Mario Andretti was less lucky in the Daytona 24 Hours than he was at Sebring where he won three times in 1967, ‘70 and ’72. Andretti started eight long-distance races…
Drivers typically have just a single shot at Formula 1, or else none at all, but then there’s Pedro de la Rosa. Left without a race seat when HRT folded…
Even in the 1970s, the Targa Florio was an anachronism. Held around the twisting roads of Sicily, it was a major part of the sports car championship for many years.…
You can imagine the gasps of disbelief when Ducati unveiled its GP13 atop a mountain in the Dolomites last night: the bike is pretty much a GP12 with a new…
It is fair to say that electric car sales are not what their creators had hoped for. Renault in particular threw its full weight behind these so-called zero-emissions cars (the…
Brian Redman won the Daytona 24 Hours three times. He co-drove a John Wyer Gulf Porsche 917 in 1970 to win with Pedro Rodríguez and Leo Kinnunen, won for a…
Bentley is showing its fastest-ever open car at the Detroit motor show. The Continental GTC Speed is powered by a 616bhp version of its evergreen 6-litre W12 motor, enough says…
The Daytona 24 Hours is an anomaly in modern motor sport. In such a specialised era, seeing NASCAR giants mixing it up with Le Mans winners harks back to a…
I enjoy all sports bar horse racing; I will never forgive it for regularly interrupting what little televised motor sport there was during my formative 1970s; the parade ring, the…
Season review books are often a hit-and-miss affair. Try to take on too much and you risk diluting the subject matter; if you concentrate on specifics you run the risk…
It is inevitable in an industry that’s as old and far reaching as ours that every year brings a smattering of significant anniversaries. Even so, I think 2013 has more…
Constructors’ Championship: 1st Points: 460 Drivers: Sebastian Vettel Points: 281 Best qualifying: 1st Best race result: 1st Mark Webber Points: 179 Best qualifying: 1st Best race result: 1st Highlights Two…
The New Year is usually a time to look forward. But the past is an easier place to talk about than the future, so please forgive me for looking backward…
Regular readers may remember back in November I asked you to advise me what cheap and fun old car I should buy to replace my under-utilised old 911. The response…
Constructors’ Championship: 2nd Points: 400 Drivers: Fernando Alonso Points: 278 Best qualifying: 1st Best race result: 1st Felipe Massa Points: 122 Best qualifying: 3rd Best race result: 2nd Highlights Alonso’s…
Between November 29 and January 3, we’ll be reviewing the 2012 motor sport season month by month. Along with these features, Ed Foster will be assessing each Formula 1 team’s…
