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Precision: October 2018, October 2018
RICHARD MILLE When Richard Mille wakes up in his 18th century Breton château fancying a croissant, it’s not unknown for…
October 2018
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Magic numbers
Porsche 917, Ferrari 512, Lola T70 - perhaps as great a concentration of sports car heritage as you could find…
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Ferrari 512S
DARIO'S VERDICT ON THE FERRARI 512S The Ferrari is dominated by its 5.0-litre V12, which isn’t really a surprise, but the…
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Porsche 917K
DARIO'S VERDICT ON THE PORSCHE 917K "I guess this is the daddy of them all, the car. It has such a fearsome…
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Dario Franchitti drives the Lola T70
DARIO'S VERDICT ON THE LOLA T70 "The Lola feels a little different in that it’s an active racing car, while…
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Heroes of history
All three cars came to define their eras and attracted some of the greatest drivers ever to grace the sport…
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Completing the trifecta
We track down one of the very few drivers who raced the Lola T70, Porsche 917 and Ferrari 512 in…
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English heritage
In the slipstream of the Festival of Speed's 25th anniversary, the Goodwood Revival Meeting celebrates its 20th. Racers and Motor…
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We were there
Motor Sport writers choose some favourite Goodwood moments 1998 The Woodcote Cup by Simon Arron I had been to Goodwood…
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Leading from The Outback
A futuristic new race track billed as the Nordschleife of Oz could turbocharge racing Down Under, and its eccentric owner…
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Silverstone Classic magic moments
Over 1000 entries shared across a plethora of categories helps make the Classic one of the world's biggest historic racing…
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Single-make revolution
Spec series are few and far between in historic motor sport, so we went to Spa-Francorchamps to get a flavour…
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Howard Donald
TOPPING THE LAP CHARTS Take That star Howard Donald on his new-found racing passion... and hating an Austin A30 “I…
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Breakfast With... Scott Pruett
For four decades he has been as much a part of America’s sporting fabric as The Super Bowl, The Kentucky…
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The Expendables
Despite it being a new era for global touring car competition, seven tin-top action heroes are still setting the benchmarks…
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The great imitation
On the 30th anniversary of his death we recall how a spurned Enzo Ferrari cleverly conspired to overhaul, and ultimately…
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Aston Martin DBS Superleggera
Aston Martin's new DBS Superleggera appears a brave move but, on closer inspection, it has a market all to itself…
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Volkswagen Polo GTI Plus DSG
Volkswagen's latest GTI addition falls short of its promise On one level at least, driving the new Volkswagen Polo GTI…
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Ford Mustang Fastback V8 GT
V8, manual, rear-drive and now refused, too. What's not to like? Spend any time at the wheel of this substantially…
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Bobbing and weaving
Blunt-bodied beauty wasn't immediately popular, but surprised many on track Sports-racing cars of the 1950s don’t come much more ‘quintessential’…
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