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Formula 1 design legend Rory Byrne will have a hand in the new ’Powered by Ferrari’ A1GP contender. Byrne, who stepped down as chief designer at Ferrari in 2006, will…

Brands Hatch, in its initial 22-year lifespan as a Grand Prix venue, played host to a number of thrilling Grands Prix. The first British GP at Brands, in 1964, went…

. . . I am a lover of Motor Sport, and thus I write To verify on last month's cover There was an error slight. I am not a great…

News of Forthcoming Books Motoring books that we may expect in the not we may expect too distant future include a look at the ERAs that are still active in vintage-car…

Sir, A small personal reminiscence which may be of pressing interest to your readers, in view of the recent interest in Mike Hawthorn's tragic death in 1959. As an undergraduate…

THE INDIANAPOLIS "500" LOUIS MEYER (RING-FREE SPECIAL) WINS CLASSIC FOR THIRD TIME. PETROL RESTRICTIONS SLOW DOWN RACING AND GIVE TAME FINISHES With the lifting of the ban on superchargers and…

A section devoted to old-car matters Racing Austins return to Donington On the last day of January Tom Wheatcroft added two more racing cars to his now-famous Donington Collection. They…

HSCC: Donington Park Simon Hadfield began his 2003 in fine style by registering two wins at Donington Park in April. Victory in his ex-Keke Rosberg Chevron B40 at the HSCC's…

Sir, I wonder if you could do anything to persuade the TV people to televise a Grand Prix for a change. In July we had a situation where two British…

ROYAL SCOTTISH AUTOMOBILE CLUB MOTOR CAR EVENTS IN SCOTLAND FOR 1936 RACING IN AUSTRALIA SOME DETAILS OF THE NEW PHILLIP ISLAND COURSE Racing in Australia has become familiar to English…

Ford’s famous Blue Oval badge will return to the British Touring Car Championship in 2009 after an absence of seven seasons. Veteran entrant Mike Earle’s Arena Motorsport International team has…

Sir, I was greatly intrigued by the article in Motor Sport for April, "Motoring in Fiction." But, sir, what about motoring songs? There have been some quite famous ones, and…