Is the Ford Capri the world’s finest invention? Discuss. It’s unlikely ever to earn the halo status of a Ferrari 250 GTO, granted, but there’s something oddly uplifting about watching…

The road was fast and flowing, with good sight lines, so 125mph felt perfectly safe. “At that kind of speed,” Hannu Mikkola explains, “a rally car’s suspension vibrates a lot…

Drivers don’t always follow the same career path. Simon Arron meets a Japan-bound youngster It’s a road well trodden and the list of alumni remains illustrious. Geoff Lees, Johnny Herbert,…

Williams has an ever-growing catalogue of illustrious Grand Prix cars. Now these two men must dovetail this sumptuous history with the high-flying Formula 1 team of today Writer Simon Arron,…

Blackpool rocks Blackpool: February 6-7: sometimes, a quick-fire 510-mile return trip makes perfect sense The town might be a little frayed around the edges, but its amusement arcades and souvenir…

In isolation the statistics look bleak. Between them, Formula 3000’s 20 international champions went on to win only nine Grands Prix, Juan Pablo Montoya taking seven of those while Jean…

Charity begins close to home Barking, December 7: Johnny Herbert celebrates 20 years of raising money for worthwhile causes Several miles east of London’s hub, just beyond a crest, the…

Cosworth might not currently supply F1 engines, but it doesn’t need its name on a cam cover to remain involved at the sport’s top tier. The firm’s influence – and…

Home on the range Oulton Park, November 8: one of the modern era’s surprising success stories continues to evolve Given this magazine’s sometimes quirky past, it seems wholly appropriate that…

Spa-Francorchamps Circuit first opened: 1921 Classic circuit length: 8.761 miles 2015 event calendar May 2-3: WEC 6 hours May 30-31: World Series by Renault Jul 24-27: Spa 24 Hours Aug…

Old, but still hard to beat Brands Hatch, October 26 & Silverstone, November 1-2: evidence that new ideas aren’t necessarily the best When you think of Formula Ford, does your…

More than 15 years after his death, Uruguayan racer Gonzalo Rodriguez is about to be commemorated in a documentary. We look back at an engaging character with greater potential than…