Maxrally
For every forward-thinking and practical individual, there is at least one unhinged lunatic out there. In Fiat's case, that madman was called Carlo Abarth. Originally, he was an Austrian called Karl, but in the aftermath of the second world war he decided that it might be more politically correct to Latinize his name and re-invent himself as a natural born Italian.
It may not appear obvious at first glance exactly what Princess Margaret of England, John Lennon, Peter Sellers and Rauno Aaltonen had in common – apart from a love of hard liquor. But when sufficiently sober to do so, all four of them were Mini drivers.
On this homepage you may have seen a picture of Bjorn Waldegard staring glumly through the twisted remains of a Porsche windscreen. It was taken on the epic East African Safari Classic – an event the Swede went on to win – and now it's time to tell the remarkable story behind the picture
It was fun while it lasted, but the adventure is over - Kimi Raikkonen is leaving the forests and heading back to Formula 1 with Renault, or rather Lotus, as the team becomes in 2012
Citroen has summoned the media to an 'end of season press conference' in its Versailles factory on Wednesday afternoon. But all the signs are that this will be about rather more than celebrating yet another title sweep for itself and Sebastien Loeb...
It struck me the other day, when I was helping a friend buy his new car, that the whole experience has become alarmingly similar to buying coffee from Starbucks.
I’ve been fortunate enough to meet Mini’s Dani Sordo a couple of times, but today I saw a glimpse into the real Dani. A funny, kind, caring man who, like many men, shows little desire to grow up and an enduring passion for his big boy’s toys
On British television, those of us of a certain age will remember a show on Saturday mornings that was called ‘swap shop’, hosted by Noel Edmonds in a series of truly terrible jumpers.
