McNish’s outstanding performance
Allan McNish drove a superb race at Road Atlanta last Saturday to win the Petit Le Mans for Audi with team-mates Dindo Capello and Emanuele Pirro. The Scot made a…
I’ve been thinking. Well, you need some thinking time when the editor is asking for a couple of blogs each week, preferably opinionated. A little humour is also allowed, maybe…
The Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta has become one of America’s biggest sports car races. Next weekend’s eleventh running of the 1000Km or 10-hour enduro is expected to draw…
Good morning/Good afternoon/Good evening. Sorry, just returning to normal life. Well, how was it for you? How did we judge the first ever Grand Prix race to be run at…
Paul Newman passed away at the end of last week after a battle with cancer. Newman, 83, spent his last days at his home in rural western Connecticut. About a…
In recent weeks – and particularly, for very good reason, since the Italian Grand Prix – praise of Sebastian Vettel has been fulsome and widespread. No surprise there, for the…
It was confirmed last weekend that Steve Hallam (below) will leave his post as McLaren’s head of race operations at the end of the F1 season to join Michael Waltrip’s…
If you had to name a marque that was totally immersed in racing you might say Ferrari with it’s Formula 1 exploits and F430 racing, or maybe Porsche with its…
It’s no secret that many current Formula 1 drivers have the utmost respect for rally drivers. The fact that they can be quick on any type of surface over an…
Long Beach Grand Prix founder Chris Pook (below) visited last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. Pook kept a low profile at Monza but fierce rumours erupted this week that Pook is…
What a weekend that was! You just didn’t know where to look next! There was young Sebastian Vettel in the rain at Monza, proving what a lot of people have…
NASCAR’s ‘Chase for the Cup’ championship playoff was designed to shake things up and that’s exactly what happened at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway last Sunday in the first of…
With five races remaining, the Formula 1 World Championship (especially after the Spa debacle) is beautifully poised for a classic finale. Kimi Räikkönen has recently been out-performed by his Brazilian…
Both of last weekend’s Indycar and NASCAR races featured fierce, side-by-side duels to the flag, with Hélio Castroneves shading new IRL champion Scott Dixon at the Chicagoland Speedway and defending…
There are only a handful of times in my life when I would fully admit to being blown away. My first ride on a superbike (after having learnt to ride…
Suddenly it is September, the end of summer, and already autumn is here. In my part of the world the harvesting is nearly done and the leaves are turning. September…
Chip Ganassi (above with Franchitti) announced on Tuesday that Dario Franchitti will replace Dan Wheldon in his Indycar team next year. Ganassi had decided to drop Wheldon (below) after a…