It seems extraordinary that a motor racing track could be 100 years old, but that is Brooklands’ proud boast this year. When Hugh Locke King conceived the idea of a…

Mike Simpson was a 21-year-old photographic trainee when Kodak offered him a press pass for the 1967 British GP... Some things happen by chance – and this was one such. …

The ingredients looked promising and its creator had a fine track record – with Ferrari, no less – but Bizzarrini’s GT achieved little in period. Almost 50 years after its…

Fuellish behaviour Nowadays it is usual to think of the 1970s as a time when motor sport was so much more informal and easy-going than today, and this view extends…

The Argentine Temporada Motor Races 1950-1960 Hernan Lopez Laiseca “A photographic journey through the golden age of motor sport in Argentina…” Not the most obvious sales pitch for a new…

Mike Salmon Mike Salmon, who has died aged 82, made 13 Le Mans 24 Hours starts over an amateur career that spanned six decades. He competed at Le Mans in…

As we went to press, the meteoric career of Lewis Hamilton remained in full flow, as his debut F1 season continued with another second place, this time in Barcelona. This…

Letter of the month Play it again Sam Sir, As the current owner of Big Sam,  I was pleased to see your article in the May issue about Spike Anderson…

Alesi podium car – Plus a barn-find Bugatti Atalante, and a Le Mans Kremer-Porsche CK5 This month’s forthcoming auctions are full of interesting competition cars, ranging from a 1992 Formula 1…

The Grand Prix companion Alan Henry With the possible exceptions of caravan and lawnmower racing and Formula Talbot, almost all topics have now been covered in the field of motorsport…

1 Manometro Watch £1800 This handcrafted retro watch, created by the artist Giuliano Mazzuoli, features a high-precision Swiss movement. He was apparently inspired by a vintage car tyre pressure gauge…

Sports cars should race Sir, May I add my agreement to Andrew Frankel’s comments (April issue) on Bentley’s withdrawal from racing after winning Le Mans in 2003? It seems a…