A hollow victory is more fun than a respectable walloping

There are certain senior figures in Formula 1 whose authority derives from destiny. They were always going to end up there. They grew up karting in Europe – or, more likely nowadays, studying aerodyna

Colombian climber Julián Arredondo was never one to do anything by halves: ‘I was mixing drugs with alcohol and women. I took a little bit of everything, but it never filled this deep emptiness I had

There’s plenty of hypotheticals that sports fans love to debate at length. And, in 2005, Formula One enthusiasts were offered the tantalising prospect of witnessing such pub debates played out for rea

He won 10 TTs, eight North West 200s and 32 Southern 100s – but Ian Lougher wanted to be Barry Sheene rather than a road racing legend

The pocket rocket winger defied the odds to become one of the modern greats