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Matters of moment, February 2016
Jaguar is back in motor sport, just as it should be. But it’s not returning to Le Mans with a…

Jaguar is back in motor sport, just as it should be. But it’s not returning to Le Mans with a…
On October 29 I visited the Portsmouth HQ of Ben Ainslie Racing to see Martin Whitmarsh, and fresh in everyone’s…
The 2016 campaign marks the 10th anniversary of Fernando Alonso’s second – and most recent – world title. He achieved…
10) Carlos Sainz Carlos only made it onto the F1 grid because Sebastian Vettel had gone to Ferrari, creating a cascade…
Abu Dhabi No title decider tension in the desert this time around, the big prizes long concluded. But a third…
Turn 11, Abu Dhabi The sight: a small, fast dark grey dot – dayglo-striped – streaks through the sunlight. Whooshing…
Last of the Americans On November 8 Nicky Hayden rode his 216th and final MotoGP race. Next season he moves…
The quest to catch Porsche All-new Audis and Toyotas to chase WEC titles in 2016 | By Gary Watkins Porsche…
Peter Westbury The double British hillclimb champion has died at the age of 77. As well as being successful in speed…
Busch bounces back to take title Whatever you may think of NASCAR’s ‘Chase for the Cup’ play-off system, it produced…
Porsche Sounds Dieter Landenberger As the title suggests, there’s a novelty factor to this latest addition to the bulging Porsche…
Williams tops show bill Eight F1 cars to celebrate Damon Hill’s 1996 title | by Paul Lawrence One of the…
Porsche on a Mission Fast-charging concept to hit showrooms | by Andrew Frankel Porsche has announced that it will put…
It’s more refined than the original, but also a touch less involving | by Andrew Frankel There are few car…
A 2-litre four-pot with greater poke than a V8 You can imagine a meeting of marketing folk. Volvo has a…
Not quite an S-class, but a step in the right direction When it comes to this business, I dislike not having…
The last Mini Clubman was a fairly silly car, and I liked it more than I should have done. The…
Passing fad I have been watching motor sport for many years and recent comments regarding F1 drivers calling pit engineers…
Bulgari The only word that Elizabeth Taylor knew in Italian, Richard Burton liked to claim, was “Bulgari”. Taylor’s enthusiastic patronage…
It is 40 years since Porsche’s 935 – the road-going 911’s ultimate racing evolution – made its competition debut. We…
Fears that one engine manufacturer will dominate F1 from 2026 are likely to see strugglers allowed to catch up. If power units are to be artificially equalised, how much of a technical competition will it be? asks Mark Hughes
Carlos Sainz has rued the time lost to navigation and reliability issues on his Audi Dakar debut, describing the roadbook troubles are “unacceptable”, but adding that “without problems, we have…
Some of the biggest female names in motor sport will be taking part in a national Women in Engineering event on Tuesday 23 June at the IMechE in London as…
Three-time Le Mans winner Allan McNish was in the office on Tuesday in order to be the guest editor for the January 2014 edition of the magazine. Despite relishing his…