Like a youth team football coach or an inspiring teacher, Bruno Michel has the job of creating an environment for precocious talent to flourish – with his aim to help fledgling racers make the leap to Formula 1.A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they shallContinue Reading
Equipe Classic Racing held its annual summer meeting at Silverstone last weekend with over 400 cars competing, and among the highlights was a special grid of Austin-Healeys.Joe Wilmott pipped Ollie and Jack Chatham to the Syd Segal Trophy win after a masterclass in defending in the final laps leaving theContinue Reading
Peugeot Hypercar driver Loic Duval cut a dejected figure after the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours test day as the French marque finished towards the back on Sunday.In the first three-hour session, Peugeot’s two 9X8 2024 LMHs finished 19th and 20th before coming 19th and at the very rear inContinue Reading
Italy appears set to host a round of the World Rally Championship and European Rally Championship for the foreseeable future with plans for a long-term commitment in the works.Last weekend’s Rally Italy Sardinia marked the final event of its current contract with the WRC.Sardinia’s rough gravel roads have hosted theContinue Reading
In recent years the second Formula 1 seat at Red Bull has become the proverbial poisoned chalice – coveted by many, and yet ultimately toxic.Mid-season driver changes have almost become the norm, a question of ‘when’ rather than ‘if’ – and while the faces change, the difficulty in exploiting theContinue Reading
American SpeedFest 12 brought a pair of NASCAR Euro Series wins for Gianmarco Ercoli, while a large crowd cheered Jack Davidson to a maiden podium at his home event.Champion in 2023, when he scored a similar double at the series’ annual visit to Brands Hatch, Ercoli had only one podiumContinue Reading
The high-speed Thruxton circuit and Minis are a combination that is almost guaranteed to produce frenetic action. And that was certainly the case in the final Mini Challenge Trophy race last weekend when the lead trio frantically squabbled and there was a chaotic 12-car battle for fourth behind.It would beContinue Reading
Marc Marquez claimed his victory at Sunday’s Aragon Grand Prix was “mandatory” for his MotoGP title hopes as it ended his winless streak of three grands prix.The six-time world champion dominated from pole to extend his championship lead to 32 points over brother Alex Marquez in second, while Marc’s factoryContinue Reading
Relive the Prancing Horse’s heroic triumph at the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans, hour by hour, through action on the track and high-adrenaline moments. This chapter-by-chapter retelling combines the events with audio from the FIA WEC’s flagship race, along with driver interviews recorded in the months that followed featuringContinue Reading
Schubert BMW driver Rene Rast hit his head just before the second DTM race of the Zandvoort weekend, it has been revealed, turning what looked like a relaxed Sunday drive through the dunes into a feat of strength for his 29th career DTM victory.“Yes, I have a headache,” confirmed theContinue Reading