Ican’t be the only one who is fed up with hero-worshipping movies, documentaries and articles on Ayrton Senna [Senna, May]. Was he a good driver? No doubt. Did he deserve the championships he won? Not all of them. In my book, Senna was a cheat. There

Twelve months ago, Toyota headed into the Le Mans 24 Hours as the clear favourite, though it ultimately lost out to Ferrari in a thrilling race that went down to the wire. On the evidence of the opening round of the World Endurance Championship in Qa

The timing of BMW’s return to the Le Mans 24 Hours in pursuit of overall victory, a quarter of a century on from the V12 LMR’s triumph, is a timely one. But its M Hybrid V8 LMDh isn’t in its maiden year of competition like the machinery from Alpine a

We’ve had two grands prix since my last column, including the first Sprint race weekend in China. As you may have read last month, I focused on Carlos Sainz and the position he’s in when it comes to the 2025 driver market. We now know that one of the

The numbers for one calendar year tell the story: a remarkable tally of 102 races and three rallies; 34 cars raced, both historic and modern, with 21 co-drivers; races on 23 circuits in nine countries; 30 wins (including class as well as overall), 63

If you’re an avid reader of this magazine, you’ll have noticed the new addition to our covers since January, ‘Celebrating 100 glorious years’, as Motor Sport marks its centenary. As part of the merrymaking, we launched our Race Car of the Century cam

The helmet worn by Niki Lauda during his near-fatal crash at the Nürburgring in 1976, is to be offered for sale by Bonhams at an estimate of £40,000-£50,000. The auction, on May 4 in Miami, will see a portion of proceeds donated to UNICEF, as chosen

T here’s every chance that the forthcoming Monaco Grand Prix will induce familiar complaints about overtaking. Of all the previous outbursts of indignation created by the narrow track, few can equal the moment of madness involving the driver on the l

In this era of the professional racing driver ’workforce’ being continuously topped-up by childhood karting stars who effectively grow from the age of seven or eight utterly immersed in racing and racing alone, it’s inevitable that any look back to e

Cigar-chompin’ starter Tex Hopkins gets the 1965 United States Grand Prix underway – with Graham Hill’s BRM and Jim Clark’s Lotus on the front row and Clark’s team-mate Mike Spence, nearest, on the second row. Clark and Spence were both out within a

We are getting a clearer picture of the 2026 formula now that some tweaks have been made to the published technical regulations. Essentially this is a rejigging of the current hybrid formula to incorporate a massively bigger electrical contribution t

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, US, May 26 This year, IndyCar’s showcase revs up for its 108th outing. Over 200 laps and 500 miles of action, 33 drivers will once again battle it out around the world’s most famous four corners – all for a

In the celebration of Ayrton Senna’s life 30 years after his fatal accident, less will have been made about another tragic death that weekend during the 1994 San Marino GP: Roland Ratzenberger. A passionate racer killed at 33 while still striving to

It’s a skimpy little thing, slim, short, low. Look at the photo of it arriving for its illegal excursion: the trailer that it’s perched on isn’t even full length. It seems nicely sized for DSJ, who wasn’t full length either. Yet it’s a historic desig

Stefan Johansson began as a kart racer, winning the Swedish championship in 1973 before moving to Formula Ford, winning the championship in 1977 and ’79. His speed and natural talent took him to Formula 3 where he won the British championship for the

Jack Heuer (great-grandson of Heuer founder Edouard) was one the most innovative watch marketeers of the 20th century – not least in his ability to choose evocative names for new models. One of his best known is the Monaco, which launched in 1969 as

Lola Cars will make its return to frontline motor sport next year in Formula E, following confirmation of its powertrain alliance with Yamaha and the German Abt team – and it promises to be just the start for the revived racing specialist. That’s the

If you’re reading this, it means the editor has seen fit to allow a van review to fill part of a precious page of the world’s oldest – and greatest – motor sport magazine. He is clearly an enlightened and very fine fellow. Because he knows what we kn

Michael Dunlop stands on the brink of history this year. During June’s Isle of Man TT the Northern Irishman, age 35, could become the most successful TT rider of all time, taking the record from his uncle, Joey. The Dunlop story – a tale of great glo

Alonso’s regular heroics for Aramco Martin have been rewarded with a bumper contract extension – someone has to get the points for Team Silverstone. Pitstop issues in almost every race for Kick Stake Mullet Who Cares (aka Sauber). You’d think after

Not long ago I had the privilege of being driven around the Spanish circuit Ascari in a Porsche 911 GT3 by the legendary Jacky Ickx. We were less than a lap in before the secret of the genius that enabled him to win Le Mans six times became apparent:

Reynard in aReynard? This we’ve got to see. Especially as the car in question is peak Formula 3000, the long-defunct Formula 1 feeder that roamed Europe as agloriously open chassis and engine category between 1985 and ’95 before the dreaded one-make

Iwas beginning to wonder if it might ever happen. After the frankly disappointing ID.3, utterly forgettable ID.4 and improved but still unremarkable ID.5, Volkwagen has finally nailed the family electric car. Had VW decided that this would be the way

It wasn’t an auspicious start. Less than an hour into BMW’s 1999 Le Mans 24 Hours campaign at the pre-event test one car was parked in the barriers, the other two were ensconced in the pits and wouldn’t leave until a couple of hours into the afternoo

The celebrated shed in which Ken Tyrrell’s early Formula 1 cars were built proved a popular draw on its public debut at its new Goodwood home. Members’ Meeting patrons flocked to see the shed, which has been transported to Goodwood from Tyrrell’s for

It was, I suppose, a moment of clarity. Unless you are a motoring journalist this will sound ridiculous, but in the road-testing game you can get so caught up in the business of getting the job done you can quite forget to enjoy yourself. I’m not ask

David and Goliath? It’s an old sporting cliché. But in biblical terms the parallel to plucky British privateer Jota taking on and attempting to beat the mighty manufacturers at the Le Mans 24 Hours is not only apt but more pertinent than we might at

Thunder rolled over Goodwood’s 81st Members’ Meeting in April as 24 Can-Ams served up the audio highlight of another brilliant Sussex success melding famous names, great displays and sizzling racing in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Jackie Oliver in