Celebrating 75 years of motorsport passion

AN AWFUL LOT has changed since Autosport first hit the news stands on 25 August 1950. Back then, a pint of beer cost around 15p, petrol rationing had only ended a couple of months beforehand, and the

This month I started my 49th year of writing for Autosport, a journey that has spanned 13 editors, 21 Formula 1 world champions, 11 British prime ministers and two monarchs. I joined on 18 July 1977,

The last time McLaren scored four consecutive 1-2s in grand prix racing was with Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost and the legendary MP4/4 in 1988. That Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris have done so in 2025, fo

Like Mike Doodson, I have many fond memories of Aintree [Was it a fix?, August]. My father, who had raced motorbikes on Southport Sands, took me along to Aintree in 1955. He had previously taken me to

Time to celebrate 75 years with an epic blast from track to track

The previous weekend’s British Grand Prix was a timely prelude to the Goodwood Festival of Speed’s biggest-ever celebration from 10-13 July, marking 75 years of Formula One. More than 100 cars charted