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Ferdinand 'Ferry' Porsche 1909-1998
Ferdinand ‘Ferry' Porsche, who died on 27 March aged 88, established the most successful sportscar marque of all time, steering…

Ferdinand ‘Ferry' Porsche, who died on 27 March aged 88, established the most successful sportscar marque of all time, steering…
The 1906 Spyker 4WD racing car with the world’s first six-cylinder engine stars in a new show at the Dutch…
So now both Bentley and Rolls-Royce are owned by BMW, what are we to think of this peculiar state of…
The shrill wail of a flat-12 Alfa Romeo will be heard among the Cosworth DFVs in the FIA Thoroughbred Grand…
The innovation Years theme of June’s Goodwood Festival of Speed has had organisers scouring the world for amazing racing cars…
Honda president Nobuhiko Kawamoto is pictured in the company’s first Grand Prix car, the RA271 of 1964, at last month’s…
One thousand applications for race entries from owners of cars with the requisite circuit history will ensure the success of…
AIthough being a car lover can sometimes make you feel like a hunted species, there seems to have been some…
The rope of racing’s heritage by the Green Army continues. Latest victim is the banking at Monza which, I understand,…
Congratulations to Rivers Fletcher, whose lifetime contribution to motorsport has been recognised with an RACMSA Prince Michael Award of Merit…
Vaughan Davis, the long-time Bentley practitioner who preserved the Marker-Jackson Bentley (Mother Gun), died in February. Born in 1919, he…
Sixty years after Auto Union star Bernd Rosemeyer's fatal attempt to reclaim a prestigious speed record from Mercedes-Benz's Rudolf Caracciola,…
At Le Mans in 1952, during the practice sessions Daimler-Benz tried an air brake on a 309SL coupe. This consisted…
Press schedules being what they are, I am writing this before, and you're reading it after, the Argentinian Grand Prix.…
The two Nigels… Sir, That the letter written by Mr Burrell in the March edition appeared at all only goes…
As a devotee of Messrs Cook & Moore, I recently learned with horror that most episodes of Not Only… But…
The arguments about who is the greatest racing driver of all time have gone on as long as motor racing…
These extraordinary images of the 1957 German GP have never been published before. They tell the tale of how one…
This is the last year an Escort will lead Ford’s rally effort. Matthew Franey honours an icon and lets rip…
Garage Francorchamps is a distinct misnomer for the edifice greeting visitors to Jacques Swaters' Ferrari emporium. Situated in a large…
Its name has been shortened – henceforth it is, quite simply, The Classic – but the essence remains unchanged. Now 30 years old, it styles itself as the biggest historic…
On Tuesday it was announced that Richard Petty has bought his NASCAR team from majority owner George Gillett Jr to become chairman of Richard Petty Motorsports. NASCAR’s most successful driver…
Barely two months after Sébastien Ogier won the final round of the 2015 World Rally Championship, the new season begins this weekend with the 84th running of the Monte Carlo…
In Motor Sport this month, Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes addresses the ‘big questions’ we’ve posed ahead of the Formula 1 season, gathering all his information from the recent Spanish tests to offer a…