Banking on a fresh start

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

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

There’s no getting away from it. Ferrari is favourite going into the Le Mans 24 Hours. No other conclusion can be reached based on its wins in the blue riband round of the World Endurance Championship

Having contested the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times, Paul di Resta has completed numerous laps of the Circuit de la Sarthe – but none quite like this. That’s apparent when he steers his Peugeot onto t

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

When Harry Tincknell was about to walk out onto the podium after winning LMP2 at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2014, he received some sage advice from his manager, Allan McNish: “Be prepared for the best vi