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Sabine Schmitz: tributes pour in after racing driver and Top Gear star dies aged 51

Published 17 March 2021
By Kieran Ahuja
Sabine Schmitz, the so-called "Queen of the Nürburgring", has died after a three-year battle with cancer.
Billy Monger joins the Extreme E electric off-road racing series

Billy Monger wants to race electric off-road cars

British racing driver Billy Monger has more than F1 on his mind, as he's now looking at racing in the electric Extreme E off-road series.
Published 20 November 2019
Lewis Hamilton 2019 United States Grand Prix six time Formula One World Champion

Hamilton closes in on Schumacher's seven titles

Lewis Hamilton has moved one step closer to equalling Michael Schumacher's record seven Formula One world titles after sealing his sixth in USA.
Published 04 November 2019

Me and My Motor: Le Mans winner Richard Attwood

Richard Attwood may be a pensioner, but beneath the genial exterior lurks a man who wrestled the Porsche 917 to victory at Le Mans in 1970.
Published 11 September 2019

Me and My Motor: F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo

He may have seven grand prix wins under his belt, but the Renault F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo has no problem with being passed on the public road.
Published 13 July 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
The Grand Tour special: Abbie Eaton on why she’s the show’s ideal test driver

The Grand Tour’s perfect test driver: Abbie Eaton

We can't call Abbie Eaton the first female Stig for legal reasons (although that’s what she is).
Published 17 January 2019
Billy Monger drives ex-Sauber Formula One car at Rockingham

Billy Monger gets test drive in F1 car

The double-amputee racing driver Billy Monger has had his first drive in a Formula One car, as part of a surprise test session at the Rockingham
Published 29 June 2018
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Paul Hollywood: from star baker to star racer

The expression on Paul Hollywood’s face right now is best compared with that of a contestant on The Great British Bake Off who has just presented...
Published 01 June 2015