Given that external reality is a fiction, the writer’s role is almost superfluous. He does not need to invent the fiction because it is already there. So said JG Ballard,…
We are known, locally, as Team Renault. On one side of the garage is a bullet grey Scenic, on the other a deep blue Modus. And we are not alone.…
“This time I got a good start, and it was vital I did, because the guys with KERS had 20 metres on us away from the grid. At one point…
Ah, so it was the press who were to blame. The dreaded ‘meejah’. And there was I, in my innocence, thinking it was the fault of the driver. When Felipe…
Lime Rock Park in north-west Connecticut stages its annual Vintage meeting this weekend. This is Labor Day weekend in the United States, the traditional end of the stateside summer season,…
Our latest installment in the Motor Sport audio podcast series. But this time Nigel Roebuck, Rob Widdows and Ed Foster were joined by 1979 Formula 1 World Champion Jody Scheckter.…
A weekend to remember. One for the history books, and in so many ways. Giancarlo Fisichella, having driven the race of his life, is expected to fulfil every Italian’s boy…
Supposing they staged a World Championship, and nobody wanted it? Twelve rounds into the 2009 season, that’s how it is starting to look. The Belgian Grand Prix, won by Kimi…
It’s not every day that you come to work and find Sir Stirling Moss sitting in your chair. But that was my pleasure – and real honour – when Britain’s…
This is an interesting time of year for many reasons, not all of them connected. Summer is gradually giving way to autumn, in Britain at least. The swallows are gathering…
Rubens Barrichello (1st) An absolutely perfect race for the Brazilian. He looked just like a certain Brit at the start of the season, produced the fast laps when he needed…
Watch this exclusive footage of Sir Stirling Moss as he joins the Motor Sport team as guest editor of the October issue. In a celebration of his 80th birthday the…
Rubens Barrichello scored his ninth Grand Prix victory in China in 2004, and so often since he must have doubted that he would ever win another. A poor season with…
Donington Park hosted round five of the new Formula 2 championship on August 15/16 and inevitably it was the most crucial so far in the series’ inaugural season. This was…
It had to happen, eventually. We hear that Mr Ecclestone is going to hang some rock music on his ‘F1 Circus’, starting in Singapore (as reported in the June issue…
Save in the event of injury, such as Michael Schumacher coming in temporarily for Felipe Massa at Ferrari, mid-season driver changes are a relative rarity in Formula 1. But after…
