The month in motor sport

With the global sportscar scene buoyant right now and Le Mans upcoming, Matt James reflects back to a time when the World Sportscar Championship disappeared altogether against a highly political backdrop in 1991

There were far too many highlights to list from Goodwood’s spring spectacular, presented by Audrain Motorsport, but Bruno Senna on track in a Lotus 97T to mark the 40th anniversary of uncle Ayrton’s f

A race for pre-war sports cars was a fitting highlight of the Donington Historic Festival from 2-4 May, as Donington Park circuit marked the 90th anniversary of its first Grand Prix. Gareth Burnett’s

When you consider that Jody Scheckter’s driving style earned him the nickname ‘Sideways Scheckter’ in his early days, that he continued to drive racing cars that way right up to and throughout his For

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

New sponsor, a change of driver. Camel tobacco money is a welcome fillip for minnow Tyrrell and its previously plain blue 018. But it means Marlboro-backed Michele Alboreto – the team’s last grand pri