Russell Campbell

Amsterdam

Freelance Writer at Goodwood Road&Racing

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2025 Father’s Day gift guide

3 days ago | goodwood.com | Russell Campbell

Lego Technic model (Starting from £8.99)Working on your car can be great, in theory. You'll save a fortune on maintenance costs, strengthen the bond between you and your machine, and get the satisfaction of fixing problems a garage would charge a fortune to solve. But while that dream doesn’t always prove to be the reality, a Lego Technic model is an entirely different ball game.
This Ferrari 488 Pista 'Piloti Ferrari' set the tone for Taxed and Tasty Breakfast Club

1 week ago | goodwood.com | Russell Campbell

29th May 2025 Russell Campbell If you want to see a host of ultra-rare, super-cool metal, then the free-to-enter Goodwood Breakfast Club is the place to be, and this Ferrari 488 Pista 'Piloti Ferrari' proved that to be the case when it came along to the Taxed and Tasty themed event earlier this month. Factor in a coffee and a hot bap, and there can't be many better ways to worship at the automotive alter.
Video: This Alfa Romeo 182 was half a lap from making history

1 week ago | goodwood.com | Russell Campbell

With the 2025 Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard getting ever closer, bringing with it a celebration of 75 years of the Formula 1 World Championship, we’re taking a closer look at the Alfa Romeo 182 – the car that could have changed its F1 history forever. As owner Richard Hope explains, the car was leading the 1982 Monaco Grand Prix when it inexplicably ran out of petrol halfway into the final lap, leaving its driver, Andrea de Cesaris, stranded at Casino Square.
The best Italian cars to buy in 2025

1 week ago | goodwood.com | Russell Campbell

Fiat Grande PandaThe Fiat Grande Panda could have ended up looking like a generic Stellantis product, but instead we have a 2025 tribute to Giugiaro's 1980 original hellbent on turning itself into a one-car tribute to right angles. 'Panda' is stamped into the doors, and sprinkled around the exterior are other tributes to Fiat. All in all, it looks great. Inside, the news is just as positive.
OPINION: The Focus might be dead, but there’s hope for Ford yet

2 weeks ago | goodwood.com | Russell Campbell

The Focus was a revolution when it launched back in 1998. Its New Edge design language looked modern and fresh in a sea of conventionally styled counterparts, and the interior got the same treatment. It made the Ford Escort it replaced appear like a relic from a bygone age. But the way the Focus drove swung it. Its Control Blade independent rear suspension was a dynamic revolution that made this bog-standard family hatchback an absolute hoot in corners.
Tyrrell P34: the only six-wheeler to win a Grand Prix

2 weeks ago | goodwood.com | Russell Campbell

Like most interesting cars in F1, the Tyrrell P34 was born from a creative interpretation of the sport's regulations. In this case, the stipulation that a car's front wing must be no more than 1.5 metres wide, which left the front tyres sitting proud of the spoiler and buffeted by the airflow. And that, was bad for aerodynamics.
Festival of Speed

2 weeks ago | goodwood.com | Russell Campbell

But it is Chris Dinnage who talks us through what made the 79 so special. Dinnage worked for Lotus from 1982, was Ayrton Senna’s chief mechanic and now manages the Classic Team Lotus fleet of more than 40 cars.
OPINION: A short hop back to the UK was a stark reminder of just how bad our roads are

3 weeks ago | goodwood.com | Russell Campbell

Admittedly, the 15 minute-delay clearing the immediate traffic didn’t help, furiously crunching the numbers in my head to calculate whether I would or wouldn’t make my aimed-for crossing (I wouldn’t), but congestion after such an event is unavoidable and thus understandable. The nick of the roads and their users, however, is less forgivable.
Festival of Speed

3 weeks ago | goodwood.com | Russell Campbell

Related reading Read more Admittedly, the chances of us forgetting about Gordon Murray’s V12-engine, carbon-fibre bodied, gold-lined supercar and Le Mans hero are vanishingly small – the great designer is taking centre stage as the subject of this year’s Central Feature – but just in case, here are 13 of our favourite ever McLaren F1 runs up the Hill.
The 10 best coupés for 2025

3 weeks ago | goodwood.com | Russell Campbell

Aston Martin VanquishAston Martin's on a roll at the moment. Lawrence Stroll's investment has breathed new life into the company with a flurry of new models and plenty more on the way. By all accounts, the new Vanquish is one of the best Astons ever built, with new looks, a superb interior and more power. No one said the 725PS (533kW) DBS Superleggera was a ditherer, but with 835PS (614kW) on tap – courtesy of its British-built twin-turbocharged V12 – the Vanquish is in another league.