Advertising feature 7min 54sec! How the new Renaultsport Mégane 275 Trophy-R smashed the front-wheel-drive lap record at the Nürburgring’s fearsome Nordschleife Renault is hardly new to road car record attempts…

Letter of the month Reasons to be cheerful... Whether it’s Nigel’s reporting, Andrew’s perfect reviews or Mark Hughes’s deep insight, there is much to choose from in Motor Sport. But…

McLaren F1s plus record F1 parade headline programme at Silverstone’s huge historic event Up to 40 iconic GT cars from the 1990s will run in high-speed demonstration sessions as a…

Motor Racing The Pursuit of Victory 1963-1972 Steve Wyatt The second in Veloce’s unpretentious Pursuit of Victory series picks up where the previous volume left off, with contributions from Lotus…

One of the most influential figures in American racing, John Bishop has died aged 87. Bishop was a key player in the Sports Car Club of America, joining in the…

Celebrating nine decades with the world's oldest and best motor racing magazine ‘From Brooklands to Bernie, Blower Bentleys to blown diffusers’ reads our cover tagline this month. Motor Sport really…

Letter of the month Trying to tackle the wrong problem I read with interest of the idea to end the World Endurance Championship season at Le Mans. I fully understand…

Hard Luck Lloyd John Lingle Lloyd Ruby’s Indycar career didn’t boast the results his talent and determination warranted, with only seven wins to his name. Much of that was down…

A  J  Watson, constructor of Offenhauser-powered Indy 500 ‘roadsters’ in the 1950s and ’60s, has died aged 90. During that time his cars dominated the Indy 500, winning six times.…

Nigel Stepney, who has been credited with playing a key role in the successes of Ferrari during the 2000s, has died at the age of 55 after a road traffic…

50/30/20/10 years ago 1996 Unknown Buzz Calkins wins the first-ever Indy Racing League event at Disney World Speedway, with Tony Stewart second. Michele Alboreto finished fourth. 1986 Henri Toivonen takes…

Shelby Cars in Detail Cars of the Shelby American Collection Frank Barrett and Boyd Jaynes This glossy and eye-wateringly expensive book on the cars in the Shelby American Collection is…