We shared the covers of the Motor Sport team (month and year of birth) on Twitter and Facebook, and we challenged – dared, for some – our Twitter following and Facebook-ers to do…
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“Oh God, please don't crash a 911,” a disbelieving Ed Foster said – hopefully – in jest. Being Motor Sport’s only sports car driver it was down to me to take…
It took four and a half hours of build up, but the fourth round of the World Endurance Championship came to the boil for a thrilling final hour and a…
This week in motor sport sees three wins apiece in France for Alain Prost and Nigel Mansell, plus a birthday for the greatest sports car racer of them all. A…
Drivers such as Michael Lyons don’t really exist any more. Contemporary racing drivers can be found in the odd Mini or sports racer, thanks mainly to Goodwood and the Silverstone…
Twelve months ago Sam Bird was stood on a temporary podium erected in Battersea Park having won the final race of the inaugural Formula E season. A reasonable crowd gathered…
Pulling into a non-descript car park off the M2 there is a Mercedes Sprinter mini-bus waiting to shuttle punters back and forth to the circuit. It’s plush with leather seats,…
Formula 1 goes to Zandvoort, Mexico and Detroit, sports cars go to Jarama and Mazda wins Le Mans, plus the rest of this week's milestones. Jim Clark and Team Lotus were dominant…
Toyota’s bad luck at Le Mans may have reached a new height this year, but the bar hasn’t been raised too many notches. Go back 22 years and you’ll find…
It has the biggest build-up of them all. Pushing the hyper-machines through 24 hours of full-steam racing requires it. As well as the cars, it tests the drivers to…
Inevitably, being mid-June, there's plenty from Le Mans in this week's round-up from the Archive. José Froilán González went without sleep and food during the epic in 1954, but still managed…