We shared the covers of the Motor Sport team (month and year of birth) on Twitter and Facebook, and we challenged – dared, for some – our Twitter following and Facebook-ers to do…
Guy Martin and Triumph Motorcycles are to team up for a new motorcycle world land speed record attempt on August 23-24, aiming to break the current record of 376.383mph on the Bonneville salt flats…
It took four and a half hours of build up, but the fourth round of the World Endurance Championship came to the boil for a thrilling final hour and a…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database... the British Grand Prix visits three UK circuits, three ‘50s racers are born and sports cars head to Watkins Glen.…
This week in motor sport sees three wins apiece in France for Alain Prost and Nigel Mansell, plus a birthday for the greatest sports car racer of them all. A…
Drivers such as Michael Lyons don’t really exist any more. Contemporary racing drivers can be found in the odd Mini or sports racer, thanks mainly to Goodwood and the Silverstone…
This week in motor sport goes to France, three current Formula 1 drivers and the King celebrate birthdays. Michael Schumacher and Benetton outmanoeuvred Williams to win the French Grand Prix of 1994…
Twelve months ago Sam Bird was stood on a temporary podium erected in Battersea Park having won the final race of the inaugural Formula E season. A reasonable crowd gathered…
Pulling into a non-descript car park off the M2 there is a Mercedes Sprinter mini-bus waiting to shuttle punters back and forth to the circuit. It’s plush with leather seats,…
Formula 1 goes to Zandvoort, Mexico and Detroit, sports cars go to Jarama and Mazda wins Le Mans, plus the rest of this week's milestones. Jim Clark and Team Lotus were dominant…
In the wake of Britain's impending departure from the EU, we look back at five Formula 1 exits. Prost leaves Renault/McLaren/Ferrari Usually outspoken, Alain Prost has a history of departing teams and their…
Toyota’s bad luck at Le Mans may have reached a new height this year, but the bar hasn’t been raised too many notches. Go back 22 years and you’ll find…