Sports Car News
Derek Bell at 80: the (still) racing gentleman
I have known Derek Bell for about 25 years. Which is the about the same period of time you’ll feel you’ve known him approximately ten minutes after meeting him for…
Andrew Frankel
Senior Contributing Writer
After an inglorious stint in the City convinced him that he could handle cars better than he handled money, Andrew joined Autocar many years ago as a junior tester. Since then he has become one of the industry’s senior figures. Editor of Motor Sport for five years, he now runs our road test section.
Latest articles from Andrew
Car Culture
The throwback Ferrari tribute which looks to the future
This Ferrari 250GT Spyder California revival model isc a recreation of a car over 60 years old but, as Andrew Frankel writes, it might be more relevant to the road than ever
Le Mans News
Lola's silent hero that grew into the Le Mans '66-winning Ford GT40
Ford recently announced a new ‘Heritage’ edition of its GT supercar, painted black and white in honour of the original 1964 GT40. And you might think it an odd car…
Road Cars
Aston Martin's Valhalla rethink might just pay off
The Aston Martin Valhalla will eventually be available in a very different form than its original guise. Andrew Frankel says it could be for the better...
Road Cars
The Lotus Emira has more than weight to worry about against its closest rivals
It's not just the numbers that will determine whether the Emira is a success or a failure Andrew Frankel argues
Road Cars
Another shock to the status quo: Why Rimac now owns most of Bugatti
For a man you may never have heard of, from a country with no reputation in the automotive sphere, what Mate Rimac has achieved at the age of just 32…
Road Cars
'Extraordinary' Ferrari 296GTB hybrid may make hypercar redundant
Are you, like me, old enough to remember when Ferrari was just a three-model company, and when the launch of a new one was an almost mythically rare occasion? Well…
Auctions
Lewis Hamilton F1 race-winning McLaren for sale in auction first
Formula 1 teams really don’t like selling off their cars. I can remember once being shown around a Williams warehouse stacked to the rafters with old F1 cars, some 20…
Road Cars
Just how much is riding on the last petrol-powered Lotus?
The Lotus Emira will be the final petrol-powered machine before a shift to electric cars. Andrew Frankel asks whether it will appeal to the audience Lotus hopes it can
Racing History
Don't forget Lady Susie Moss: the other half of Stirling's double act
Although no one would be so indiscreet or disloyal to say so, if it turned out that the Queen was beside herself with grief at the loss of her husband…
Road Cars
An F1 powered road car? Mercedes has cracked it... except for one problem
It has taken a while, but Mercedes-AMG has committed to start deliveries of its Project One hypercar this year. Or just ‘One’. Officially the concept was the ‘Project One’, the…
Club Racing News
Down but not out: club racing bounces back
With crowds to be allowed back from May, club racing could finally start to recover from Covid – but the future is uncertain for some
