The Octane Interview: Four-time F1 champ Max Verstappen Octane meets Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen and finds out what it takes to win four Formula 1 World Championship titles in succession.
Toyota MR2 Mk3 (W30) buying guide, history and model review This lightweight mid-engined roadster offers sharp handling, lively performance and affordable ownership. Here’s what you need to know
Taking on the Pomeroy Trophy in a 1929 Frazer Nash Like the idea of motor racing but unsure how to start? Try entering the Vintage Sports-Car Club’s Pomeroy Trophy, suggests Mark Dixon in Octane 240.
How this Lamborghini Countach became Monaco’s Formula 1 Safety Car This Lamborghini Countach LP400S played the ‘safety car’ role at the Monaco Grand Prix in 1981 – but that’s not all that makes it special, as Massimo Delbó discovers.
Nigel Mansell on F1, IndyCar and letting go of his racing memorabilia Ahead of a no-reserve auction, Nigel Mansell talks to Elliott Hughes about F1, IndyCar and the personal items he’s decided to let go.
Rocketeer MX-V6 – Driving the amplified Mazda MX-5 Rocketeer’s V6-converted MX-5 aims to elevate the lovable Japanese roadster to new heights
Flagship Ferrari 849 Testarossa supercar driven in southern Spain Octane gets behind the wheel of Ferrari’s latest mid-engined flagship, the 1036bhp 849 Testarossa on road and track in southern Spain.
Inside TWR: what was it like to work for Tom Walkinshaw? Former TWR staff reflected on the rule-pushing culture that defined one of motorsport’s most influential organisations, as the firm marked its anniversary at Bicester.
Alpina B6 S – driving the straight-six BMW E30 M3 Ever longed for a big straight-six to power the otherwise sublime BMW E30 M3? Alpina did, and Octane drives the rare result
