The time we drove a racing car on public roads

ADRIAN NEWEY is labelled with increasing regularity as the GOAT of Formula 1 racing car design. Greatest of All Time? It’s a phrase used often and too lightly. Although for Newey, there is a strong ca

Ferrari entered the competitive European Formula 2 championship with the 1.6-litre 166 Dino, and chassis 0010 was one of two cars prepared for the 1968 season. Raced by reigning F2 champion and new Fe

Looking back now, it seems so serendipitous. When Mike Gibbs got in touch to offer his Frazer Nash SS racer for a feature in Octane, he suggested that the nice people at Castle Combe circuit might be

Time to celebrate 75 years with an epic blast from track to track

No matter what the onslaught of incredible stats, it’s the gearknob I remember most. Sure, when the McLaren F1 was launched in 1994 it cost £540,000 (plus taxes) and there was talk of a 6.0-litre V12

As he’s a designer with six decades of experience, mostly at the pinnacle of road and race cars, you might expect Gordon Murray’s car collection to include big-ticket Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Marti