Damien Smith Author

Damien Smith has been a motorsport journalist for nearly 30 years. An award-winning former editor of Motor Sport and editor-in-chief of Autosport, F1 Racing and Motorsport News, he has trawled paddocks from Monaco to Pembrey, Indianapolis to Lydden Hill — and just about everywhere else in between. Today, he works as a freelance contributor to Motor Sport, Autosport and more, and also writes a weekly column as motor sport editor of Autocar. Damien has four children and lives in Wallasey, Merseyside.