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The Andretti family name will return to the Indianapolis 500 driver line-up this year — with Michael and son Marco competing. Michael Andretti retired from driving after the 2003 Judy…

Assessing a racing driver's style is relatively straightforward in that he or she obligingly whips past every 90 seconds or so. But to assess the black art of rally driving…

In our exclusive interview, Lewis Hamilton reveals how the hard times of 2009 will make him a better driver for the future By Adam Cooper Nobody knows Lewis Hamilton better…

When Hastings Direct launched its new classic car insurance product in April 1998, its objective was to offer quality insurance with a range of benefits. The company has quickly demonstrated…

Continuing to look for references to cars in non-motoring books, in " Child Of the Twenties," by Frances Donaldson (Rupert Hart-Davis, 1959), there is passing reference to an A.G., owned…

A VISIT TO TRIPLEX AT KING'S NORTON SAFETY HARNESS is not worn by all motorists but few of us would care to drive behind a plain glass windscreen. Yet it…

The basis on which Lotus will return to international GT racing and, at £64,995, the summit of the Esprit line (indeed, the whole Lotus range, since the demise of the…

Sir, I wish to draw your attention to the remarks made about ourselves in an article describing the South African National Championship Hill-Climb, under the heading "Reports of Recent Events"…

Sir, I read Nigel Roebuck's recent commentary on St Jovite with some interest. While in Canada attending the Grand Prix last year, my family and I made a trip up…

Sir, I get myself 48 hours' leave from the 'burg in which I find myself stationed and figure the big city station bookstall may have reading matter more suitable to…

Cooper Beats Lotus at OuIton Park with Stirling Moss Victorious at over 83 m.p.h. Heat Winners: Lotus, Aston Martin and Maserati The British Empire Trophy Race, now for sports cars…

Over the years since 1953 when the European Rally Championship was first inaugurated many different makes have figured in the winning stakes; back in the late 'fifties it was Alfa-Romeo…