of all time, steering…
Ferdinand ‘Ferry' Porsche, who died on 27 March aged 88, established the most successful sportscar marque of all time, steering…
So now both Bentley and Rolls-Royce are owned by BMW, what are we to think of this peculiar state of…
The 1906 Spyker 4WD racing car with the world’s first six-cylinder engine stars in a new show at the Dutch…
Honda president Nobuhiko Kawamoto is pictured in the company’s first Grand Prix car, the RA271 of 1964, at last month’s…
The innovation Years theme of June’s Goodwood Festival of Speed has had organisers scouring the world for amazing racing cars…
The shrill wail of a flat-12 Alfa Romeo will be heard among the Cosworth DFVs in the FIA Thoroughbred Grand…
AIthough being a car lover can sometimes make you feel like a hunted species, there seems to have been some…
One thousand applications for race entries from owners of cars with the requisite circuit history will ensure the success of…
Vaughan Davis, the long-time Bentley practitioner who preserved the Marker-Jackson Bentley (Mother Gun), died in February. Born in 1919, he…
The rope of racing’s heritage by the Green Army continues. Latest victim is the banking at Monza which, I understand,…
Congratulations to Rivers Fletcher, whose lifetime contribution to motorsport has been recognised with an RACMSA Prince Michael Award of Merit…
Sixty years after Auto Union star Bernd Rosemeyer's fatal attempt to reclaim a prestigious speed record from Mercedes-Benz's Rudolf Caracciola,…
At Le Mans in 1952, during the practice sessions Daimler-Benz tried an air brake on a 309SL coupe. This consisted…
Press schedules being what they are, I am writing this before, and you're reading it after, the Argentinian Grand Prix.…
The two Nigels… Sir, That the letter written by Mr Burrell in the March edition appeared at all only goes…
As a devotee of Messrs Cook & Moore, I recently learned with horror that most episodes of Not Only… But…
The arguments about who is the greatest racing driver of all time have gone on as long as motor racing…
These extraordinary images of the 1957 German GP have never been published before. They tell the tale of how one…
This is the last year an Escort will lead Ford’s rally effort. Matthew Franey honours an icon and lets rip…
Jacques Swaters founded Ecurie Francorchamps to tune Fiat 1100s. He built it into one of the finest racing teams of…
Why Jorge Lorenzo’s fourth win of 2016 was possibly the most important victory of his MotoGP career Photo: Michelin A few months ago, many people believed that Jorge Lorenzo had…
With everything to lose, in treacherous conditions, and with late drama, James Hunt's drive in the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix was one of the greatest of all time. It all began a week before...
Races had always been against the clock. Practice was a more leisurely pursuit: a chance to (re)acquaint and rehearse and, hopefully, to fine-tune and, at worst, rebuild. Until the Monaco…
You rode your rookie MotoGP season in 2015, so was it difficult in 2016 switching from factory electronics to control software and from Bridgestones to Michelins? Electronics-wise, not really, because…