For the recent Autosport International Show at the NEC in Birmingham, I produced a sample version of World in Motorsport Magazine for a series of meetings held over the course of Thursday and Friday. Below is an edited excerpt of the prologue that introduced the Autosport Show sample. --- Well, it's been a while, but … Continue reading “Prologue”
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“The End of One Road; The Start of a New One”
From January 1st 2023, WorldInMotorsport.com will become the primary output for my work. With that, TheMotorsportArchive.com will cease publishing posts, although the archive will remain live. World in Motorsport is a publication dedicated to delivering the best in feature interviews, in depth studies from the world of motorsport – whether Formula One, Indycar, DTM and … Continue reading “The End of One Road; The Start of a New One”
“Grosjean: ‘Getting Back in the Car Was Just Normal’”
FREEBIE: This is an excerpt from an extensive coming feature in the next volume of World in Motorsport. In the third of three interviews with Leigh O'Gorman, the former Formula One racer and now IndyCar driver Romain Grosjean discusses life, psychology and the tools to survive at the peak of motorsport. ---- Around this time … Continue reading “Grosjean: ‘Getting Back in the Car Was Just Normal’”
“Truth, Noise, Botox and Formula One”
With four Grand Prix remaining in 2022, Max Verstappen has already claimed his 2nd World Championship crown. Apart from the merest of blips, the Dutch racer has been as imperious, as Ferrari have utterly incompetent. Both elements played their part, but is the real story being played off track? Even from a great distance, one … Continue reading “Truth, Noise, Botox and Formula One”
“Motorsport is a Fat Country, and Our Colony is Tainted”
Last year’s COP26 carnival in Glasgow told the world two things: people and countries will do what they feel they need to do to survive, while others will do what they need to prosper. In a world governed by the cloudy nausea of perception and positioning, how long before the very existence of international motorsport … Continue reading “Motorsport is a Fat Country, and Our Colony is Tainted”
“Notes: Very, Very Lost in Monza”
Getting lost in an unfamiliar park following a day at the races is far from ideal, especially when evening shadows collide with lingering darkness. In theory, navigating one’s way out of Monza should not be unfeasible and yet, it was a feat managed with indelicate ease. It did not take long to become very, very … Continue reading “Notes: Very, Very Lost in Monza”
“Colton Herta, Red Bull and the Re-Invention of Super Licence Qualifiers”
In the unlikely event Colton Herta earns a Super Licence dispensation from the FIA, it would prove an interesting workaround for an unintended consequence. It may even force a badly needed re-evaluation or even dissolution of the entire Super Licence Points System, although without some humility, that change is unlikely. While it may have had … Continue reading “Colton Herta, Red Bull and the Re-Invention of Super Licence Qualifiers”
“Lando Norris, Daniel Ricciardo and The Ravages of Honesty”
Lando Norris’ comment regarding his lack of sympathy for drivers on the edge of losing their drive may have come across as brutal, but it was nothing if not honest. To admonish him would betray the truth exposed on track and Norris deserves better than that. "I don't feel like you have to have sympathy … Continue reading “Lando Norris, Daniel Ricciardo and The Ravages of Honesty”
“Alonso, Vettel & Piastri: Making a Story Out of a Story”
Pulling enough interest out of the recent Sebastian Vettel/Fernando Alonso and Alpine/Aston Martin story to keep one awake was tricky business. Until Oscar Piastri blew French waters apart. “Jesus, this is a tepid stuff.” In the aftermath of Sebastian Vettel’s retirement announcement and the post-Hungaroring revelation that Fernando Alonso was moving from Alpine to replace … Continue reading “Alonso, Vettel & Piastri: Making a Story Out of a Story”
“Notes: Winning at a Stroke”
One race winner and later F1 driver would, occasionally, use his trophy to satisfy certain urges publicly.