The Isle of Man hosted its last round of motorcycling’s world championships – now known as MotoGP – 50 years ago this June. To help explain the TT’s demise as…
Tijmen van der Helm made a mess of Laguna Seca’s famous Corkscrew during Friday practice for the recent IMSA race in the No5 Porsche, locking up on entry into the…
This month we feature two anniversaries, both of them significant and yet shrouded in incertitude. The first forms the basis of our cover story which celebrates 75 years since Ferrari,…
Canada May 22-24 When the year ends with a ‘6’, it seems to bring a ferocious fight between the two drivers at a dominant Mercedes team. For Nico Rosberg and…
Max Verstappen’s adventures around the Nordschleife have clearly been a breath a fresh air for a driver who hasn’t really enjoyed his day job with the new rules in F1.…
I enjoyed your article about the lifestyles of James Hunt and Barry Sheene [The boys are back in town, May]. So different from the ‘total dedication’ and media savvy of…
It’s never ideal when a racing series generates more attention from off-track legal activity than from its on-track product. But that’s the pattern NASCAR has fallen into recently. Soon after…
The Japanese Grand Prix was my first weekend at the track this season, after watching the first couple of races from home due to family commitments. It was really nice…
As this was written, a series of meetings between teams, Formula 1 management and the FIA was underway to decide on what changes could be made to the new-for-2026 power…
Le Mans has a habit of creating unforgettable moments: McLaren’s 1995 win; Toyota’s 2016 heartbreak; Jacky Ickx’s slow walk to the grid; Louis Rosier’s epic 23-hour stint; 1966 and all…
The 2026 Formula 1 rule changes are arguably the biggest in the history of grand prix racing, and certainly the most divisive. They undermine the fundamental tenets of the racing…
Regarding the Formula 1 2026 rules and regulations: compare the likes of John Watson clinically slicing his way through from 22nd to victory in the 1983 Long Beach Grand Prix,…
Regulars will remember that last month I wrote about the imminent demise of the Alfa Romeo Giulia and its 500bhp Quadrifoglio offshoot, and its forthcoming all electric replacement. I’d love…
Formula 1’s new era has officially begun and as I write this on the Monday after the Chinese Grand Prix, we are starting to get some early signs of how…
We all need a bit of cheering up every now and then, especially at times like these, and nothing cheered me more than the news that the World Rally Championship…
The covers are off the cars, the phoney war of testing is coming to an end and later this month the 2026 Formula 1 season gets underway in earnest in…
