"Fangio told me I drove too fast"
Always feisty and competitive, Maria Teresa de Filippis was the first woman to make a Grand Prix grid. And the determination the Maestro saw then is still evident today By…
Online editor Ed Foster, deputy editor Joe Dunn and art editor Damon Cogman chat through the April 2017 issue of Motor Sport, featuring the Formula 1 preview, John McGuinness, motor…
His star-speckled lid was a familiar sight for more than 30 years in the best Germany had to offer Over the years, how many great motor racing dynasties have there…
From ingenious tweaks to car swaps and deliberate accidents, racing has an inglorious history of rule-bending. Welcome to Motor Sport’s Hall of Shame Carbon fibre? At the Revival? That was…
Faster cars, more grip, greater g force; F1’s new rules have raised the bar for driver fitness. Photo: Carlos Sainz Driving a Formula 1 car will be a different game in 2017. Wider…
This week's motor racing milestones from the Archive and Database, with world champions born and a home win in South Africa. February 27 1939: The talented and charismatic Peter Revson is…
Racing's most versatile – and coolest – Mario Andretti at 77 There are some among us labouring under the misapprehension that Super Mario is an Italian plumber of at least…
How cheaply can you watch F1 cars in action? And is it better value than going to a Grand Prix? Ed Foster and Jack Phillips headed to Barcelona to find…
As Formula 1 embarks on a season of change, MotoGP is revelling in the success of a recent change in its rules MotoGP’s competitive landscape has been transformed since the…
Harder, faster, stronger... better? “The tyres we have here are good,” said one driver after his first experience of the wider, all-new compound and construction Pirellis during Barcelona testing. “On the…
Question marks continue to be raised about the legality of Red Bull's new suspension at the Barcelona F1 test Speculation continues to rage about the legality or otherwise of the…
Mark Hughes casts his first impressions of the new F1 cars The light is beautiful as the late morning Barcelona sun is burning off the haze and the new generation…
As Formula 1 moves into its latest 'new era', Mark Hughes considers the prospects of every car on the grid. It's in 2016 finishing order... Mercedes Major new aero regs…
A disappointing 2016 and a winter of upheaval – what will 2017 bring? Where it’s been As an independent team, Williams was always on-course to fall away from its third-place status…
Where it’s been Toro Rosso’s progress under the technical directorship of James Key was brought up short last year by the late confirmation of what power unit the STR11 would…
How will Haas fare in its tricky second season Where it’s been Haas enjoyed a superb debut season in 2016. Instantly mid-grid respectable, points in three of its first four…
The Red Bull RB13 is the car upon which the whole tone of the 2017 world championship may depend. After making steady gains on Mercedes ever since the 2014 launch…