American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge was claimed to be on a mission to transform shopping into an enjoyable experience when he opened his Oxford Street emporium in 1909. Among the first attractions to be displayed in store, alongside consumer goods, was the aeroplane in which aviation pioneer Louis BleriotContinue Reading
A new report of the impact of Motorsport Valley has been published, showing increased growth over the past decade.The Motorsport Industry Association review, conducted by Grant Thornton, highlights the global importance of Motorsport Valley – the area in the United Kingdom where seven of the 10 teams competing in theContinue Reading
Reigning Super Formula champion Sho Tsuboi hopes Toyota’s partnership with the Haas Formula 1 team could result in an opportunity to fulfil a long-held dream of testing grand prix machinery.Tsuboi has been tipped as a likely candidate to get mileage as part of Haas’s TPC programme with previous-generation F1 carsContinue Reading
MotoGP Hall of Famer and 500cc 1999 World Champion Álex Crivillé talks to us about his incredible career and what his predictions are for the current stars of MotoGP. From his biggest rivals, to bike evolutions and his current favourite equestrian hobbies. Criville tells us all about it here atContinue Reading
British Touring Car Championship organiser TOCA is to close off a rules loophole during the summer break in time for the next round at Croft.Hyundai team Excelr8 Motorsport was held back in the scrutineering bay at Oulton Park last Saturday, after Tom Ingram had set a dominant pole position atContinue Reading
Listen to the radio conversation from Brad Keselowski’s No. 6 RFK Racing team and others as he mistakenly enters a closed pit road. SourceContinue Reading
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs… Giacomo Petrobelli and Jonny Adam’s imperious performance to win British GT’s Spa round last weekend, ahead of chaos behind them, fell into that category.It wasn’t quite rewarded with the Earth and everything that’s in it, but itContinue Reading
At racing speeds, one of Pirelli’s blue-sidewalled ‘wet’ tyres can displace a remarkable 85 litres of water per second. The problem is that you’re more likely to see a blue moon than witness an F1 wet tyre operating at racing speeds. That amount of water being displaced at all four cornersContinue Reading
If Ash Sutton claims a record-breaking fifth British Touring Car Championship title this October, he may well look back on a weekend in June when he outscored main rival Tom Ingram because his pace was so inferior as key to that success.That may sound paradoxical, but it’s absolutely true. ScarcelyContinue Reading
The European Commission has given the green light for Liberty Media to acquire MotoGP promoter Dorna more than a year after the deal was first announced.In an official statement released this afternoon, the European Commission announced its approval of Liberty Media’s acquisition of Dorna “without conditions.”“The Commission has unconditionally approvedContinue Reading