It wasn’t the tinny refrain of a mobile phone alarm that fractured slumber, but a boisterous thunderclap. The day’s first serious storm erupted before sunrise and ensured the Sepang International…
Melbourne always looks more appealing on the looming horizon than it does in a rear-view mirror, so cab rides to its airport are traditionally accompanied by a tinge of regret.…
Kimi Räikkönen completed 58 laps of Albert Park on Sunday, but the following morning I opted for just one – a gentle stroll around a sporting peculiarity, a racetrack that…
So many questions, so few clear conclusions. You knew it would be that way, though. The first day of a fresh term always throws up a few clues, but their…
The setting – a Melbourne business hotel – is familiar enough... and so is the routine. To obtain a credential you must first stand in line with a cocktail of…
The second half of Simon Arron's assessment of each Formula 1 team's chances ahead of the Australian Grand Prix. Part one can be found here. Sauber-Ferrari Drivers: Nico Hülkenberg, Esteban…
The first half of Simon Arron's assessment of each Formula 1 team's chances ahead of the Australian Grand Prix. Part two will be online on Saturday. Marussia-Cosworth Drivers: Max Chilton,…
I could hear my name being called, but it was tricky to pinpoint the source. There was plentiful ambient noise, with mechanics priming cars ahead of the FIA European Rallycross…
From pneumatic tyres to double DRS via drilled throttle pedals, knock-off hubs, turbocharging, sliding skirts, X-wings, carbon monocoques, blown diffusers and mass dampers, motor racing is rarely short of buzz…
Cast back your mind a few decades, to bygone Formula 1 launches. The weekly press would carry photographs of such events, specialised occasions whose attendance could be measured in tens…
The decor contrasts starkly with the McLaren Technology Centre’s imposing, water-fringed facade. Had the tone been available in a 1970s Ford sales catalogue, Ron Dennis Grey might have been listed…
When your inbox is peppered with press releases for new, high-performance car sponges, or meaningless guff from publicity-hungry insurance companies whose latest surveys reveal that roads are more likely to…
