The fruitful engineering talents of Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth, the irrepressible spirit of Gilles Villeneuve or the pioneering medical work of Sid Watkins? Whichever way votes had been cast,…

Greece is the word Acropolis Rally, May 7-8: a weekend of firsts as the 2016 European Rally Championship celebrates its third different winner in as many events The sound grew…

Track of my tiers Snetterton, March 27: it’s British Formula 3, but not as we know it. A popular old name returns to the domestic calendar There is, I suppose,…

A mid-morning snowstorm followed the early drizzle, yet by early afternoon there was sufficient balmy sunshine to generate custom for the ice-cream vendors. The Historic Sports Car Club’s 50th anniversary…

The name has been a familiar part of motor sport’s landscape across three decades, but has never previously been associated with the World Endurance Championship. It is now… Writer Simon…

Marino Franchitti tries a GT40 for the first time. The second can’t come soon enough Some questions simply don’t have to be asked: the look on Marino Franchitti’s face tells…

It is 50 years since Ford celebrated its maiden Le Mans victory. As the factory prepares to return to the race for the first time since 1969, we spoke to…

Still going strong at 60 Newport Pagnell, February 12: lunch with a British motor racing institution, now in his 42nd season without a break The craggy face is far removed…

Named after an olive farm, a British team with Cypriot heritage has been active for less than a decade and already counts two Le Mans class wins among its diverse…

The past 20 years have not been kind to Formula 1 newcomers. Of the three that arrived in 2010 only Manor survives – and then in much-recycled form. BMW’s brief…

The gentleman apologised that he could offer only £1500 a year and a company Lotus Cortina. I was earning £998 a year at Barclays. Life is full of difficult decisions…

Winter wonderland Brands Hatch, January 31: mud, persistent drizzle, biting wind and a Ford Escort armada – welcome to the 21st century Standing to the outside of Druids, appreciating the protective…