In brief

August’s Silverstone Festival will play host to a massive 50th birthday bash for the Lotus Esprit – we drive each generation to get a sense of what makes this sports car so special

1939 Alvis 12/70 Special, 1958 Austin-Healey Sprite, 1972 Porsche 911T Berthold Dörrich WHEN MY BRITISH colleagues approached me as the publisher of Octane’s German edition to contribute to this secti

THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY of the Formula 1 World Championship is set to dominate the festival calendar this summer, starting with the Goodwood Festival of Speed, which is going all-out with its celebration

Buyers continue to stump up for restored minters – but barn-finds continue to surprise the experts too

14-17 May Some 87 period cars and motorcycles paraded from the centre of Aston Clinton to the hill that gave Aston Martin half its name, marking 100 years since the hillclimb was last active. Here Jon

The conditions on the 1965 Monte Carlo Rally were some of the worst in memory. ‘Falling snow restricted vision to ten yards or less,’ wrote John Davenport in his report for Motor Sport. ‘Already many