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Me and My Motor: Jim Crowley, jockey

Me and My Motor: Jim Crowley, jockey

"The worst part of my job isn’t the diets, or the sweating in a bath to keep the weight off — it’s driving from one racecourse to another...
Published 28 November 2017
Me and My Motor: Jay Kay, singer and front man of Jamiroquai

Me and My Motor: Jay Kay, front man of Jamiroquai

Jason Kay loves cars. The singer and front man of Jamiroquai is rarely happier than when he’s breathing in the smell of freshly burned Castrol oi
Published 17 November 2017
Me and My Motor: Jason Isaacs, actor

Me and My Motor: Jason Isaacs

It's hard to watch television or go to the cinema these days without seeing Jason Isaacs. He plays Georgy Zhukov, the Soviet war hero, in The Dea
Published 10 November 2017
Martina Cole, crime writer, talks cars with journalist Emma Smith for Sunday Times Driving Me and My Motor.

Me and My Motor: crime writer Martina Cole

When you’re a successful author, with a busy life and a number of cars, it can be hard to remember which model you drove to the shops...
Published 07 November 2017
Me and my Motor: Mark Beaumont

Me and my Motor: Mark Beaumont

Mark Beaumont has just pedalled all the way around the world in less than 80 days — most of the way with a broken arm. The 34-year-old Scotsman...
Published 30 October 2017
Me and My Motor: actor Patrick Stewart

Me and My Motor: actor Patrick Stewart

As captain of the Starship Enterprise, Stewart got used to travelling at warp 9. But his knees turned to jelly the night Paul McCartney...
Published 19 October 2017
Me and My Motor: Helen Glover, Olympic rower

Me and My Motor: Helen Glover

Helen Glover has been the top-ranking female rower in the world since 2015, totting up three world championships, five World Cup wins and two...
Published 25 September 2017
Me and My Motor: Russell Watson, singer, talks about his cars

Me and My Motor: Russell Watson

Russell Watson admits he has spent “a fair few quid” on cars over the past couple of decades, since he shot from northern club singer...
Published 21 September 2017
Me and My Motor: Peter James, bestselling crime novelist

Me and My Motor: Peter James

Peter James, writer of bestselling crime novels, was just two years old when he fell out of his father’s Standard Vanguard and needed 23 stitches
Published 17 August 2017
Me and My Motor: Massimo Bottura, chef behind the world's best restaurant

Me and My Motor: Massimo Bottura

Massimo Bottura is the three-Michelin-starred chef behind Osteria Francescana — named best restaurant in the world in 2016...
Published 08 August 2017
Nico Rosberg interview: childhood, personal cars, dad Keke, Lewis Hamilton rivalry and winning the Formula One champion. Sunday Times Me and My Motor.

Me and My Motor: Nico Rosberg

When Nico Rosberg quit motor racing days after winning the 2016 Formula One world championship, there was speculation that his intense rivalry...
Published 31 July 2017
Howard Donald interview ahead of the Take That singer's celebrity race at the 2017 Silverstone Classic, for Sunday Times Driving's Me and My Motor

Me and My Motor: Howard Donald

It’s fair to say Howard Donald is a little nervous about taking part in this weekend’s celebrity race at this weekend's Silverstone Classic.
Published 26 July 2017