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From cockpit to desk job!
I’m delighted to have been invited to be the guest editor of Motor Sport this month – motor racing has…
October 2009
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Sauber fights to save team
BMW’s shock decision to withdraw from Formula 1 at the end of this season has left Peter Sauber fighting to…
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Concorde deal is finally signed
Months and even years of debate and argument came to an end when the new Concorde Agreement was signed in…
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In brief, October 2009
Ari Vatanen has revealed that a Spaniard, a Singaporean and a German will be his three main prospective cabinet members…
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Now Badoer steps in for Schuey…
Michael Schumacher’s decision to cancel his Formula 1 comeback came as a massive disappointment to the motor sporting world, and…
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Angry Piquet left on F1's sidelines
Renault’s sacking of Nelson Piquet means that the Brazilian follows Sébastien Bourdais in being dropped for performance reasons in the…
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Nigel Roebuck
Reflections – Moss and Jenks’s record average speed run – An F1 deal, Schuey, and a pain in the neck……
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De Ferran picks team over driving
Gil de Ferran is calling time on a driving career that has encompassed two Champ Car titles and victory in…
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ALMS plan to boost grids
The two prototype classes will be combined for next year’s American Le Mans Series. Championship bosses have revealed that they…
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New GT2 corvette in promising debut
A new era began for Corvette Racing at Mid-Ohio when the new GT2 class Chevrolet made its long-awaited debut in…
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Obituaries
Harry Kallström Six-time Swedish Rally Champion Harry Kallström rose so quickly to fame he was nicknamed ‘Sputnik’, after the Russian…
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IRL shifts towards road courses
The 2010 IRL IndyCar Series will feature more road course events than ovals for the first time in the championship’s…
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In brief, October 2009
A Lamborghini Murciélago has become the third car to be developed for the new-for-2010 FIA GT1 World Championship. The German…
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Herbert to make BTCC debut with one eye on NASCAR
Three-time grand prix winner Johnny Herbert will contest the final three rounds of this year’s British Touring Car Championship with…
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Five on steps to success
UK businessman Graham Sharp is helping to sustain the careers of several selected British racing drivers through the Racing Steps…
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Gordon Kirby – The US Scene
Rules row shifts to ovals The battle for this year’s IRL IndyCar Series title is strictly between Ganassi Racing and…
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Mat Oxley – MotoGP
Few were in Ivy's league Forty summers ago, Britain lost one of its greatest exponents of two- and four-wheel motor…
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Andrew Frankel - Road cars
So is the future electric? Right now we exist in a strange hiatus between the car’s past and its future.…
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Readers letters, October 2009
Passion versus profit Sir, What great news – yet another passionless manufacturer is leaving Formula 1. They’re all the same.…
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Good cause for a celebration
Motor Sport is proud to sponsor this year’s Goodwood Revival, especially as it pays tribute to a special octogenarian… By…
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