Welcome to MotoGP's controlled electronics era
When the future looks uncertain, some people like to take refuge in the past, which goes some way to explaining the success of events like last weekend's Goodwood Festival of…
A retired Grand Prix driver told me recently that he was struggling to retain much interest in the 2015 season. For one thing, he said, the endless paddock dissension had…
By Tony Jardine Anticipation is a wonderful thing, as it can cloud the reality when you arrive at the startline. Everything was going to plan. After three-and-a-half days of intense-but-joyous…
“Have I won the championship?” asked Nelson Piquet Jr seconds after crossing the finishing line in Battersea Park. “By my calculations, you have, mate,” answered TV commentator Jack Nicholls in…
On Tuesday June 23, as part of the National Women in Engineering Day, The Institution of Mechanical Engineers hosted an evening entitled 'Women in Motorsport Engineering – Beating the Competition'.…
I may be pushing the boundaries of my brief here, but if I promise not to mention it again can I discuss the future of what I am told was…
By Lee McKenzie Mathematics has never been my strong point, but I even I could work out that 25-place penalties on a 20-strong grid were never going to work. It…
By Ross Jamieson I first came across Earl Bamber at Zhuhai in 2006. Earl was fighting for the Formula BMW Asia title and I was there to observe as a…
After 15 of 36 races, NASCAR’s premier Sprint Cup series takes a rare break this weekend. The second half of NASCAR’s marathon season kicks off the following weekend on Northern…
The future of Red Bull and Renault – both as a partnership and as separate entities committed to F1 long term – is now being severely questioned, given the position…
By Darren Turner We had high hopes for Le Mans this year. We knew from last year that we had a strong package and if it hadn’t been for a…
By Tony Jardine Since 2008, the magical Joule Donegal International Rally has perpetually drawn me to the North West of Ireland with its natural beauty of the Great Atlantic Way,…
As you may have read, Rob Widdows was at Le Mans over the weekend. When he came back, these videos landed in our inbox and we suddenly got very jealous…
By Oliver Gavin I’ll be living on adrenaline for the rest of the week, unable to process the roller coaster of the past seven days, which culminated with me becoming…
Forty years ago this Saturday Jaws was released in cinemas. The film's theme tune still reverberates in people's minds: a spooky riff synonymous with approaching danger. Over the past four races Jorge…
Who do you think was more satisfied with their Le Mans weekend, Toyota or Nissan? On first glance, this is a question not requiring a serious answer. Sure, Toyota was…
Those of you who tweet will be familiar with Audi’s hashtag #welcomechallenges. Well, the team from Ingolstadt sure had some challenges at Le Mans 2015, and of course the biggest…