Writing a column is an essentially simple business. Not easy perhaps, but simple all the same. There are only two rules I have found in the least useful over time:…
TV car shows have a type: buy a shed and call it a barn find, find out it’s worse than it looked on the outside, fix it up, and do…
One of the biggest events on the historic motor racing calendar takes place next month, the Silverstone Classic. The on-track timetable captures the full breadth of circuit racing history, with…
The best photos from the 2016 Le Mans Test, where Audi set the headline time ahead of the twice-round-the-clock classic on June 18-19. Lucas Di Grassi claimed the bragging rights,…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). Early in 1936 the Silver Arrows battle seemed to have gone Auto Union’s way, with the…
A journey through this week’s milestones from the Database and Archive, taking in Monaco, three Belgian Grand Prix venues, Phoenix, Le Mans and many more. At Monaco in 1962 Bruce…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). Formula 1 visited the United States for the first time in 1959 (if we set aside…
It’s been quite a week. A flying visit to the Nürburgring 24 Hours proved predictably eventful – and the same could be said of the 2016 Motor Sport Hall of…
Congratulations to Alex Rossi: the ninth rookie winner from 100 runnings of the Indianapolis 500. Successful in Formula BMW, GP3, Formula Renault 3.5 and GP2, this Californian would rather have…
The Sheffield DocFest will host the premiere of Crash and Burn, a documentary focusing on the life and career of Tommy Byrne, on June 11. A naturally talent, the Irishman contested just…
It’s difficult to measure Alexander Rossi’s remarkable achievement in winning the Indy 500 on his first try. He certainly benefitted from the advice of co-team owners Michael Andretti and Bryan Herta. Both…
Last night's Motor Sport Hall of Fame kicked off with a panel discussion on motor sport's great rivalries. Hosted by TV presenter Jennie Gow the stars included five-time Le Mans…
… a wild, crazy anachronism in an even wilder, crazier world On Saturday afternoon when Jorge Lorenzo, Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez and the rest are about to qualify for the…
1) Lewis Hamilton's Monaco win, his second on the streets of the Principality, takes his tally to 44 – his current race number. 2) Hamilton joins Nico Rosberg (three) and Fernando Alonso (two)…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). After a second season with Ferrari, Schumacher’s reputation was sky-high. While some could not forgive his…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). When Michael Schumacher signed for Ferrari for ’96 it looked like his ego had got the…
