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One of the greatest fascinations of motor sport in all its forms is that its story has progressed from its earliest inception in the 1880s as an enduring serial to…

It’s been said that Sir Stirling Moss’s accident at Goodwood was the crash that saved his life. The logic is that had his racing career not effectively ended in 1962,…

The month of April is traditionally when the motor sport season gets into full swing. It’s when racing truly becomes the norm again at most given weekends. But it’s best…

It is perhaps a generational thing, but I find myself unable to get mildly enthused, let alone properly excited, about esports. When I was about nine years old, on Eastbourne…

Peter Higham is in some ways the keeper of the flame here at Motor Sport; our superbly comprehensive database of drivers, teams and results is his work, growing from his…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07CiCpf9kek With the help of archive footage from the 1955 Mille Miglia, Stirling Moss looks back at the race which is widely considered one of the greatest wins in motor…

Millions are stuck inside, there's no racing on the box, so what is there to watch? We selected some of the best film and box set offerings available to stream…

Classic engines, modern fuel On the day this arrived, the government announced that pump fuel would soon include extra ethanol. Those of us with classic cars have reason to worry…

The three-times MotoGP world champion’s MotoGP retirement lasted all of 81 days. And now there’s talk of a race return in June. What exactly is going on?

Does Honda’s apparent vetoing of Fernando Alonso’s planned Indy 500 deal this year with Andretti Autosport have any impact upon his hoped-for return to F1 in 2021? And realistically, what…

It’s an old racing truism that the most important part of a racing motorcycle is its tyres. Why? Because the tyres are the interface between motorcycle and race track, so…

Cyril Abiteboul is adamant he has no intention of stepping down as team principal of the Renault Formula One team. Despite Abiteboul conceding to "issues this year" and saying that…

Gordon Murray will unveil his new T.50 supercar in May this year, but Andrew Frankel already has an idea how it drives — thanks to the designer's earlier masterpiece Gordon…

For the leading drivers of the 1960s, Christmas and New Year heralded racing in the South African sun Clark, Brabham and Gurney lead at the start of the 1963 South African…

Five of the most pioneering and successful designs of the 2010s, which each pushed the boundaries of motor sport The 2010s have seen the birth of electric racing, Formula 1's hybrid…

Rob Smedley is the man responsible for making Formula 1 more accessible: his current role with the sport's promoters involves making technical information clearer to fans, as part of efforts…

Five of the exceptional motor sport talents that have lit up stages and circuits in the past decade Photo: Motorsport Images One decade, five drivers. The past ten years have…