Motor Sport

The 2018 F1 season begins this weekend, with Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel et al ready to do battle for the championship.

If the man in your life loves cars and wants to drive a fast one, then there is no better place than Silverstone near Towcester.

Engineers have transformed a Nissan GT-R into the world’s ultimate radio controlled racer - capable of 196MPH - and raced it around Silverstone.

Ross Gunn showed maturity beyond his 20 years when he impressed onlookers with a sterling performance in the weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, writes James Beckett.

Alex Kapadia celebrated success in France at the weekend when he stood on the third step of the podium at the Circuit de la Sarthe during the build-up to 85th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race.

Ross Gunn will take to the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans on Wednesday to qualify himself as a starter for this weekend’s Le Mans 24-Hour Race.

A new racing team based within the Aylesbury area have confirmed that their plans to contest the Le Mans 24-Hour Race in the future are firmly on-track.

Tom Ingram endured a torrid time of things at Oulton Park last weekend as Speedworks Motorsport found itself out-of-luck on home turf in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.

Tom Ingram defied the odds to increase his lead in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton at the weekend, as Speedworks Motorsport unleashed a superb performance to tame the fastest circuit in the country with a trio of top four finishes.

Three Aylesbury Vale racers will be in action at the famous Monza Autodrome in Italy this weekend, racing in the European Le Mans Series and the new Michelin Le Mans Cup.

The British Army is holding an engagement event at Silverstone Circuit, Towcester on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 April where local people seeking a challenge, adventure or training either in their spare-time or as a full-time career can find out about a wide variety of paid opportunities.

Tom Ingram has underlined his and Speedworks Motorsport’s credentials ahead of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship, by pacing the field in his Toyota Avensis in the only official pre-season test at Donington Park.

Le Mans 24-Hour Race driver, Alex Kapadia, has signed a deal to contest the 2017 Michelin Le Mans Cup in a Ligier JS P3 for the RLR/Mike Smith team and share driving duties with Ross Warburton, writes James Beckett.

A new racing team, with its sights set on contesting the 2019 Le Mans 24-Hour Race, has this week said that the headquarters for their project will be based within the Aylesbury area, writes James Beckett.

The future of Grand Prix at Silverstone is in doubt after a leaked letter revealed fears that hosting the races would bring “potentially ruinous costs” for the track’s owners.

Mark Webber will contest the final race of his professional racing career this weekend when he takes part in the final round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship.

Mark Webber ensured he will sign off his illustrious racing career with another title after driving to victory alongside Porsche team-mates Brendon Hartley and Timo Bernhard in Sunday’s penultimate round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).