Cars in support races are not often faster than those at the top of the bill, but that was the case at Le Mans this year. As they took a…

Putting his house in order He was responsible for it in the first place, so how fitting he should be the man to banish it. Even Jean Todt might have…

Damien Smith, Editor Function is always the priority when it comes to the Motor Sports Association. You only have to visit the British governing body's base to understand this. No…

Nigel Roebuck The man-made harbour, the sci-fi hotel that crosses the track, the pretty lights in the darkness... Abu Dhabi's El race looks great on TV. As it did for…

Gian Paolo Dallara and new business partner Andrea Pontremoli are the men behind the world’s most successful yet understated racing car builder By Damien Smith Varano de’ Melegari is a…

Gimmicks are a 'Band-Aid' We should be careful what we ask for. After years of bemoaning the lack of overtaking in Formula 1, we now have so much it's hard…

Pie in the sky? Perhaps not... Formula 1 is "currently" not for sale. So says CVC Capital Partners, the private equity firm which owns a 100-year lease on the commercial…

As symbolic gestures go, it was hardly subtle. At the 1980 United States Grand Prix, reigning World Champion Jody Scheckter hauled himself out of his Ferrari, trod purposefully down its…

This is it, probably his last chance. Michael Schumacher has been staring at the rear wing of the McLaren for the first 37 laps of the Japanese Grand Prix. His…

Recording the audio podcasts which run on our website (www.motorsportmagazine.com) is always a highlight here at Lots Road. Early on, Jody Scheckter joined us for one in the cavernous empty…

AUDI vs PEUGEOT vs ASTON MARTIN It's a circus, a festival - and racing's greatest test. Twenty-four gruelling hours that stretch human and mechanical endurance until they snap. Three teams…

Alan Henry writes in his excellent Niki Lauda interview this month how the Austrian’s two British Grand Prix wins at Brands Hatch in 1982 and ’84 were received with rapture…