The young rookie hotshot being given a one-off chance used to be a familiar tale in F1, but not so much recently – why have teams become so conservative?
The first full-size Formula 1 car built to 2022 regulations has been revealed by F1, offering a vision of what next season's grid will look like. The model represents the most…
Montjuïc Park is often thought of by those in the 'know' as the great lost F1 circuit – but there might just be one track on the calendar which shares many of its virtues
The month of May is upon us and despite the excitement of the new Formula 1 season, much talk in the Motor Sport office (yes, we are back, in rotas)…
Like a lot of people, I missed the news that Faye Pierson died last month in the Los Angeles suburb where she’d live most of her life. At the time…
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The Parnelli VPJ-4 is one of F1's great coulda-woulda-shoulda stories, writes Preston Lerner. Without it, Mario Andretti would not have won the title with Lotus in 1978
If you’re standing still, you’re going backwards. That’s what Formula 1 personnel always say about this sport, so I’m going to use it as the perfect excuse to get ahead…
Boy, howdy! That was entertaining. Fifty-one years after Richard Petty won the last top-tier stock car race contested on an unpaved surface, NASCAR’s big-dog Cup series returned to its roots…
Why does sports car racing have to be so cyclical in nature? When I entered this business, Group C was at its height with Porsches, Jaguars, Mercedes, Astons, Mazdas and…
Motor sport is not only dangerous, it is also ruthless. It is populated by competitive people with a burning desire to win – there is no room for sentiment. It…
Team-mates. It’s easier all round if the term is accurate and you get along, but delicious tension has to exist between two naturally selfish racing drivers working out of the…
Modern F1 cars are technical marvels, but few teams can explain why. They're missing a chance to show why GP racing is exciting - and inspire a new generation, says Chris Medland
While not being particularly enamoured with current Formula 1, I was most impressed with the changes made to the Imola circuit [Where Ayrton Left His Heart, last month]. I still…
Henry Segrave, Malcolm Campbell, Jack Brabham, Frank Williams, Stirling Moss, Jackie Stewart, Patrick Head, Lewis Hamilton? In the aftermath of the boy from Stevenage’s record-equalling seventh world championship and the…
I wouldn’t be surprised if your postbag was full of omissions from your cult hero list [Cover story, November issue], so here’s mine: why Kimi and not Keke? This…
I recently bought a new used car. It was a Volvo estate (for the family), which I slightly regret not buying from former British Touring Car champion John Cleland, who…
