To wing it or not, that is the question
Are Ducati’s MotoGP winglets a good idea? Many think not. Which is why they may soon be banned. Motorcycle racing exists for various reasons, but primarily because people want to…
To buy the lead image click here. Last week I was in Rome for an exclusive interview with Luca Montezemolo that will appear in the April issue of Motor Sport.…
A tantalising teaser trailer has been released of the forthcoming Sheene movie, which you can view below. Based on the book Barry: The Story of Motorcycling Legend Barry Sheene by…
Four legends of NASCAR are leading contenders in the Motor Sport Hall of Fame voting. Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon all raced successfully at the top…
Marshall Teague is famous for his ‘Fabulous Hudson Hornet’ that put NASCAR on the map and on a commercial footing in the early 1950s. But he was killed in a…
US racing category nominee #11: Al Unser Snr Al Mighty Vol LXXVII No. 10 – October 2002 Few racers have let their driving do their talking like Al Unser Snr.…
The nine-time champion hasn’t just changed his riding style to stay on top; he’s changed his whole lifestyle I watched Easy Rider on the plane home from Sepang and thought…
A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here From the editor Damien Smith How would you define a ‘great’ racing car? Race wins and…
It would be a major surprise if the 2016 McLaren-Honda was not a huge competitive step forward from its woeful forebear. Honda has understood the limitation in the energy recovery…
A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here From the editor Damien Smith How would you define a ‘great’ racing car? Race wins and…
US racing category nominee #9: Roger Penske Breakfast with Roger Penske Vol 86 No.8 – August 2010 He started out as a racing driver, but it’s as a businessman that…
A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here From the editor Damien Smith How would you define a ‘great’ racing car? Race wins and…
A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here To buy the lead image click here. From the editor Damien Smith How would you define…
US racing category nominee #8: Rick Mears The remarkable Mr Mears Vol LXIIX No.2 – February 1993 Indycar racing may have gained Nigel Mansell and entranced Ayrton Senna, but its…
That was too close for comfort. The multiple world championship-winning Enstone team came perilously close to extinction towards the end of last year as financial brinkmanship – both from its…
Honda’s RC213V engine is a wild thing, but this is not an unusual problem for them to solve. Here’s why… Many people will tell you the most important things about…
US racing category nominee #7: Parnelli Jones Legends - Parnelli Jones Vol 75 No.4– April 1999 Jones was a boyhood hero of mine. I became aware of him in the…