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Me and my motor: Jason Plato on Top Gear, the BTCC...

Over the course of his two-decade career, Jason Plato has lifted more driving trophies than Lewis Hamilton.
Published 22 March 2016
Me and My Motor: Nick Mason of Pink Floyd recalls a “stupid” car investment with a £30m return

Me and My Motor: Nick Mason of Pink Floyd recalls a...

Nick Mason has amassed one of the world’s most celebrated car collections, yet he remains dissatisfied...
Published 15 March 2016
Me and My Motor: actress Sheridan Smith chauffeurs Enid Blyton in a BMW X5

Me and My Motor: actress Sheridan Smith chauffeurs...

Sheridan Smith moved “reluctantly” to London, aged 16, to take up a role in the National Youth Music Theatre’s acclaimed production of Bugsy...
Published 11 March 2016

Me and my motor: Andy Green, OBE, on breaking the land...

He may be one of the world’s most celebrated drivers, but Andy Green is not strictly a “car person” — in the dentist’s waiting room he will...
Published 03 March 2016
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Me and My Motor: James May on being sacked, and a Ferrari...

As one of the three presenters who made Top Gear the world’s most popular factual television programme, James May earned the nickname “Captain...
Published 22 February 2016

Me and My Motor: Suzi Perry on bikers, the Beeb and...

For three years Suzi Perry, 45, was the BBC’s face of Formula One. Tomorrow she starts a week of presenting the BBC Radio 2 early breakfast show.
Published 16 February 2016
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Jenson Button interview: my magic bullet for success

When Jenson Button takes the Formula One grid on a Sunday, it isn't just his car that’s running on high-octane fuel
Published 27 November 2015
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Interview: Danny Rogers, the man who invented the Flux...

Danny Rogers is a British graphic designer for film and TV turned producer who designed the core component that made time travel possible...
Published 21 October 2015
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Interview: Nissan's electric car chief on new Leaf...

If the Frankfurt motor show is anything to go by, plug-in cars are still very much part of car makers' plans for the near future. In fact, after Tesla...
Published 16 September 2015
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Interview: Chris Hoy on why he has swapped cycling...

What does Britain's most successful Olympian do when he retires from professional cycling? Far from resting on his many laurels ...
Published 17 July 2015
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Richard Branson: I tell you, in 20 years all cars will...

Branson’s huge fortune is inextricably linked with burning fossil fuels. But he believes we are closing in on the breakthrough that will make battery...
Published 06 July 2015
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TVR, Gordon Murray and Cosworth: we interview Les Edgar...

It used to be said that any TVR sports car had a bark that was as severe as its bite. Noisy, fast and with road-holding that kept even the sharpest...
Published 03 June 2015