Lewis Hamilton will head to Silverstone for this weekend’s British Grand Prix with the circuit as much in the headlines as the home hero. Both have said “no” to Formula One at the start of a big week in Britain — Hamilton the only driver to snub a major event in London on Wednesday and Silverstone calling time on the ...

Wednesday’s  leg of the Silk Way Rally through Kazakhstan was the first one to be split into two sections, underlining the length and complexity of the stage. Extreme weather conditions added to the challenge, with torrential rain turning the roads into an apocalyptic mud bath and the stage into slippery skating rink. As a result, several competitors got caught out, ...

The third stage of the Silk Way Rally presented very different conditions to the two shorter stages seen before: extensive gravel tracks and short grass, with dry weather as opposed to the earlier deluges. The stage was also much longer: 329km forming a mental and physical endurance test that lasted over 3h10m – twice more than yesterday- and was completed ...

Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton said he still had “the utmost respect” for Formula One title rival Sebastian Vettel after accepting a public apology from the Ferrari driver on Thursday. Speaking to reporters at a crowded Austrian Grand Prix news conference, the two men addressed a “road rage” controversy that has dominated the headlines since the June 25 race in ...

McLaren team boss Zak Brown is taking a leaf out the book of his star driver Fernando Alonso. The Spanish double world champion recently skipped the Monaco Grand Prix to contest the legendary Indianapolis 500, now Brown will skip the Hungarian Grand Prix to race at the Silverstone Classic (28-30 July). Brown is a massive enthusiast, owning a collection of ...

Round seven of the 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship saw Sébastien Loeb play a front-running role once again, this time in front of a record-breaking 45, 100-strong crowd at Holjes, Sweden, where he claimed Team Peugeot Hansen’s fifth podium honours of the campaign. The twoPEUGEOT 208 WRX drivers kicked off the 2017 season’s second half by puttingadditional pressure on the ...

The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has ended a challenging event at Rally Poland by taking the win in the Power Stage with Jari-Matti Latvala. It was his fourth stage win of the weekend and gave him five points to add to his championship score, lifting him up into third in the standings. Latvala had retired from Saturday but ...

Aston Martin Racing has taken victory at the 85th 24 Hours of Le Mans in dramatic style, after Jonny Adam (GB) snatched the GTE Pro lead on the final lap of the iconic endurance race. Partnered by Darren Turner (GB) and Daniel Serra (BR), the trio and their Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE performed faultlessly to ensure they remained in ...

Castrol EDGE SUPERCAR has uncovered the stories of sporting icons and their paths to greatness, revealing what gives them the edge and makes them stand apart. In a compelling series, the company explores the odds they’ve overcome, the sacrifices they’ve made and the unrivalled strength they possess to perform. A statement released by the company on Friday reads: “The setbacks ...

Two-time world champion Barry Sheene was inducted into the Motor Sport Hall of Fame during a star-studded awards ceremony at the Royal Automobile Club’s Woodcote Park Clubhouse on 7 June. Sheene topped a 12-strong shortlist following a public vote, beating such names as Joey Dunlop, Mike Hailwood, Soichiro Honda, Wayne Rainey and Geoff Duke. The legendary Englishman joins fellow inductees ...