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Me and My Motor: Jeffrey Archer, the former MP turned bestselling author

Me and My Motor: Jeffrey Archer

"I met my wife, Mary, while we were both students at Oxford,” says Jeffrey Archer, the former MP turned bestselling author...
Published 30 May 2017
Me and My Motor: Ellie Goulding, singer-songwriter

Me and My Motor: Ellie Goulding

Ellie Goulding has enjoyed a string of hit songs but still prefers the anonymity of an Uber cab to driving something showy.
Published 22 May 2017
Me and My Motor: Patrick Bergel, great-grandson of Sir Ernest Shackleton

Me and My Motor: Patrick Bergel

Patrick Bergel remembers the haunting black-and-white photographs of a three-masted ship sinking into the Antarctic ice that hung...
Published 15 May 2017
Me and My Motor: Mark Webber, former F1 and sports car racer

Me and My Motor: Mark Webber

"People associate me with four wheels, but I grew up on two,” says Mark Webber, the Australian former Formula One driver...
Published 02 May 2017
Me and My Motor: Amanda McLaren, daughter of Bruce McLaren, founder of the McLaren F1 team

Me and My Motor: Amanda McLaren

Amanda McLaren is the only child of Bruce McLaren, founder of one of the most successful teams in Formula One history.
Published 24 April 2017
Me and My Motor: Sharleen Spiteri, lead singer of Texas

Me and My Motor: Sharleen Spiteri

"I am so excited about this interview,” laughs Sharleen Spiteri, lead singer with the Scottish rock band Texas...
Published 20 April 2017
In the pink: Gary Barlow drove this Rolls-Royce Ghost for charity, but in real life he prefers something more frugal GETTY

Me and My Motor: Gary Barlow

When Take That are ferried around in limousines on their UK tour this summer, they will be a long way from the days when they had to make do...
Published 11 April 2017
Me and My Motor: the Bros stars Matt and Luke Goss

Me and My Motor: the Bros stars Matt and Luke Goss

Matt and Luke Goss were only 17 when they formed the hugely popular 1980s pop band Bros. The twins were teenage petrolheads, but while Luke...
Published 04 April 2017
Me and My Motor: Radio 2’s Jo Whiley

Me and My Motor: Radio 2’s Jo Whiley

Noel Gallagher does not suffer fools gladly. So when Jo Whiley’s young daughter rang the former Oasis star by mistake...
Published 31 March 2017
Max Verstappen Q&A: 19-year-old Red Bull F1 driver can’t live without his Playstation

Max Verstappen Q&A: 19-year-old F1 sensation

Rebecca Clancy meets Red Bull Racing's teenage star. He likes raw meat, hates fish and is scared of hairy spiders...
Published 30 March 2017
Me and My Motor: Claire Williams, Formula One boss

Me and My Motor: Claire Williams, Formula One boss

Claire Williams is one of the most powerful women in motor sport, heading the Williams Formula One team with her father, Sir Frank...
Published 21 March 2017
Me and My Motor: William Herbert, the Earl of Pembroke

Me and My Motor: the Earl of Pembroke

William Herbert was 26 years old, living in London and working as an industrial designer, when he suddenly inherited a £115m fortune, including a
Published 16 March 2017