Thank you, Damien Smith, for your sympathetic rendering of Lewis Hamilton’s first year at Ferrari (Racing Lines, 14 January). In particular, thank you for ending with a clear view on the 2021 season f

I SUCCUMBED. OR, as younger people say, I caved. I’d been looking at my Phantom’s bodywork (the victim of a blow-over respray prior to my renewed ownership, after a white ‘wrap’ was removed) and alway

More evidence that car people are the same the world over. In the way that some Chinese engineers recently thought a flat-eight engine was perfect for a motorbike, others have decided to make a niche,

One howls and buzzes, and the other snorts and hammers. In both cases, you make them sing their song by way of a deliciously mechanical manual gearbox. These truly are two of the most exciting powertr

At just the second time of asking, Citroën has become a race winner in Formula E. The chevrons of the Stellantis-owned French brand now adorn the cars that wore Maserati tridents last year, and at the

I’m currently driving a Ford Capri, a spacious and enjoyable all-rounder of a car that disguises its Volkswagen ID 4 basis well. The body control is enhanced in a typically Ford way (perhaps a bit too