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Lombardi, de Filippis and Wilson – F1's leading ladies… but who’s next? Male drivers on the Motor Sport Database? 10,899. Female? Barely more than 100 (116, to be precise). Motor…
Freddie Spencer looks ahead to the 2017 MotoGP season with Motor Sport's Ed Foster and Mat Oxley in the latest podcast in association with Mercedes-Benz. Download
Always feisty and competitive, Maria Teresa de Filippis was the first woman to make a Grand Prix grid. And the determination the Maestro saw then is still evident today By…
From operational readiness to work readiness. Motor sport could be the ultimate recovery activity. High-pressure competition, a strong team ethos and risky endeavours mirror traits of service in a sporting…
Despite a record-breaking 2016, MotoGP should become even more exciting, thanks to a major cash boost for independent teams The racing in last year’s MotoGP championship was some of the…
Online editor Ed Foster, deputy editor Joe Dunn and art editor Damon Cogman chat through the April 2017 issue of Motor Sport, featuring the Formula 1 preview, John McGuinness, motor…
His star-speckled lid was a familiar sight for more than 30 years in the best Germany had to offer Over the years, how many great motor racing dynasties have there…
From ingenious tweaks to car swaps and deliberate accidents, racing has an inglorious history of rule-bending. Welcome to Motor Sport’s Hall of Shame Carbon fibre? At the Revival? That was…
Faster cars, more grip, greater g force; F1’s new rules have raised the bar for driver fitness. Photo: Carlos Sainz Driving a Formula 1 car will be a different game in 2017. Wider…
The Lancashire lad that drove for Ford, Porsche and Ferrari in an illustrious sports car career, Brian Redman Brian Redman Born: 9th March 1937, Colne, Lancashire Nationality: British Any racing career…
This week's motor racing milestones from the Archive and Database, with world champions born and a home win in South Africa. February 27 1939: The talented and charismatic Peter Revson is…
Introducing our own Paul Frère, Dickie Meaden. Racing driver-journalist As this is the place where Motor Sport’s editorial team gets closest to its readers, I thought as the new boy around…
When Jacky Ickx claimed victory at Le Mans in 1982, a seemingly unbeatable record was set. No other driver had more than four victories at La Sarthe to their name, but…
Racing's most versatile – and coolest – Mario Andretti at 77 There are some among us labouring under the misapprehension that Super Mario is an Italian plumber of at least…
The first Royal Automobile Club Talk Show of 2017 saw Tom Kristensen join us to talk sports cars, BTCC, Japan and of course Le Mans. Kristensen was at the Club's…
How cheaply can you watch F1 cars in action? And is it better value than going to a Grand Prix? Ed Foster and Jack Phillips headed to Barcelona to find…
Marco Mapelli set a new production car record for the Nürburgring in October, and Lamborghini today released the onboard video. The Huracán Performante's time of 6m52s is quicker than the…