Go and say hello to Barrie 'Whizzo' Williams at Goodwood Revival in September once you have watched him race, I am sure you will, like me, be struck in awe at how he uses his engineering skills, squeezing the most out of the car and yet, brings it home with a smile on his face.

I am not treated differently to anyone else on the team and I was given an opportunity to take on a role that would be tough whether you are male or female. I am very lucky to work in such a technical field that is truly challenging and I hope that what both Teena and I do can open up the world of engineering and high performance to a wider audience.

I listened without a break (almost) to the World Rally Championship radio broadcast whilst the cars drove on some of the world's most famous but dangerous routes.

The news that World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb is heading into semi-retirement at the end of 2012 offers two contrasting emotions: relief that an iron grip on the WRC will at last be loosened but also sadness that the sport's most successful driver - 74 rally wins, eight consecutive world titles and counting - will only pull on his overalls for a limited season in 2013.

I would challenge anyone with that mentality to take part in a competitive motor race or equestrian event and say in all honesty they are not sore the following morning.

Ever since Country Life magazine sent me to Goodwood Revival in 2000 to cover the quintessentially British tradition of dressing up and messing about with motor cars in the grounds of a stately home, I have been engrossed with the world of motor racing...

Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel is still the man to beat at this weekend's British Grand Prix, according to racing legend, Sir Stirling Mo...

Anthony Davidson admitted he was 'petrified' during his massive crash at the Le Mans 24 Hours and that he had 'been lucky' to have come away with only...

An intriguing Le Mans 24 Hours erupted into drama when the Toyota Racing TS 030 - HYBRID of Anthony Davidson suffered a huge crash after contact with ...

"I gave one of the Toyota boys a little kick the other day at the Le Mans test weekend. Turned out it was my old number two mechanic from the F1 days....

F1 2012 looks set to be a very open championship. We've had four race winners so far and drivers such as Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber are not in that list of four. Kimi could win this year, and Michael Schumacher must surely break his winning drought. So many more questions are to be answered this year, and there are still 16 races to go...

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone recently came out and said that there is no such thing as bad publicity, which was in reference to the Bahrain Grand Prix. A well known saying yes, but in this instance, tasteless. The Grand Prix took place in the gulf state amid incredibly controversial and unpleasant circumstances.

Rarely does Britain produce two genuine contenders for a world title in the same field, but when we do the rivalry is fierce.

Mike Gatting famously demonstrated some jaw-dropping naivety 22 years ago when, on the eve of a rebel England cricket tour to South Africa in 1990, he revealed: "I don't know much about how apartheid works but one way to find out is by going there."

Grand Prix. French for grand prize, yet since 2008 there has not been a French Grand Prix on the F1 calendar.

After 14 record-breaking years in the British Touring Car Championship (on and off), we probably shouldn't be surprised at Jason Plato's latest exploits in the opening races of the 2012 season but it's hard not to marvel at what he and his new team have achieved in such a short space of time.

So, congratulations Sergio Perez! It was great to see a new face on the podium, and it is a good story for Formula One.