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WELL, we had some for a while.

Everything Wrong - Max Verstappen laid into his team after a disappointing Austrian GP but Mark Hughes can see the logic behind Red Bull's thinking

Max Verstappen laid into his team after a disappointing Austrian GP but Mark Hughes can see the logic behind Red Bull’s thinking

The Longest Day Teapot - Tock tick, tick tock. Time scrolls past as Dave fights more issues...

I sat down on the garage floor in a sulk. And my eyes came to rest in the corner. On the spare engine from my Bandit race bike. The 600 Bandit was based on the GSX600F engine... While the spare race engine is a bit leaky (the usual Suzuki oil drain tubes at the front of the engine), it was a decent runner when it was in the Bandit. Right, engine swap time!

GRAND PRIX CROWN JEWEL

Of all the racing cars made during the 100-year history of Motor Sport, the 49 is the true diamond. Karun Chandhok takes Graham Hill's chassis R10 out for a few laps at Lotus's sacred space – Hethel -

Mercedes' first GP comeback

Extraordinary tales from the Motor Sport digital archive

The civil side of savage

The new AMG GT 63 is performance engineering with everyday practicalities in mind. Andrew Frankel likes what he sees

KARUN CHANDHOK

\"We've missed this feeling - there's a buzz\"

Tony Stewart

'Smoke', one of America's most-decorated drivers, on swapping seats with Lewis Hamilton, shunning the media spotlight and tackling the dragstrip

Mercedes returns as a frontrunner

What a difference a month makes. Mark Hughes takes us through the laps at Canada, Spain and Austria as a fourth team joins this season's winners list

ALWAYS MEET YOUR HEROES...

It's 40 years since Senna arrived in F1. James Elson joins Pierre Gasly as the Alpine driver takes Ayrton's first Toleman on the track

CANON BLAST

It started in the pub with Richard Lloyd stating an interest in racing a customer Porsche 956. With the assistance of the original RLR team, Adam Towler tells the giant-killing tale of the modified '106B2'

CAN MERC BOUNCE BACK?

The team that once utterly dominated Formula 1 has had a torrid two years. Now, finally, it appears to have refound its mojo. But why has it taken so long? Andrew Benson investigates what went wrong

Citroën C3, e-C3

Reborn small car gains SUV-like looks but retains a low price On sale November Price from £17,790 (petrol), £21,990 (electric)

Audi Q6 e-tron

Middle child of the premium brand's electric SUV line-up offers up to 392 miles of range On sale September Price from £69,700

Lexus RZ

A stingy real-world range is taking some of the lustre off our posh electric SUV but a fix might be on the way

CHANGE OF SCENIC

Having evolved from a sensible MPV into a trendy electric SUV, the Renault Scenic could be a hit all over again. But that means beating tough rivals from Kia and Tesla

Renault Rafale

Hybrid-powered coupé SUV has its sights set on premium rivals, and is priced accordingly On sale Now Price from £42,195

Skoda Superb

New executive hatchback joins the estate version in offering limo-like space at a keen price On sale July Price from £34,875

Home of the brave

The innovative Silverstone proved a hit with keen amateur drivers. To mark its 75th, Healey's club racer returns to the circuit for which it is named

ICON.

The three top-selling vehicles in the USA in 2023 were pick-ups, topped by the Ford F-Series. This is the truck that started it all

PLAYING ALL THE ANGLES

Alfa Romeo's wild RZ eschewed the jellymould styling of the period to offer a striking, wedge-shaped take on open-topped performance motoring

Handsome cab

The Phantom V limousine marked the beginning of the end for coachbuilder James Young, but this Rolls-Royce represents the craft at its very best

20 30 LITRES CYLINDERS, 400BHP......AND MORE THAN A CENTURY OLD

Thunderous torque, flame-spitting stub-exhausts, white-knuckle thrills - and hopefully no spills - aboard a trio of Edwardian racing titans

DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES

Racing for their own F1 teams brought some drivers success and an enduring legacy. For others, it turned into a nightmare

Daring to be diminutive

AMC's Gremlin and Pacer, and Ford's much-derided Pinto, led America's response to the threat of imported European compacts

THE LONG WAY ROUND

There is a great tradition of overland trips by Land-Rover, but the tale of this 70s Aussie epic and the car itself was discovered by chance

Blurred Lines

lan 'Del' Lines blended the V8 burble of Triumph's open GT with real practicality in his Stag V8 saloons and estates

LIVING IN A SHADOW

The Volkswagen T-Cross has always been upstaged by its bigger T-Roc sibling, but can it turn the tables after its recent facelift?

Smart #1

Living with this small electric SUV has done nothing to change our minds; it's still among the best of its breed

Peugeot 408

Stylish, well equipped and comfy, this executive car has proved to be a very likeable car fo live with