The Canadian GP at le Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montréal is one of the world’s most popular motor sport events. The race always draws big crowds throughout the weekend and its…
Saturday in Montreal, so qualifying day, with the emphasis finally on track action, rather than endless talk of Mercedes, Pirelli and FIA Tribunals. Alleluia! For a second day, though, the…
The forecast for Friday was ceaseless rain, but it turned out rather better than that. Certainly it was wet at first, and the first practice session began on a very…
Six years distant already? It seems barely feasible. At the time Lewis Hamilton was a bright-eyed neophyte, bereft of cynicism – a 22-year-old who bounced his way through Grand Prix…
To Montréal, then, where three years ago all this nonsense inadvertently began. The 2010 Canadian Grand Prix was all about tyres, and whereas now every Grand Prix is all about tyres, at…
Montréal is a fair city. Its Grand Prix circuit ain’t too shabby either: interesting location, quirky backdrop; layout conducive to good racing. The Wall of Champions, the big stops, the…
Sunday was quite a day for motorcycle racing: MotoGP at Mugello, the world’s greatest purpose-built circuit, and the Superbike TT on the Mountain Course, the world’s greatest circuit carved out…
In the last 20 or so years of Formula 1, few within the sport have aroused more passion – and controversy – than Michael Schumacher. His record – seven World…
Michael Dunlop has made a fantastic start to his 2013 Isle of Man TT week with three victories from the first three races. His performance has prompted 19-time TT winner…
Am I alone in still goggling at some of the prices paid for Aston Martins at Bonhams’ sale at Newport Pagnell a couple of weeks back? My eyebrows didn’t shoot…
Whatever your opinion of IndyCar these days, you can’t deny that the series is capable of producing surprise winners. It’s a form of racing where the ‘little guy’ has a…
I begin this dispatch with a Mental Health Warning. The following paragraphs do not contain mention of the round, black products produced by an Italian supplier to Grand Prix racing.…
