Death of the Defender
I’ve learned a new word. I wanted to describe what happens when winter visits these far flung parts and all the Land Rover Defenders that have spent their summer months…
Formula 1 cars, sports cars, Indycars... Mark Blundell must have driven more racers than most. We knew it was going to be a struggle getting his entire career into an…
Four days of testing in Jerez last week will have told the teams a lot – but only about themselves. Relative to their opposition, they will know very little more…
My dogs are so tuned into me that if they see me donning a pair of trainers, wellies or walking boots, they will leap to their feet in anticipation of…
Last week I wrote about Nissan's greatest sports cars. Then, over the weekend, Katsumasa Chiyo, Wolfgang Reip and Florian Strauss made me look clever by winning the Bathurst 12 Hours.…
Nissan's new GT-R NISMO is the latest in a line of left-of-centre designs from Ben Bowlby of DeltaWing and Zeod RC fame. But for a long time, the company's motor…
This is your early season wake-up call. Yes, in case you didn't already know it, 2015 MotoGP testing began earlier today at Sepang. While I and many of you shivered…
This was going to be a column about the ever more ludicrous car names manufacturers now feel forced to adopt because those that actually made any sense have long since…
In configuring the new MP4-30 more along the lines of Red Bull, new aero chief Peter Prodromou – ex of Red Bull – is attempting to drag McLaren back onto…
In the March edition of Motor Sport Simon Taylor has lunch with 1988 Le Mans 24 Hours winner Jan Lammers. The Zandvoort-born racer briefly made it to Formula 1, but he…
I like this time of year. New racing cars break cover, their teams and drivers full of hope that potential shored up during winter will spring into reality as testing…
From an Allan McNish $10 bet to Formula E, via testing F1 cars for McLaren and Jaguar – there wasn't much we didn't cover during the hour with three-time Indy…
McLaren unveiled its new MP4-30 today, it's first Honda-powered car since 1992. The response has been mixed, if we're being charitable. @Motor_Sport @McLarenF1 massive fail. Dull. Boring. Wasted opportunity. —…
Niki Lauda is of the opinion that a 1000bhp-plus Formula 1 car (on durable slicks, nice and wide and big and fat) would resonate with a disillusioned public. He’s probably…
One of the real feel-good aspects of the 2015 season would be if the recently unveiled Lotus E23 turns out to be good car. With Mercedes ’15 power having replaced…
Having talked my way past the reception desk at the Dean Street Townhouse I wander through the half-full restaurant looking out for ex-Stig and GT driver Ben Collins. He’s tucked…
There are a few phrases a motoring journalist does not want to hear when testing a new car. These include: ‘we need it back in 10 minutes’, ‘we’ve jammed the…