Jim Smith had had a sheltered 1940s-50s upbringing on the remote New South Wales dairy farm run by his Methodist parents. He seldom went anywhere else other than to the…
The FIA technical directive issued during the Barcelona weekend, regarding fuel flow, targeted a practice believed to have been used by Ferrari in the first four races of the season…
We were very sad in the Motor Sport office to hear of the death of Frank Matich yesterday. His is a name that might not be familiar to casual fans,…
As moments go it was one of the more surreal of recent times. It was 1.00am and I was sitting in a fold-up chair in a pit garage, clad in…
By Oliver Gavin I always welcome back-to-back race weekends and I’ve certainly racked up a few air miles over the last month, with two visits to California punctuated by a…
By Lee McKenzie As you drive towards the circuit in Barcelona on Thursday, everything comes flooding back. You count the number of times you've been to the Circuit de Catalunya,…
Nico Rosberg took command of this one from the moment the wheels began turning on Friday. When they began turning as the gantry lights went out on Sunday, his were…
Continuing the Jaguar theme on our classified spotlights, this week we turn our attention from D-type to E-type. The Jaguar focus is appropriate, given that the marque celebrates its 80th…
Main image: IMS Roger Penske’s four Dallara-Chevrolets – driven by three-time Indy 500 winner Hélio Castroneves, 2000 winner Juan Pablo Montoya, defending IndyCar champion Will Power and team newcomer Simon…
That was prime Jorge Lorenzo: grab the holeshot, then lay down the law, so there's no gunfight at the end. Perhaps there would've been a shootout in the final laps…
I only know one politician and we were chums long before he felt the call of his party. He is, at least as I write in this election week, the…
The 1955 Mille Miglia is approaching fast and Mercedes-Benz team manager Alfred Neubauer is dictating the final details of the race to his secretary Gertrude. He starts by outlining the…
