When someone once congratulated Eddie Lawson for being fastest in practice, the four-time 500 World Champion shrugged his shoulders and said “you don’t get points for practice”. He was right,…
I was at school on my 17th birthday which is the only reason that was not also the date on which I passed my driving test. I didn’t pass on…
Whenever I’m watching a Grand Prix I’m trying to come up with a 'story of the race' for every driver. It begins at the start and ends wherever they do…
James Hinchcliffe has been knocking on the door the past two years and scored an excellent first win in Sunday’s IndyCar season opener in St Petersburg. The 26-year old Canadian…
Sunday’s headline drama triggered all manner of outrage (or, in some instances, indifference), but Sebastian Vettel’s disobedience masked a milder strain of anarchy that appeared to pass almost unnoticed. There…
It wasn’t the tinny refrain of a mobile phone alarm that fractured slumber, but a boisterous thunderclap. The day’s first serious storm erupted before sunrise and ensured the Sepang International…
The HP sauce bottle and Marmite jar are reassuring symbols of a Williams media breakfast – a Friday custom whose traditional British overtones contrast with the oppressive warmth outside. The…
Melbourne always looks more appealing on the looming horizon than it does in a rear-view mirror, so cab rides to its airport are traditionally accompanied by a tinge of regret.…
Making an early start on next year’s car can make a big difference to teams in Formula 1, especially when there are big rule changes on the horizon. Honda did…
The traditional Goodwood media day took place outside the house and on the estate’s famous hillclimb on Wednesday morning, as the Earl of March set out what we should expect…
With the prices of classic cars apparently immune to the ill-effects of a flat-lining economy and all capital gains derived from them being equally immune to the enquiries of the…
It’s quite reassuring that a sport – which measures itself in thousandths of a second and billions of dollars – can survive politics and even alleged war zones, but has…
This summer there are be two very good reasons to visit the Swift Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent. On Thursday June 6 there will be a special three course lunch with Sir…
If you have to leave, leave on a high. Say auf Wiedersehen in style. On Sunday March 17 the most successful endurance racing team of this century loaded their cars…
For 10 or more years through the '90s into the new century Australian race fans enjoyed a thriving CART IndyCar race on the streets of Surfers Paradise in addition to…
Kimi Räikkönen completed 58 laps of Albert Park on Sunday, but the following morning I opted for just one – a gentle stroll around a sporting peculiarity, a racetrack that…
