Every year Triumph Motorcycles organizes a competition to discover the most mindful custom bike design which is purely based on the legendary Bonneville range. The competition dubbed ‘Bonneville Build-Off Challenge’ (debuted in 2019) requires the custom motorcycle to be powered by a 900cc or 1200cc engine. It tests the skills […]
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LifestyleCars Wednesday, 19th August 2020, 10:28 am Updated Wednesday, 19th August 2020, 10:39 am The UK Government is consulting on new car technology that could see drivers hand over control to vehicles for prolonged periods at speeds of up to 70mph. The Department for Transport (DfT) has launched a consultation […]
First it was Jamie Caroline. Then it was Zane Maloney. And now Luke Browning can add his name to the very short list of British Formula 4 drivers to have won all three races in a weekend. Considering the partially reversed-grid middle race makes perfection so hard to achieve, it […]
Lewis Hamilton survived a dramatic final lap puncture to win Formula 1’s 2020 British Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen, as the same tyre problem dropped Valtteri Bottas to P11. The Mercedes drivers had looked completely at ease for the majority of the race at Silverstone, which was disrupted twice […]
Four-time British GT champion Jonny Adam will return to the championship in a one-off appearance at Brands Hatch, reprising his partnership with Andrew Howard that yielded the 2015 title. Adam told Autosport after the news that was announced that he was determined to reprise his successful British GT career, which […]
Alex Albon’s change of Formula 1 race engineer was prompted by the need to have someone with more experience helping him out, rather than any problem with his predecessor. Red Bull announced ahead of the British Grand Prix that Daniel Ricciardo’s former race engineer Simon Rennie, who has had a […]
The co-founder of the Feed Racing school has explained why Marijn Kremers hasn’t taken up his prize drive in British Formula 4 this season, much to the ire of Carlin. Former BAR Formula 1 test driver Patrick Lemarie set up the Feed programme alongside his fellow ex-BAR driver and 1997 […]
© LAT Images British Grand Prix review issue of Autosport on sale The dramatic finish to the 2020 British Grand Prix and Lewis Hamilton’s record seventh victory are the focus of this week’s issue of Autosport magazine. Our Grand Prix Editor Alex Kalinauckas outlines the key events that led to […]
There may have only been two weekends of British GT action held so far, but 2016 GT4 champion GRAHAM JOHNSON already knows who he’s tipping for the title Spoiler alert: Phil Keen and Adam Balon will win the 2020 British GT3 Championship. How can I be so sure? Because the […]
Nico Hulkenberg says his failure to start the British Grand Prix was fitting after a crazy four-day spell that saw him miss out on his Formula 1 race comeback. Hulkenberg made a shock F1 return at Silverstone after being drafted in by Racing Point when Sergio Perez tested positive for […]
Two new winners claimed GT3 spoils on a gloomy day at Donington Park, as British GT introduced a new format of a two-hour race followed by a one-hour sprint. Michael Igoe and new co-driver Andrea Caldarelli took the 37.5 points on offer in the first race in WPI Motorsport’s Lamborghini, […]
George Russell has been hit with a five-place grid penalty for the British Grand Prix after failing to slow for yellow flags during qualifying on Saturday. Williams driver Russell reached Q2 for the third race in a row after an impressive display in qualifying at Silverstone, ending the day 15th […]
Alex Albon feels balance struggles dashed his hopes of a strong showing in qualifying for the British Grand Prix, as the Red Bull driver failed to escape from Q2. Following an encouraging start to Friday practice as new parts helped his RB16 feel more hooked up, the Thai driver had […]
Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner says there was “no guarantee” Max Verstappen would have made it to the end of the British Grand Prix without his late stop. Verstappen was promoted to second when Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas suffered a front left puncture with three laps to go on […]
Formula 1’s dramatic start to the 2020 season continued at Silverstone on Sunday as a flurry of late punctures threatened to turn the British Grand Prix on its head. After dominating proceedings throughout the grand prix, Lewis Hamilton was left to limp home on three wheels after a last-lap tyre […]
Lewis Hamilton recovered from a Q2 spin to take his 91st career pole position in the 2020 British Grand Prix, as Mercedes finished over a second clear of the pack. Hamilton’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas set the pace in both Q1 and Q2, but couldn’t match his team-mate in the decisive […]
Red Bull has been lifted by some encouraging progress with its RB16 during Friday practice for the Formula 1 British Grand Prix, despite Alex Albon suffering a 20g shunt. Albon had set the second fastest time overall in the afternoon’s second free practice session before he had an off at […]
Racing Point Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez is currently awaiting a COVID-19 retest following an inconclusive result ahead of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Perez was due to be present for the FIA press conference on Thursday afternoon at Silverstone, but the team was only represented by Lance Stroll. […]
Racing Point has confirmed a clutch bolt issue prevented the team from being able to fire up Nico Hulkenberg’s engine, ruling him out of the Formula 1 British Grand Prix. Hulkenberg was drafted in at the 11th hour to replace Sergio Perez, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. Qualifying […]
Lewis Hamilton says he was pushing “pretty flat-chat” throughout Formula 1’s 2020 British Grand Prix because of team-mate Valtteri Bottas’s chase in second, before their twin late-race tyre failures. Hamilton only just held on to win a record-extending seventh British GP win ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen after both […]