Under the hood

WATCHES ARE QUITE simple in principle. They need an oscillator, a display and a power source. Horophiles get very excited indeed about oscillators such as free-sprung balances, tuning forks and quartz

It’s unusual that a technical controversy should arise in Formula 1 before the concept has even been raced but that’s what happened during the off-season with the revelation that Mercedes had found a

FEW CHANGES TO grand prix racing’s technical rules have provoked such widespread negativity as the 2026 formula. Perhaps only the shift to 1.5-litre engines in 1961 was as widely reviled by the partic

The latest book releases for curious minds

Ford Motor Company exists because of motorsport. In 1901, Henry Ford took part in his only race, a 10-mile contest against Alexander Winton in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, in a self-built 26hp car called

Racing a Ducati 916 at the Classic TT can be rather tough on parts, so Key Racing make their own swingarms. They tell the story during preparation for this season