The big picture

Few racing cars divide opinion like the Audi R8. Some regard the German manufacturer’s LMP prototype as the all-time great to which its record attests. Others have labelled it a boring winning machine

Ferrari made it three out of three in this year’s World Endurance Championship at Spa. The 499P Le Mans Hypercar was on top again. Just. This was a race that Alpine or BMW could potentially have won.

The idea of a racing car competing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans emblazoned with the Harrods department store livery on its flanks sounds somehow incongruous. Just as unlikely back in 1995 was the notion

Matt James looks ahead to the twice-around-the-clock French classic this weekend and says Ferrari is in the boxed seats despite growing competition throughout 2025

THE MARCH OF TECHNOLOGY SAW GRAND PRIX racing reach a new zenith in the ’90s. Active suspension – first seen on a Lotus as early as 1981 – was perfected. Paddleshift transmissions – a late-’80s innova

The 499P has successfully taken the works Ferrari team back to the top class of sportscar racing, but the 333 SP went some way to filling the gap between the 1973 312PB and the current Le Mans Hyperca