Classic
The Stig: every racing driver behind Top Gear’s helmet
The Stig is Top Gear’s silent racing driver. Perry McCarthy, Ben Collins, Phil Keen and Paul Rees have worn the helmet; their stories and lap records.
Motorsport
Jules Bianchi: career, Ferrari academy years and the Suzuka crash
Jules Bianchi was a French F1 driver for Marussia, Ferrari’s first academy recruit, who died in 2015 of injuries from his 2014 Suzuka crash.
Interviews
9 articlesDrivers, designers and the people who run the car companies: 9 profiles, quoting them where they spoke on the record.
Motorsport
Mario Theissen: BMW Motorsport director and BMW Sauber F1 boss
Mario Theissen ran BMW Motorsport from 1999 to 2011: Le Mans winner in 1999, Williams-BMW engines, then BMW Sauber team principal in Formula One.
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Karun Chandhok: F1 driver, Le Mans racer and Sky Sports analyst
Karun Chandhok is an Indian former F1 driver who started 11 Grands Prix for HRT and Lotus, was sixth at Le Mans in 2012 and now analyses F1 for Sky.
Classic
John Surtees: world champion on two wheels and four
John Surtees won seven motorcycle world titles with MV Agusta and the 1964 F1 title with Ferrari, the only world champion on two wheels and four.
Motorsport
Jack Harvey: the racing driver’s career from karts to IndyCar
Jack Harvey is a British racing driver: 2012 British F3 champion, twice Indy Lights runner-up and a nine-time Indianapolis 500 starter.
Interviews
BMW M Division: history, cars, bosses and sales of BMW M GmbH
BMW M Division is BMW M GmbH, founded in 1972 as BMW Motorsport GmbH: its history, M cars, bosses, sales and what the M colours mean.
Motorsport
Ken Block: rally career, Gymkhana films and our interview with him
Ken Block (1967–2023): the DC Shoes co-founder and rally driver whose Gymkhana films drew 470m+ views.
Motorsport
Caterham Cars: the history and owners of the Seven’s maker
Caterham Cars has built the Lotus-designed Seven since 1973, first in Surrey and then in Dartford.