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Is this the greatest ever F1 memorabilia sale?

Ayrton Senna’s 1984 overalls and a signed Jules Bianchi helmet lead an amazing Artcurial array It is hard to recall a memorabilia auction catalogue stopping us in our tracks quite…

22nd January 2019

Opinion

Watch: The day Mike Hawthorn died

View original and moving news footage reporting Mike Hawthorn's untimely death 60 years ago The 60th anniversary of the death of Britain’s first Formula 1 world champion Mike Hawthorn is this month.…

22nd January 2019

Auctions

Senna, Schumacher and Alonso memorabilia on sale

A 1990 Senna helmet leads the amazing F1 memorabilia line-up in RM Sotheby’s Paris sale Formula 1 equipment used by three legendary world champions could be yours with an incredible…

21st January 2019

Lifestyle

Marco Simoncelli charity house launched

'Casa Marco Simoncelli' opens after five years in works and will provide daytime recreation for disabled people On what would have been Marco Simoncelli's 32nd birthday, a charity that works to provide…

21st January 2019

Motorsport News

Watch: The way the 'Monte' was

This unearthed 15-minute documentary from 1960 shows amazing footage of how the Monte Carlo Rally used to be very different to today The 2019 Monte Carlo Rally starts this Thursday…

21st January 2019

Mick Schumacher becomes Ferrari F1 young driver

Schumacher-Ferrari pairing continues with son Mick’s promotion to Ferrari Driver Academy Mick Schumacher, son of Formula 1 legend Michael, has been confirmed as a 2019 inductee of the Ferrari Driver…

19th January 2019

MotoGP

Gallery: Ducati unveils 2019 MotoGP bike

The first bike livery of the 2019 MotoGP season – the Desmosedici GP19 – has been unveiled Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci will ride the Desmosedici GP19, which was revealed…

Motorsport News

NASCAR pioneer Glen Wood dies at 93

Legendary Wood Brothers Racing team co-founder dies at age of 93 Image courtesy of John Harrelson//Getty Images for NASCAR Glen Wood, co-founder of the oldest active team in the NASCAR Cup…

Opinion

MPH: Ferrari could thrive on Domenicali return

Ferrari could do with Lamborghini boss Stefano Domenicali's input, given the raging bull's unprecedented success – but don't count on it happening soon The Ferrari jungle drums have been lively…

By Mark Hughes

Car Culture

GT Sport adds classic track, Le Mans Aston and more

January update for Gran Turismo: Sport brings JDM classics, Le Mans Aston Martin and 'Special Stage Route X' to game Playstation racing simulator Gran Turismo: Sport continues to receive free updates,…

Watch: Pedro Rodríguez’s first Le Mans win

Celebrate Pedro Rodríguez’s birthday by watching fascinating footage of his 1968 Le Mans triumph Coincidence in motor sport can be disquieting: January 18 appears to have been a good day racers…

Articles from the archive

Museum news

The Danish Motor Museum in Copenhagen has closed, the required average of 35,000 visitors a year to break-even never having risen above some 14,000. We hear also that the Shuttleworth…

May 1983 Issue

By Bill Boddy

TVR Tasmin Convertible

A social climber When Trevor , (TreVoR) Wilkinson started selling tubular chassis for enthusiastic home constructors to complete with Ford components in 1954, the idea was to enable the impecunious…

June 1981 Issue

By Motor Sport

The other (quicker) Jacques Villeneuve - Left

The other (quicker) Jacques Villeneuve

There’s a little town in Quebec, situated in the nub where three rivers meet, hence the name Trois Rivières. There, they race round the streets once a year and though…

October 1998 Issue

By Mark Hughes

AA Video Guide

Motorists worried about driving abroad can take a close look at Continental motoring conditions before they go with a new AA Travel video. The hour long guide is packed with…

May 1983 Issue

By Alex Harmer

Safari Rally in Colour

Mud and flood covered much of the route but a few sections were dusty as some of these pictures show. Above, Kullang hops over a railway crossing; left, Ambrosino's clutchless…

June 1981 Issue

By Motor Sport

Cars in books, May 1983

Through the courtesy of Mr. G. L. Mackie of Exeter I have been reading "Libyan Sands" by Ralph A. Bagnold, who was an Officer of the Royal Engineers, Signals and…

May 1983 Issue

By Bill Boddy

Saline trip

Each year there is a pilgrimage to a dried salt lake bed where every imaginable kind of car meets to decide just one thing: who is quickest of all. Gavin…

October 1998 Issue

By Gavin Conway

1978 French Grand Prix race report - Left

1978 French Grand Prix race report

Lotus still ahead Paul Ricard, July 2nd Following two weeks after the Swedish G P, the immediate topic o f interest at the flat and featureless Paul Ricard autodrome was…

By Denis Jenkinson

Notes on the cars at Paul Ricard

(The French Grand Prix report appears on page 1138) Of particular interest was the action of the Ecclestone-Brabham team following the banning of fans, for cooling or aerodynamics, by the…

By Denis Jenkinson

Rally review - Total loss, August 1978

Months have passed since that fine event in South Africa, the Total Rally, had its foundations rocked when Total Oil SA withdrew its financial backing after years of loyal support.…

By Gerry Phillips

The Supertuners

Six Cosworth V8 preparation specialists During the 11 years since the public introduction of the Cosworth engineered and (initially) Ford-financed Formula 1 V8, an increasing demand has brought a new breed…

By Jeremy Walton

Phoenix Park Race Meeting

The Irish Motor Racing Club is holding the 49th Phoenix Park Race Meeting on September 16 /17th and would like to hear from owners of pre-war and post-war vintage and…