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Me and My Motor: Lynda La Plante, crime writer, talks about her cars and career in this interview by Emma Smith for Sunday Times Driving

Me and My Motor: Lynda La Plante

Long before the bestselling novels and the TV series Prime Suspect, Lynda La Plante’s cars would come and go with the ebbs and flows of...
Published 19 September 2018
Me and My Motor: Pierce Brosnan, actor and former James Bond 007

Me and My Motor: Pierce Brosnan

Driving a beaten-up cop car isn’t as glamorous as putting the pedal to the metal in the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish he drove in his 007 heyday....
Published 17 September 2018
Me and My Motor: Joe Elliott

Me and My Motor: Joe Elliott

“I know that I’m supposed to be a rock’n’roll star, but this is going to sound about as rock’n’roll as haemorrhoids: I hate driving fast."
Published 16 September 2018
Me and My Motor: Sanjeev Bhaskar

Me and My Motor: Sanjeev Bhaskar

Sanjeev Bhaskar earned his comedy stripes in the 1990s sketch show Goodness Gracious Me, became a household favourite in The Kumars at No 42,,,
Published 09 September 2018
Formula One great Sir Jackie Stewart and his son Mark, a film producer, on dyslexia, driving fast and death

Interview: Sir Jackie Stewart and his son, Mark

"Because of what my sport has given me, I consider us to be a very fortunate family. So many wonderful things have happened to us."
Published 02 September 2018

Me and My Motor: James Booth

Tim Booth made his name with the rock band James, clocking up a handful of top 10 hits — including festival stalwart Sit Down. Preferring...
Published 12 August 2018
Me and My Motor: Dee Caffari, round-the-world sailor

Me and My Motor: Dee Caffari

Denise "Dee" Caffari is hardened to the cramped conditions of an ocean-going yacht, having circumnavigated the globe six times. Her boats can...
Published 09 August 2018

Me and My Motor: Steven McRae

With his flame-red hair, Steven McRae is one of the Royal Ballet’s most recognisable principal dancers, and that’s not the only thing that...
Published 01 August 2018
Me and my motor: Lee Child, crime writer

Me and My Motor: Lee Child, crime writer

Lee Child, the bestselling crime writer, began his motoring life, suitably enough, in the back of a police car. “The first car we had as..."
Published 30 July 2018

Me and My Motor: Lewis Hamilton

Whether a racetrack or a public road, there is such a thing as too much time behind the wheel for Lewis Hamilton.
Published 23 July 2018
Roborace chief on prepping for the Goodwood autonomous run and a new kind of race series (video)

Roborace chief on prepping for Goodwood (video)

Ahead of the Robocar's world-first autonomous run at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed, driving.co.uk interviewed Rod Chong.
Published 18 July 2018
Me and My Motor: Olympic hockey champion Shona McCallin

Me and My Motor: hockey champ Shona McCallin

Despite being a PE staple for generations of children, hockey has lagged behind other sports in terms of television coverage. But that changed...
Published 17 July 2018