It always amazes me when people outside the motor sport community take an interest in the sport. Maybe it’s because many of my friends couldn’t care less who won the…
Casey Stoner’s retirement bombshell overshadowed everything at Le Mans, but it wasn’t the only talking point. The other story that grabbed people’s attention was the Tech 3 brakes saga which…
The decision to exempt pre-1960 cars from their annual MOT test sounds terrific. In theory. Roads Minister Mike Penning says that though these cars represent 0.6 per cent of traffic,…
Williams, rejoice, rejoice, won the Spanish Grand Prix. What a difference an engine makes. Or does it? Caterham, too, has the Renault engine and they are far from winning. In…
Based on what we saw in qualifying last weekend this year’s Indy 500 will witness a titanic battle between Roger Penske’s and Michael Andretti’s Chevrolet-powered multi-car teams. The Penske and…
Like many of his fans the world over, I was saddened to hear that Carroll Shelby passed away last week. I only met him once, at Goodwood 10 or more…
Jimmie Johnson came through to score Hendrick Motorsports’s 200th NASCAR Sprint Cup win last Saturday night at Darlington, South Carolina. Johnson’s victory in the Southern 500 brought an end to…
Carroll Shelby has passed away, aged 89. Shelby was one of motor racing’s greatest salesmen fathering the legendary Shelby Cobra and helping with the birth of Ford’s GT40 and the…
Personally, I hate all new technology, without exception. Well, except anything that allows me to be lazier than I already am. So, yes, I will grudgingly admit that new technology…
The great John Le Carre (yes, I am biased, a huge fan of his novels) observed that a desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world. He…
The telephone rang. “Andrew, the car’s handling like a piece of sh*t.” Spared the usual introductions, this could only my Porsche 911 GT3 driving chum who’d bought the car on…
Audi’s new hybrid R18 sports prototype fell short in its quest for a debut victory in the World Endurance Championship on Saturday, as the e-tron quattro’s more conventional sister stole…
It’s a case of Audi vs Audi this weekend, as the second round of the new FIA World Endurance Championship takes place at Spa-Francorchamps. The six-hour race, which begins at…
The man from Haguenau in Alsace is a phenomenon: 106 podiums from 156 World Rally Championship starts; 831 fastest stage times; and 1372 points. Record after record after record. His…
Probably the single most interesting exhibit at the Beijing Auto Show last week was an engine and a gearbox in a glass case on the Ferrari stand. Visually at least…
Will Power and Team Penske appear to be waltzing away to this year’s IZOD IndyCar Championship. After taking his third pole of the year Power drove a perfect race on…
