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Electric touring car series to launch with 'gimmicks': 680bhp, rear-wheel drive & quick-fire races
Back in February, just before our world turned upside down, Motor Sport headed to Paris for the launch of Pure ETCR, an all-new electric touring car series that looked set…
F1
Alan Jones, a chip off the old block – 40 years on
Damon Hill is often credited as the first second-generation Formula 1 world champion. But while Hill’s title in 1996 certainly made him the first champion son of a champion, there…
Le Mans News
'I would pay money to drive a Hyperpole lap' Tom Kristensen on the 2020 Le Mans 24 Hours
He'll be watching the 2020 Le Mans 24 Hours with a burger and beer in hand, but Tom Kristensen says that being behind the wheel during the new hyperpole qualifying session is the stuff of dreams, as he looks forward to this year's race
Sports Car News
Belgium's greatest racing driver? Olivier Gendebien and his remarkable career
Ferrari's greatest sports car driver enjoyed remarkable success in his short career. Damien Smith examines the record of Olivier Gendebien, one of this year's Hall of Fame nominees
F1
Jenson Button: ‘My respect for Frank Williams’
It’s hard to believe 20 years have passed since 20-year-old Jenson Button made his Formula 1 debut for Williams, in just his third season of car racing. As Frank and…
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F1
Flashback to Monza 2001 – a race no one wanted
Stick your tongue out at Monza and you can almost taste the history. The flavour is bittersweet of course. Such is the longevity and high-speed nature of the relatively narrow…
F1
How the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya brought F1 to life in Spain
As the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya celebrates 30 years of hosting the Spanish Grand Prix, Damien Smith looks at the remarkable racing that the F1's unofficial home has hosted in its picturesque setting
F1
A Bridge to the past: Silverstone’s lost great corner
Silverstone is unrecognisable as the circuit that hosted the first F1 Championship race but still retains its old glory, writes Damien Smith. If only there had been a way to keep Bridge Corner
Single-Seaters
Brabham tribute to Ron Tauranac's role in family success
Hundreds of drivers, including Ayrton Senna and Mika Häkkinen, benefitted from Ron Tauranac's design talent — as did two generations of the Brabham family. David Brabham pays tribute
F1
Aston Martin the only choice if Vettel still wants to win
Ferrari has flat rejected (and ejected) him; Renault has favoured old flame Fernando Alonso; Mercedes appears to be politely looking the other way; but Racing Point, soon to be Aston…
F1
John Watson: F1 has lost the challenge of the old Österreichring
Formula 1 begins its season at Austria's Red Bull Ring, a circuit that's a shadow of its former self. John Watson recalls the mesmerising Österreichring
