Why Benetton? That’s the question most ask when I mentioned the book I’ve written. I started to wonder myself at times. This is a team about which there is plenty…

Until recently, the pretty Classic Performance Engineering stable housed a third example of Britain’s pioneers that circumstances conspired against: the Kieft-Climax. Like the Aston Martin it wasn’t external but internal…

Damon Hill emerged as a candidate for a Williams race seat in late-1992 after Nigel Mansell opted for the US and Riccardo Patrese left for Benetton. Hill had been the…

With Nigel Mansell gone and new team-mate Damon Hill finding his feet, the path was clear for Alain Prost to make the most of the opportunity to drive the best…

Star Letter Can you bring to the attention of resident ‘Mystic Meg’ Johnny Herbert his article in the November 2021 issue [Opinion], where he jokingly predicted a driver suing another…

My family car as a child... The first I remember was a Vauxhall Cresta. When I was 12 my Uncle Stan would go to sleep in the back of his…

Good Month Laying down the Lawson AlphaTauri supersub Liam Lawson has been brilliant, scoring his first points at Marina Bay. With Ricciardo and Tsunoda now confirmed at AlphaTauri for 2024,…

Race report Ferrari threatens at home, delivers next time out, then Verstappen answers critics Word on the beat Lawson’s disappointment, Massa’s madness and why DRS will get a boost in…

Employees at Sotheby’s in London back in the early 1990s may remember the then head of the international car department, Malcolm Barber, occasionally railing at the disconnect between the values…

The last-surviving Alvis grand prix car will take a star turn at the next Bicester Scramble on October 8, a week shy of the 96th anniversary of its only race.…

The innovative eco off-roading series which launched in 2021 and attracted a galaxy of star entrants including Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, looks set to be replaced by a new…

Ex-Formula 1 driver and Sky F1 TV pundit Karun Chandhok shrugged off his Goodwood Revival fright when the Ferrari 250 GTO he was racing briefly burst into flames. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM7pRexowbw&t=72s Chandhok…