McLaren has led tributes to its former sporting director Gil de Ferran, who died recently after a heart attack, aged 56. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu8bncwj5gE The French-born Brazilian driver started his racing career…
At a dark moment for the CART championship, and at a flawed Rockingham oval circuit, Gil de Ferran's superlative dive-bomb to beat Kenny Brack gave everyone a reason to smile again (and again), writes Damien Smith
Two-time CART champion Gil de Ferran played a crucial role in McLaren's recent F1 rise
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Jimmy Vasser has been making headlines in American motor racing for more than 30 years and today he remains in the winner’s circle with his Lexus GT3 team in the…
Once an F1 hopeful, who then had an unfortunate run in IndyCar, Callum Ilott now has his sights set on sports cars. With a top Hypercar drive at Jota, this may well be the season it all works out, he tells Damien Smith
The 2023 IndyCar season had its most dominant champion in years, yet still enthralled spectators – James Hinchcliffe gives his verdict on the year's top performers
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Keith Duckworth and his team at Cosworth designed the Ford DFV for one task and one task only – to win in Formula 1. One hundred and fifty-five world championship…
He’s yet to win after three years of trying, but ex-Formula 1 ace Romain Grosjean, will be hoping for a case of fourth-time lucky after switching IndyCar teams for 2024.…
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Perhaps the writing was on the wall. When Roberto José Guerrero turned up for his first Monaco Grand Prix in May 1982, he had to explain to his sponsors that…
Jimmie Johnson is a true American hero, a NASCAR legend with his own chapter in the sport’s history. Born and bred in California, he was racing bikes, buggies and trucks…
Myles Rowe made history when he became the first ever African-American to win a single-seater championship, garnering adulation the world over
Linus Lundqvist has gone from being unemployed to having one of the very best rides in motor sport in a matter of weeks – he explains how he got his dream Ganassi IndyCar drive
Modern motor racing is a young driver's game — or at least it was, says Damien Smith. Last weekend, Scott Dixon and Fernando Alonso, both in their forties, showed the spectacular results that come from combining experience with their enduring pace
Alex Palou has now committed to Chip Ganassi's IndyCar team after backing out of a McLaren deal – the hopes of making his F1 dream a reality now look slim
Alex Palou is dominating this year's IndyCar championship — and was linked to a McLaren F1 seat before a contract dispute with team boss Zak Brown. Damien Smith analyses the fallout — as well as an historic Indianapolis victory
The Hudson Hornet is known for its role in Disney film Cars but the story that inspired it is just as compelling: here's how Herb Thomas raced the legendary car to two NASCAR titles and missed out on a third in controversial circumstances
