October 4, 2026 Alghero, Sardinia The North-Western coast of the Mediterranean island of Sardinia played host to the crowning of the UK’s first World Rally champion in 25 years when…
Porsche made its Le Mans debut 75 years ago, in June 1951, and promptly won its class. The aerodynamic, Beetle-esque 356 SL of Auguste Veuillet and Edmond Mouche finished 19th…
February 19, 2020 Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain Pierre Gasly cuts through the air in his AlphaTauri AT01 at F1 pre-season testing, around the time the World Health Organization was declaring a nasty…
Genuine Ferrari 360 Challenge race cars have surged in value in recent years, with prices climbing from a low of around £100,000 during the 2010s to as much as half…
The ground has barely stopped shaking. Eyes are streaming from the lingering nitromethane and car alarms are going off around the paddock, leaving the fans lining the Santa Pod Raceway…
Scott Dixon and Will Power were both born in Queensland, Australia, separated by about 75 miles and 222 days spanning 1980 into ’81. When they encountered closed doors on the…
In 1931 Barbara Cartland organised an all-female motoring event at Brooklands. British Movietone News had been there in November 1931 to capture the action of the Society Ladies’ Private Handicap;…
In September 1905, Hugh Locke King and his wife Ethel undertook a motoring tour to Italy with a plan to see the Coppa Brescia race, subsequently better known as the…
I must confess I have a lot to be thankful to Gordon Murray for in keeping the ‘who designed the MP4/4’ debate alive and kicking. You will be aware, I…
TAG Heuer has been launching new driving watches like there’s no tomorrow since it reprised its role as F1’s official timing partner last year, and its fresh takes on the…
A Formula 1 race being won by Stirling Moss in 1961 was nothing unusual. But what has firmly positioned the Oulton Park Gold Cup of that year into motor sport…
Every few years I become a BRM history obsessive. This has certainly been true in recent weeks while putting the finishing touches to Volume 4 of my ‘BRM Saga’, the…
In the world of collectibles, especially true rarities, imperfection can often turn out to be, well, perfect. Let’s talk damaged goods and why they can often be better than picture-perfect…
Two years after the appearance of AJ Foyt Volume One: Survivor, Champion, Legend, its sequel, Legacy, continues the tale of this American motor racing hero, beginning in 1978 and bringing…
This month we visit a lost circuit in Argentina, this vast country having always had a passionate and faithful love of motor sports since the great Juan Manuel Fangio won…
5. Keke Rosberg It’s a race for our final spot between the ’82 world champion and his predecessor as F1 king, Nelson Piquet. But where Piquet Sports’ aim was to…
