“i didn’t like damaging cars because i had to repair them”

IN MY JOB as a freelance photographer, I’d been on the 2012 press launch of the L405 Range Rover in Morocco, where ‘Mr Land Rover’, Roger Crathorne, had brought over a couple of original 1970 Velar pr

Martin Brundle, Derek Warwick and David Brabham all pick out the 3.5-litre V8 Jaguar XJR-14 among the finest racing cars they ever drove. Ross Brawn’s design for Tom Walkinshaw Racing ‘only’ won three

THERE’S CLEARLY a love for Gordon Murray and his obsession with lightweight and fit-for-purpose cars among Octane writers and readers alike. There has also been a bit of coverage of the first hybrid c

The return of Ford’s famed Blue Oval to Formula 1 may be denigrated by some rivals as a badging exercise, but the US giant generated a tremendous legacy of 176 grand prix victories by lending its name

Sébastien Loeb is one of the most gifted drivers who’s ever donned a race suit – and yet he can’t win the race that matters most to him, the Dakar Rally. Why not? The answer’s staring him in the face

On February 5, 1966, Roger Penske made his official debut as an entrant or racing team owner, fielding a Chevrolet Corvette L88 in the year when Daytona International Speedway’s endurance race was ext