Barney Oldfield: America's record-breaking four-wheeled bandit
He was its biggest fish when motor sport’s pool was small but vitally fertile: the first American renowned purely for his skill and daring at the wheel. With trademark unlit…
The sun is breaking through to the east of Gleneagles railway station. There’s the occasional car passing on the A9, 200 metres to the west, but it’s quiet enough to…
When TV cameras go behind the scenes with Formula 1 powerhouse Mercedes, chances are that they’ll focus on extravagant gestures from team principal Toto Wolff, pumping or banging his fist…
MH When the Honda decision came and the team was facing oblivion, was it a big decision to stay? You could have left. JB Yes. I could’ve gone to Toro…
From rallying royalty to racing at one of the highest levels, the Blomqvists have conquered two of the major disciplines in motor sport. Stig enjoyed a 33-year World Rally Championship…
2025 Motor Sport calendar: 75 years of F1 The stunning shot above of Niki Lauda driving for Ferrari at the 1976 Spanish GP features in Motor Sport's 2025 calendar, celebrating 75…
Mauro Forghieri – for 27 years the chief engineer of Ferrari’s racing operation – was on fine form. Ten days earlier, this tall, rangy man of enormous accomplishment had celebrated…
The look on Martin Brundle’s face the minute he walks into the garage at Silverstone is a picture. There’s an instant flicker of recognition. The same reaction as meeting…
Craig Breedlove has given us a choice. Either a smart restaurant in a vinery, or Hozy’s, a cheap and cheerful eatery. “Hozy’s,” explains Breedlove, “is where all the local racers…
The image of Roland Ratzenberger’s Simtek-Ford coming to rest after its heavy crash in the fast Villeneuve kink is haunting to this day. Rudolf Ratzenberger, now 85, saw it on…
I grew up in Guildford, Surrey, which is 10 miles east of where Mike Hawthorn lived, in Farnham on the Surrey/Hampshire border. About the only thing he and I otherwise…
He was, according to Ferdinand Porsche, “the greatest driver of the past, present and future,” but racing fans in Britain had surprisingly few chances to witness the singular brilliance of…
Of the many pinch-yourself moments routinely served to crowds and competitors at the Goodwood Revival, the Kinrara Trophy has quickly established itself as an absolute belter. Conceived to evoke the…
A fickle, fragile 500cc two-stroke with little more than 115 horsepower at the end of the twistgrip and a deadly strip of blacktop sweeping through the Ardennes forest, bordered by rusting…
David Coulthard cuts the ignition, wiggles the red leather steering wheel and folds his arms. "Well, if you'd just like to put me in the back of the truck I'll…
Before the Formula 1 circus kicks into gear, grand prix editor Mark Hughes looks back at the life and career of Cliff Allison
Silverstone in the 1940s: RAC International Grand Prix, October 2 1948 Murray Walker had already started commentating as British motor sport stirred from its war-enforced shutdown, but he was off…