Australian Grand Prix - day one
So many questions, so few clear conclusions. You knew it would be that way, though. The first day of a fresh term always throws up a few clues, but their…
The setting – a Melbourne business hotel – is familiar enough... and so is the routine. To obtain a credential you must first stand in line with a cocktail of…
In October 2011, just a few days before the end of the MotoGP season, I visited Giacomo Agostini at his home in Bergamo, Italy. Lunch was served (by the family…
America’s oldest long distance sports car race takes place this Saturday on the rough and tumble Sebring airfield circuit in central Florida. A world championship sports car race from its…
The second half of Simon Arron's assessment of each Formula 1 team's chances ahead of the Australian Grand Prix. Part one can be found here. Sauber-Ferrari Drivers: Nico Hülkenberg, Esteban…
This month, the team – with a slight change of line-up – sat down for a chat with Pat Symonds. at's returning to the F1 pitlane with Marussia this year,…
The first half of Simon Arron's assessment of each Formula 1 team's chances ahead of the Australian Grand Prix. Part two will be online on Saturday. Marussia-Cosworth Drivers: Max Chilton,…
Those of us who have been 'Bottas Watchers' are going into a new Grand Prix season with a great deal of anticipation. This Finn is very fast and he's waited…
It sounds as though Mallory Park is in a bit of a pickle. Verbal decibels have reached danger level in a row over its number of days’ usage and the…
When Martin Brundle drove a Ferrari Formula 1 car at Fiorano last year, in all respects – save one – he was blown away by its sheer performance. Only the…
In the April issue of Motor Sport, Simon Taylor sat down for lunch with Norman Dewis, Jaguar's long-serving test driver. Norman talked about his experience at Jabbeke in Belgium in…
So it’s called the ‘LaFerrari’ as, I understand, it is meant to encapsulate everything for which Maranello stands in the 21st century. Ferrari’s fastest, most powerful and expensive car is…
It’s always said that NASCAR’s marathon season gets underway not at the traditional Daytona 500 season-opener, but at the year’s second race. Thanks to the use of power-sapping restrictor plates…
There’s nothing particularly remarkable about the village of Charlwood. Its most noticeable feature is its location, just beyond the end of Gatwick’s runway. But if I ever pass through the…
Sunday’s opening superbike round at Phillip Island was interesting in all kinds of ways, but what struck me was where the riders doing the winning had come from. They certainly…
McLaren is just about to launch a road car with more power than its current Formula 1 car. Does that strike anyone else as a little odd? It says a…
I could hear my name being called, but it was tricky to pinpoint the source. There was plentiful ambient noise, with mechanics priming cars ahead of the FIA European Rallycross…