Derek Bell recalls his friend, team-mate and rival Al Holbert Al Holbert Born: 11th November 1946 Abington, Pennsylvania Died: 30th September 1988 (Aged 41) Columbus, Ohio, aircraft accident Nationality: American “The best…
Marc Marquez followed a path laid down by Max Verstappen last year, tearing his Honda RC213V down the Hahnenkamm in Austria. In typical Marquez style, there was no holding back: “It…
The final obstacle of Liberty's takeover has been passed, but questions remain The FIA World Motor Sport Council today gave its approval for the purchase by Liberty Media of the majority shareholding in…
This weekend's Monte Carlo heralds a new era for the World Rally Championship, as new regulations aim to make the cars faster and more spectacular. Volkswagen's departure following the continued Dieselgate…
Launch control is the rider-aids programme designed to help MotoGP riders when they rocket away from the grid at the start of races. This is how it works… Overtaking in…
Lawrence Tomlinson discusses Ginetta's move into the LMP1 privateer ranks It might not be Toyota swooping into the Peugeot-shaped void, but Ginetta’s commitment to make 10 LMP1s offers a much-needed…
In Ferrari's 70th year, Andrew Frankel turns nostalgic Seventy years ago a well-known team manager decided to build his own cars. Actually, he’d made up his mind many years earlier,…
An easy fit, and why Wehrlein missed out So finally one of Formula 1’s worst-kept secrets was confirmed: Valtteri Bottas is Nico Rosberg’s replacement at Mercedes alongside Lewis Hamilton. Given…
Formula 1's 2017 grid has been finalised, with Valtteri Bottas replacing Nico Rosberg at champions Mercedes, Felipe Massa returning from the briefest of retirements to partner rookie Lance Stroll and Pascal Wehrlein replacing Felipe…
Stéphane Peterhansel made history by claiming victory in the 2017 Dakar, a record 13th win for the Frenchman. He denied Sébastien Loeb by just five minutes, with Cyril Despres taking third…
So how come Tazio Nuvolari was so fast? Two Motor Sport photographs in particular provide clues. The first features in the August 1932 edition’s French Grand Prix report (right). It…
The endurance season is already back underway, with a star-studded GT field racing twice around the clock in Dubai. The Black Falcon Mercedes squad of Khaled Al Qubaisi/Jeroen Bleekemolen/Patrick Assenheimer/Manuel…
This week in motor sport, as Formula 1 and sports cars head to Argentina. January 9 1960: Pascal Fabre is born. In profile 1972: Ronnie Peterson and Tim Schenken win the Buenos Aires…
UK circuit owner MSV has added Donington to its portfolio The MotorSport Vision empire has expanded, but in a direction unexpected: the Jonathan Palmer-run company has today acquired Donington Park…
NASCAR legend Rusty Wallace is bitten by the Ferrari bug at Daytona in December Rusty Wallace is sat in a vast Winnebago, at the Daytona International Speedway, where he is…
The final part of the guide to planning Le Mans – where to watch One of the great things about the 24 Hours of Le Mans is that there is…
