On July 3 Cranfield University held the inaugural History of Motorsport Technology Conference – and it was deemed a great success. Organised by Cranfield’s Motorsport Engineering and Management programme director…
As the sun shone on Sunday afternoon, the crowd of 125,000 enjoyed a fantastic British Grand Prix on one of the best racing circuits in the world. But over the…
Ryan Hunter-Reay has been driving flawlessly in recent races while favourites Dario Franchitti and Will Power have floundered amid incidents and accidents. In Toronto last weekend Hunter-Reay scored his third…
Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton and Johnny Herbert talk about what it means to race in the British Grand Prix. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj43RX03nsU&list=UUi7-hXZvOt5zFr2saBC6bug&index=0&feature=plcp[/youtube]
Us Brits are all fired up about the circus coming to town, to our patch, our home turf. And let’s face it, after weeks of rain (it’s supposed to be…
You never quite know who will be in the Drivers' Club when we're recording the podcast, but – once again – we were in luck. We hope you enjoy an…
Fifteen or so years ago I attended a London auction, which included items from the estate of Robert McGregor Innes Ireland, one or two of which were a reminder of…
Before I wrote this I had to have a look at my last post on the website as so much has happened, I’d forgotten where I’d finished last time! So…
Porsche only contested two years in Formula 1 before slipping away for good. But, as Paul Fearnley recounts, Dan Gurney helped the German car giant save face with three memorable performances
Animator Rufus Blacklock has created this stunning video charting the evolution of Grand Prix cars, from the front-engined Alfas of 1950 to the polarising stepped-nose challengers of today. See if…
From the days when the track was lined with barrels and hay bales to the recent £28 million renovation of the pits and paddock complex, Silverstone has undergone its fair…
I didn’t attend last weekend’s Dutch TT at Assen. Instead I took a busman’s holiday a few hours south at Spa-Francorchamps. It was the weekend of the Bikers’ Classic, the…
