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Les Vingt-Quatre Heures du Mans held little interest for me. A motor racing fan since I was five years old, when my parents took me to Goodwood, it was Grand…

By Oliver Gavin It was a dark and stormy race… The 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans was certainly a baptism of fire. In fact, the extended periods of torrential…

We were very sad in the Motor Sport office to hear of the death of Frank Matich yesterday. His is a name that might not be familiar to casual fans,…

By Oliver Gavin I always welcome back-to-back race weekends and I’ve certainly racked up a few air miles over the last month, with two visits to California punctuated by a…

The 1955 Mille Miglia is approaching fast and Mercedes-Benz team manager Alfred Neubauer is dictating the final details of the race to his secretary Gertrude. He starts by outlining the…

At 7.22am on May 1 Stirling Moss, a podium finisher in last year's Belgian Grand Prix, and Motor Sport's continental correspondent Denis Jenkinson will start the Mille Miglia. They are…

The countdown is on. As I write, there are just 45 days to go until the 83rd Le Mans 24 Hours rolls into action at the fabled Circuit de la Sarthe…

Commissioned by former Grand Prix driver Henry Taylor, this Wingfield recreation mirrors the original TKF 9 D-type – a car made famous by Taylor’s own success at its wheel, not to…

By Darren Turner We’re getting into the best part of the season for sports car drivers now, when it seems that every race you do is epic. It’s my favourite…

MotoGP Earlier this week Mat Oxley asked whether the battle between Marc Márquez and Valentino Rossi is developing into the best closely matched fight in GP history. For my money…

Ginetta boss Lawrence Tomlinson is one of life’s achievers. Whether he was running a car manufacturer or making pastries you get the impression that everything would be done methodically and…

I am almost always delighted with any comment left after columns like this, because whether you agree with me or not, you’ve taken time to read what I have written…

Mercedes has made a habit of winning over the years, and in dominant fashion. It did so in the 1930s, again in the ’50s, then the ‘80s/early ‘90s and most…

On a charge World Endurance Championship The WEC got off to a great start at Silverstone, with Audi taking a close win over Porsche. Audi’s 2014 season got off to…

Ten miles east of Leeds you’ll find the town of Garforth. Known by some as the hometown of the Kaiser Chiefs’ lead guitarist Andrew ‘Whitey’ White, known by others as…

By Oliver Gavin Teams and drivers typically encounter many bumps in the road, both literally and figuratively, at Sebring. It’s a car buster – always has been and always will…

BMW M1 Procar, Silverstone, Brands Hatch… and Portimão The sense of acute disappointment lingers. I’d caught an early morning coach from Manchester to Silverstone, for the primary purpose of watching…