How the '80s inspired Dickie Meaden's love of motor sport, and perhaps our readers' as well... The '80s was a great time to discover a love of motor sport. True,…
With '80s month in full swing, editor Nick Trott remembers being a passenger in an SWB Audi Quattro, and the wall of noise it exuded hurtling through a forest in…
'International motor racing, meet Fernando Alonso' – Simon Arron recounts his first impressions of the now double F1 champion back when he was competing in Formula 3000 It was always…
Perhaps best known for its difficult stint in Formula 1, Manor's World Endurance Championship effort just needs a crucial ingredient to complete the recipe There’s one phrase that usually follows…
Long before the Bathurst 12 Hours, there was – and still is – the fabled Bathurst 1000. As part of '80s month, we recap the wholly controversial 1987 race Bathurst, steeped…
Though turbos were stripped back by Formula 1 regulations in the late '80s, McLaren and Honda still managed to squeeze the most out of them. The latest installment of '80s…
The Motor Sport podcast team will be visiting Matt and Steve Neal next week to record the next podcast in association with Mercedes-Benz. Both stalwarts of the British Touring Car Championship,…
How Daytona Prototypes are setting the example for other international endurance series Photo: Drew Gibson Now, I’m not fluent in French. In fact, at Le Mans last year my attempt…
Gérard Welter, the man behind the rapid WM Le Mans prototypes of the 1980s, has died at the age of 75. He spent almost five decades at Peugeot, designing cars such…
A frantic look back at the twists, turns and turbocharged thrills of F1, to kick off our '80s Month – following the lead of this month's magazine Formula 1 in…
The 4 per cent rise in road traffic accidents in 2017 demands a pragmatic approach, rather than simply demanding a stubborn adherence to the speed limit You get to travel a…
Why F1 has been left in the dust by darts in its efforts to tackle ingrained sexism You have to be going some for the sport of darts, which until…
F1 ends longstanding practice from 2018 season Formula 1 will no longer use walk-on grid girls from the 2018 F1 season. These changes, according to the FIA, will apply to…
Volkswagen puts Le Mans winner Romain Dumas behind the wheel of fully electric Pikes Peak challenger in hunt for record Volkswagen will enter the 2018 Pikes Peak with its fully-electric…
McLaren is risking a lot by allowing two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso to compete in the World Endurance Championship, but there could be a significant payoff The news that…
Jorge Lorenzo and Ducati left everyone trailing after three days at Sepang, but the most important news happened off the track Jorge Lorenzo and his Ducati GP18 were clearly the…
