Lauda central to Mercedes shake-up The poaching of Lewis Hamilton by Mercedes was a huge coup for Ross Brawn and his men, and it ensures that the team will be…

VETERAN CARS :Sir, It is very heartening in these days of .chromium plated "pansy wagons" to find any support for motors of that stark era when owners were expected and…

LAUNCHING THE NEW BENTLEY. THE announcement of the new 3.; litre Bentley was made under the most pleasant conditions during the course of a luncheon given in its honour at…

A former racing journalist, this 30-year-old was killed during the race morning practice session before the opening round of the IRL IndyCar Series at the Homestead oval near Miami. Paul…

Sir, Good to see Nigel Roebuck choose McLaren's Jo Ramirez as one of his motor racing legends'. It's all too easy to fall into the trap of perpetuating F1's cult…

BOOKS. AUSTIN TWELVE, The Book of the, A guide for ownerdrivers. By Burgess Garbutt, with special articles by Richard Twelvetrees, and sketches by H. M. Bateman. Fully illustrated, cloth gilt…

V-EN Odds & Ends.—. A reader, now in Hong Kong, wonders whether three cars he owned as a young Air Force Officer still exist. They were a 1934 Aston Martin,…

Sir, I have been an enthusiast since a child, when my father was in the automotive industry, connected with the board track at Laurel, Md. (considered the toughest track in the…

SPORTING MACHINES ON TEST. The Model V. Matchless Sidecar Outfit. TT is very human to suffer from violent prejudices, 1 and dogmatically to proclaim from time to time that this…

"Across Europe in a Vauxhall" ANY mention at present of the Monte Carlo Rally is not at all inappropriate since that popular winter -event is due to come off in…

Sir, Perhaps I may be able to clear up some points on Robert Benoist's wartime resistance exploits. I am sure he would not be "delighted" to learn that he was…

Lesney have been concentrating recently on contractor's plant, earthmoving and other building construction machines in their "Matchbox" series and have sold the astonishing number of 20-million miniatures in this series.…