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Leader of the pack: The four-day Cape 1000 event starts at the V&A Waterfront. The 60 eye-popping entrants head towards Hermanus and George
before turning back towards Cape Town via Franschhoek. Watch this space! (Jono Nienaber)

Classy car run around Cape coast

The Ultra-rare Bugatti Veyron is in line-up for the second instalment of the epic Cape 1000 event

Revved up: Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, Jim Farley, Christian Horner and Daniel Ricciardo at the Oracle Red Bull racing season launch in New York City. Photo: Getty Images

Ford returns to Formula One

The motor manufacturer is back as Red Bull’s technical partner after being out of the race for two decades

Ken Block passed away on 3 January.

Ken Block: The man. The legend. The hoonigan.

The last smoke show: Tributes pour in for rally and gymkhana ace Ken Block

Bite the dust: The Toyota Gazoo Racing team used the Namibian desert near Walvis Bay to prepare for the Dakar rally

Toyota Gazoo Racing is geared up for Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia

The team is prepared and ready for the gruelling, high-risk rally in Saudi Arabia

Tenth placed Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Aston Martin F1 Team jumps from his car in parc ferme following his final race in F1 during the F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina Circuit on November 20, 2022 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Mario Renzi – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)

Abu Dhabi F1 review: The last dance

One final lap for Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen’s 15th Grand Prix win of the season

Sparking debate: Contestants in the Kyalami 9-Hour on the grid (top).
Alexander Sims of Great Britain on the track during
a Formula E Championship (below).
Photo (below): Francois Nel/Getty Images

Formula E vs Kyalami 9-Hour, petrol vs electric – the race is on

Don’t pull the plug on the electric event before you have given it a chance to prove itself

Verstappen clinches a second title at a red-flagged Suzuka

Japanese GP: Suzuka was short but sweet

Verstappen clinches a second title at a red-flagged Suzuka

Sergio Perez delivered the drive of his life despite the turbulent conditions.
Photo: Supplied

Singapore GP: Tropical thunder at Marina Bay

Sergio Perez delivered the drive of his life despite the turbulent conditions.

Max Verstappen won the Italian Grand Prix.

Italian Grand Prix, Monza: Safety First

The Temple of Speed delivers with Verstappen spoiling Ferrari’s 75th birthday party, a blistering debut of De Vries and the flashbacks of Abu Dhabi

The time and logistics needed to host an event of Formula One’s stature mean patience may win us the race in the long run.  (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Why Kyalami’s 2023 F1 hopes were placed on ice

The time and logistics needed to host an event of Formula One’s stature mean patience may win us the race in the long run

Dutch Grand Prix Review: The Flying Dutchman

The Tifosi tested, Mercedes marched forward and Verstappen flew. The Dutch GP did not disappoint

Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit

Kyalami F1 2023 is a no-go

Dry your tears, it’s not happening this year, folks, but that doesn’t mean it will never happen …

Max Verstappen won the Belgian GP.

Belgian F1 review: The untouchables

Red Bull exerted dominance, with Ferrari still scratching their heads over strategy calls, in an action-packed race. The holidays are over and we’ve missed F1 …

Against all odds: Paddy Hopkirk and his Mini won the Monte Carlo Rally in 1964, changing the course of motor racing.

Paddy Hopkirk made history in his Mini, winning the Monte Carlo Rally

A hat tip to one of the all-time great analogue heroes who changed the course of motor racing

Hungarian F1 Review: The grand Budapest getaway

Lucky Verstappen, below-par Ferrari strategy and Russell’s maiden pole.

Sebastian Vettel’s departure, just like Kimi Raikkonen’s, is going to leave a huge hole in the sport

Farewell Sebastian Vettel, humanitarian extraordinaire

Vettel’s departure, just like Kimi Raikkonen’s, is going to leave a huge hole in the sport

Living with Jaguar’s I-Pace EV

My week spent driving an electric vehicle has decided me — I would love to own one, and not only because it reduces carbon emissions

Max Verstappen of Netherland and Oracle Red Bull Racing driver goes during the race at French Lenovo Formula 1 Grand Prix on July 24, 2022 in Le Castellet, France. (Photo by Robert Szaniszló/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The French GP … He who blinks first …

Verstappen steals the flag, Mercedes closes the performance gap and Leclerc cracks under pressure. The Grand Prix at Paul Ricard had more drama than a French film

Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit.

F1 at Kyalami: Why we shouldn’t pop the podium champagne … yet

There are many promising signs that the event will return to South Africa but it can’t be taken for granted that this is going to happen

Formula 1 flashback: Hometown disadvantage at Austrian Grand Prix

A Ferrari on fire, a strickened Sainz and a possible chink in the Red Bull armour exposed