This week we meet a mechanic who became a sculptor. Having packed away his much-travelled toolbox he has carved a highly successful new career, creating some spectacular works of art…

You never have to look far if you really want to gain a true sense of perspective. Take the October issue of Motor Sport, for example. Since Sunday I, like…

Main image: Keith Greene in the Len Terry-designed Gilby-BRM 1962 Len Terry worked quickly. A blessing given that he was by his own admission difficult to work with, apt to…

There aren’t many facts likely to make me feel older this week than that on Wednesday Derek Warwick will celebrate his 60th birthday. This seems impossible but I’ve checked and it’s true.…

By Lee McKenzie Good guy/bad guy. Or was Spa just two drivers trying to create their destiny? Lewis Hamilton came into Formula 1 carrying so much promise yet only has…

He did it again. Daniel Ricciardo, the shark who scents blood, took advantage of Mercedes dramas for the third time this season with yet another wonderful victory drive, attacking yet…

Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti was an aesthete from an artistic family. His paternal grandfather was an architect; his father designed avant-garde Art Nouveau furniture, jewellery and musical instruments; and his younger brother,…

The news this week that Max Verstappen – currently 16 years old – will be a full-time F1 driver for Toro Rosso next year, replacing Jean-Éric Vergne, came as a…

By Perry McCarthy A new race car’s first day on track is a nervous one for all. It’s akin to being in a hospital delivery room as your wife gives…