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Record runs were ended, but 'traditions' continued at the 2023 Singapore GP

The 2023 Italian GP was probably the first good F1 race of the year – for about 15 laps. We should be grateful

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: Lewis Hamilton should sign for Ferrari. By the time you read this perhaps a new deal with Mercedes will have been announced.…

Motorcycling’s most popular engine configuration celebrates its 100th birthday this year. For the last 50 years or so the inline-four engine has been the most popular configuration in sports and…

A late, lugubrious – but wise – friend of mine had a rather splendidly deflating line which he used on special occasions. He would consider the evidence of any argument,…

I drove the new Ford Mustang in North Carolina on roads close to the Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR is 75 years old this year and is headquartered in the city, so…

Williams has seen so many false dawns since the ’90s. It was a cottage industry team bolstered and patched as required to encompass whatever technology was needed to keep it…

Could this be the end of a racing series before it has properly begun? Anyone who was at Lydden Hill in late July to witness the return of World Rallycross…

As usual Verstappen's rivals fell into a blackhole at the 2023 Dutch GP, no one even holding a space torch to the peerless champion

A long list of champions have run the gauntlet when choosing between staying loyal to a team and or ruthlessly putting themselves first – drivers should feel no qualms about looking after No1, says Damien Smith

The 2023 Belgian Grand Prix weekend had two controversial contacts which were handled by stewards in two very different ways. Tony Dodgins analyses both incidents and shares his verdict

There were pleasing aspects to the British Grand Prix. One was Alexander Albon’s drive to eighth for Williams. I saw Alex as he was leaving the circuit on the Sunday…

Since we last met I’ve had the privilege of racing in the Le Mans Classic, driving for Bentley in its own continuation supercharged ‘Blower’, a facsimile recreation of the car…

It’s incredibly irritating when asked to identify a racing car in an ageing photo, but try as you might the brain cells just will not retrieve the information. Recently I…

Many people in the MotoGP paddock – including rights-holder Dorna – are worried that the last remaining, embattled Japanese factories will quit the championship. Merely thinking this a few years…

Our thirst for live motor sport shows no sign of abating. This summer I have been struck by the sheer scale and popularity of some of the headline events I…

Hamilton on pole with Verstappen second – is it 2021? Sadly not, it was very much the 2023 Hungarian GP