Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel explore the struggles at Jaguar, Maserati and Alfa Romeo. The similarities between the three car makers are striking – all have great racing heritage, all have produced some of the most beautiful performance and luxury cars ever produced, all have enviable brand power and, having all pursued the premium mass market game, each one has suffered dire financial troubles in recent times. So where did they go wrong?

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Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel consider the 2024 F1 season run in. Can Lando Norris really beat Max Verstappen to the championship? They also discuss Adrian Newey's sensational move to Aston Martin, what the future holds for Jaguar and reflect on The Grand Tour coming to a close with the last ever episode, One For The Road, released last week.

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Dan Prosser and Andrew Frankel tell the story of the Mazda MX-5, the world's favourite two-seat roadster. They look at the model's inception in the 1980s, the cars that inspired it and the few that have tried to dethrone it over the years, and analyse the reasons for its success with more than 1.2 million having been built over 35 years. They also explain in detail what an MX-5 is like to drive and how it has, or hasn't, changed over the decades.

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