Motorsport

BTCC confirms full grid for 2021 season

All 29 available spots are now spoken for as UK's premier racing series gears up for April start

12 January 2021
BTCC confirms full grid for 2021 season
Motorsport

McLaren Racing secures option to race in Formula E in 2022

Motorsport outfit will evaluate entry into the all-electric series before committing to a spot on the grid

11 January 2021
McLaren Racing secures option to race in Formula E in 2022
Motorsport

Sleeping beauty: waking the only road-legal Toyota GT-One

The sole road-going GT-One is being raised from a two-decade slumber. We visit its secret lair to see progress

9 January 2021
Sleeping beauty: waking the only road-legal Toyota GT-One
Rally GB
Rally GB last ran in 2019
Motorsport

UK loses World Rally Championship calendar spot for 2021

Ypres Rally Belgium added to schedule after proposed Rally Northern Ireland event falters due to funding uncertainty

8 January 2021
UK loses World Rally Championship calendar spot for 2021
Motorsport

Williams F1 strengthens Mercedes tie-up with gearbox deal

British team will use Mercedes-AMG gearboxes and hydraulics from 2022, along with Aston Martin

5 January 2021
Williams F1 strengthens Mercedes tie-up with gearbox deal
Motorsport

TT legend John McGuinness is named in 2021 New Year Honours

The ‘Morecambe Missile’ gets an MBE; others in the automotive industry also receive gongs

1 January 2021
TT legend John McGuinness is named in 2021 New Year Honours
Motorsport

Lewis Hamilton knighted in 2021 New Year Honours

Arise Sir Lewis: Mercedes-AMG racer celebrated after his record-breaking success in F1 season

30 December 2020
Lewis Hamilton knighted in 2021 New Year Honours
Motorsport

Sand of opportunity: Prodrive on its Dakar rally racer

The British motorsport firm has designed a rally-raider to defeat the desert wilderness of Saudi Arabia and, as we discover, optimism abounds

30 December 2020
Sand of opportunity: Prodrive on its Dakar rally racer
BTCC cars
The Ford and Honda drivers pushed the leaders all season
Motorsport

How the BTCC beat Covid and delivered a vintage season

Despite racing behind closed doors and over just 16 weeks in 2020, it was a stellar campaign. We look back with the series’ boss and commentators

29 December 2020
How the BTCC beat Covid and delivered a vintage season
Motorsport

Aston Martin to end works Vantage sportscar team

British marque quits FIA World Endurance Championship to focus on new Formula 1 squad and supporting customer teams

23 December 2020
Aston Martin to end works Vantage sportscar team

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