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Airspeeder flying racing car cleared for take-off at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Airspeeder flying racing car landing at Goodwood

The Goodwood Festival of Speed will host the unveiling of an extremely unusual vehicle: the Airspeeder octocopter flying racing car.
Published 02 July 2019
Extreme E: the off-road race series on an eco trip - interview with Alejandro Agag by Will Dron for Sunday Times Driving.co.uk

Extreme E: the off-road race series on an eco trip

On a clear day the view from Alejandro Agag’s ninth floor corner office in Hammersmith, west London, is spectacular. Across to the east are Hyde...
Published 01 July 2019
Aston Martin DBX luxury SUV on its way to the Goodwood Festival of Speed

Aston Martin DBX heading to Goodwood FOS

Aston Martin's first luxury SUV will make its public debut at Goodwood this week - and it'll be joined by plenty more Astons there, too.
Published 01 July 2019
Freddie Flintoff rally crash

When Freddie Flintoff smashed up a rally car

The new Top Gear host Freddie Flintoff has form when it comes to crashing fast cars: in 2013, he had a hefty shunt in a Citroën DS3 R3 rally car.
Published 20 June 2019

Toyota's hybrid hypercar takes to the track

Toyota is hard at work on the wildest car it's devised to date: a hybrid hypercar built to take the fight to Aston Martin and more at Le Mans.
Published 18 June 2019
Niki Lauda tributes after he dies, aged 70

Tributes for "true legend" Niki Lauda after death

Andreas Niklaus "Niki" Lauda, the three-times Formula One champion and Mercedes F1 team chairman, has died at the age of 70.
Published 21 May 2019
Honda BTCC driver Dan Cammish on winning 24 races in a row

Video interview: Honda BTCC driver Dan Cammish

You'd think winning 24 out of 24 races in a single championship would be the ultimate achievement in motorsport — but for Dan Cammish it was...
Published 18 May 2019

How to watch the 77th Goodwood Members Meeting

Legendary racing cars will soon roar around the Goodwood Motor Circuit again, when the annual Members' Meeting begins this weekend.
Published 05 April 2019
World Rallycross Supercars won't go pure-electric in 2021 after all

Rallycross won't go all-electric in 2021 after all

With too few car makers committing to the new rules the World Rallycross Championship has had to put its pure-electric plans on hold.
Published 04 April 2019
2019 BTCC preview: the cars, drivers, teams and calendar

2019 BTCC preview: the drivers, teams and calendar

The 2019 British Touring Car Championship kicks off at Brands Hatch on April 6-7, and it looks to be a cracking series.
Published 01 April 2019
W Series reveals the full driver roster for its first female-only racing series

All-female racing series reveals its 18 drivers

The first women-only single-seater racing series has revealed the full grid of drivers who'll be competing later this year.
Published 29 March 2019

Michael Schumacher's son to drive Ferrari F1 car

Emulating his legendary seven-time champion father, Mick Schumacher will get behind the wheel of a Ferrari F1 car for the first time next week.
Published 26 March 2019