IndyCar's autonomous car tester
JR Hildebrand has gone back to school, helping to develop autonomous car technology JR Hildebrand is a mathematics whizz. He earned early admission to MIT, but turned down the opportunity…
As Tony Stewart finishes his NASCAR Sprint Cup career with three championships, Mobil 1 The Grid speaks to Jenson Button, Donny Schatz, AJ Allmendinger and his team-mates Kevin Harvick and Danica Patrick about…
Gordon Kirby looks ahead to the final three races of NASCAR's chase Three races remain in NASCAR’s marathon 36-round Sprint Cup and thanks to the organisation’s fiendishly complex ‘Chase for the…
The round-up of this week's motor racing milestones from the Database and Archive, featuring titles for James Hunt and John Surtees and more. October 24 1965: Richie Ginther scroes his, Honda's…
Sprint Cup leader Jimmie Johnson is in no mood to slow down, he tells Gordon Kirby Long time coming – Johnson after win number 78, the 2016 Bank of America 500…
Paul Fearnley speaks to Hall of Fame nominee John Barnard about his time at Lola John Barnard CV Lola 1969-72 McLaren1972-75 Vel's Parnelli Jones 1975-77 Chaparral 1977-1980 McLaren 1980-1986 Ferrari 1986-90 Benetton 1990-93 Ferrari 1993-98 Arrows/Prost 1998-2001…
Gordon Kirby reveals the birth of modern championships, 100 years ago Photo: No. 4 Resta and No. 10 Aitken (Peugeots) passing No. 25 Jim Benedict (Duesenberg) October 1916 Sheepshead Bay…
Petit Le Mans brought the curtain down on the Daytona Prototype era of US sports cars, as LMP2 and LMP2-derived 'DPi' machinery replace the Daytona Prototypes in the United SportsCar Championship…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database sees Barcelona appear on the Formula 1 calendar among the many milestones A trio of 935s, the Dick Barbour-entered shared…
Why Formula 1 and Liberty Media must make the most of America – and what must be learned from the history of the rocky relationship
The Liberty Media purchase of a controlling stake in Formula 1 is far from a done deal. However, in the latest issue of Motor Sport Gordon Kirby spoke to the Long Beach…
The rumoured Apple takeover of McLaren – and why Andrew Frankel hopes it doesn't happen. Is Apple about to take over McLaren? And, if so, what are the ramifications for its…
Roger Penske’s team dominated this year’s Verizon IndyCar series. His cars won 10 of 16 races and the team took its 14th USAC, CART, IRL or IndyCar championship amid an…
With victory in the time trial and the team relay at the Rio Paralympic Games, former CART and Formula 1 racer Alex Zanardi added two more gold medals to the two won at London 2012 – the…
Alex Brooker, presenter of Channel 4's The Last Leg, paid tribute to the incredible Alex Zanardi after the Italian won his fifth Paralympic silver medal, 15 years to the day since…
Damien Smith looks ahead to the latest issue of Motor Sport, featuring his interview with Paralympic hero Alex Zanardi. The Italian this week added a third gold to the two won…
Lime Rock’s 34th Historic Festival took place over the last five days on Labor Day weekend, the traditional end of America’s summer vacation season. The event opens with an afternoon…