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Matters of moment, October 2008
History today Silverstone is the most historic active race circuit in Britain. Donington Park is older, but it can’t boast…
History today Silverstone is the most historic active race circuit in Britain. Donington Park is older, but it can’t boast…
World champions Kimi RAikkonen and Fernando Alonso remain the keys to the Formula 1 driver market for 2009, as their…
Toyota Motorsport president John Howett has questioned the FIA’s move towards a greener future for Formula 1. In addition to…
Max Mosley has continued his litigation against the News of the World by launching a libel suit against the newspaper,…
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo is to chair the new Formula One Teams’ Association, a forum within which the teams…
Heikki Kovalainen was confirmed as a McLaren driver for 2009 even before he scored his maiden F1 win in the…
Formtech GmbH, a German company that builds parts for the F1 industry, has bought the fixed assets offered by the…
Reflections – A meeting with Jim France at Goodwood – Cheever on Prost and the pity of GP Masters –…
Tottenham Hotspur became the first Premier League club to sign up for the new Superleague Formula due to kick off…
Former grand prix driver Eric van de Poele notched up a record fifth victory in the Spa 24 Hours in…
Jaguar’s new Indian owners could take the marque back to the Le Mans 24 Hours in the future. Le Mans…
A race in the USA is one of Stephane Ratel’s targets for the new-for-2010 World Championship for GT1 cars. Ratel…
The British Touring Car Championship has seen a huge increase in spectator support and viewing figures on its new channel,…
Le Mans 24 Hours winner Allan McNish has vowed to take the fight to Peugeot in Britain’s round of the…
NASCAR Dario Franchitti’s stock car career has been given a lifeline by Chip Ganassi Racing, despite the team dropping him…
Jim Whitehouse Engine builder Jim Whitehouse, who has died aged 87, was the man behind the Arden name which through…
A road trip to remember The historic weekend at Road America in Wisconsin is one of my favourite events in…
Must the car show go on? Can you tell me what Ferrari has in common with Skoda, or Lamborghini with…
Italy’s other red star Ducati is a remarkable company. It builds just 40,000 bikes each year and yet it can…
Stacey’s sock tactics Sir, Interviewed by Simon Taylor in July, Peter Warr mentioned Alan Stacey who had lost part of…
The Abu Dhabi-backed A2RL Autonomous Racing League plans to pit ten driverless cars in wheel-to-wheel battle from next year; the most ambitious AI motor sport plan yet. Its backer reveals more about the super-sized science experiment
Audi is taking over the Sauber F1 team before joining the Formula 1 grid in 2026. But with 18 months to go, it's changed its leader, replacing Andreas Seidl with former Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto. Where does that leave the ambitious project?
Lewis Hamilton and Daniel Ricciardo are struggling to get their 2024 F1 campaigns off the ground. Is it a result of getting older? Or, as Mark Hughes suggests, may it be due to harsh self-criticism?
The Classic's Group C demonstration had many looking forward to next year's LMH/LMDhs – but will BOP harm the new category's chances?