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Me and My Motor: Jonathan Rea, five-time World Superbike champion

Published 21 October 2019
By Danny Scott
Five-time champion Jonathan Rea may race on 200mph superbikes for a living, but his choice of daily driver is far more sedate in comparison.

Me and My Motor: Le Mans winner Richard Attwood

Richard Attwood may be a pensioner, but beneath the genial exterior lurks a man who wrestled the Porsche 917 to victory at Le Mans in 1970.
Published 11 September 2019
Sunday Times Driving Me and My Motor cellist Julian Lloyd Webber

Me and My Motor: cellist Julian Lloyd Webber

Julian Lloyd Webber's dream car is the "beautiful" Maserati GranTurismo — even though the tourer doesn't have enough room for his cello.
Published 29 August 2019

Me and My Motor: rock star Andy Fairweather Low

Andy Fairweather Low has spent a lifetime jamming with rock'n'roll legends, but he was never more nervous than the day he sat his driving test.
Published 05 August 2019
Me and My Motor: Dire Straits bassist John Illsley

Me and My Motor: Dire Straits bassist John Illsley

Dire Straits' John Illsley says fame never got to his head, though he admits to buying an Aston Martin Vantage in a "moment of madness" in 1992.
Published 29 July 2019

Me and My Motor: Iain Duncan Smith

Iain Duncan Smith's unwinds from politics by driving his Morgan Plus 4. "You feel every bump on the road, but that’s half the fun of it".
Published 23 July 2019
Me and My Motor: musician Rick Wakeman

Me and My Motor: musician Rick Wakeman

“I don’t drink, I don’t smoke and I don’t jet-set around the world,” the prog rock star says. "My loves are my family, my home and my cars."
Published 02 July 2019
Me and My Motor: historian James Holland

Me and My Motor: historian James Holland

Despite owning a modern SUV, James Holland uses a 1949 Citroën as his daily driver. "I love it. It bombs along at 70mph to 75mph, no problem".
Published 30 June 2019

Me and My Motor: singer Shaggy

When his uncle was out, Shaggy taught himself to drive in his Ford Escort. "He never suspected a thing until I crashed it into a car one night."
Published 18 June 2019

Me and My Motor: Arabella Weir

"I used to have a thing for Renaults," explains Arabella Weir. "I used to own George Harrison's Renault 5. I wonder if it's still out there."
Published 01 June 2019
Me and My Motor: actor Brian Blessed

Me and My Motor: actor Brian Blessed

As Z Cars' bobby with the booming voice, Brian Blessed kept the peace in a Ford Zephyr patrol car — the only hitch being that he couldn't drive.
Published 21 May 2019
Me and My Motor: Line of Duty star Vicky McClure

Me and My Motor: Line of Duty star Vicky McClure

Being one of the fastest celebrities to ever lap the Top Gear Test Track, the actress Vicky McClure is a self-confessed girl racer.
Published 01 May 2019
Me and My Motor: rock star Steve Harley

Me and My Motor: Steve Harley

Steve Harley has owned many nice cars over the years, but it's the Cockney Rebel frontman's Aston Martin that makes him smile.
Published 24 April 2019