I arrived at Silverstone over half an hour early on the Monday morning of the test. Guided towards a cafe attached to our base for the day – known as the ‘Driving Experience Centre’ – I got a cup of tea and once more buried my nose into the Blue Book in the hope I could absorb a morsel or two of extra information for the day ahead. Read more

We were taken by minibus to a section of open tarmac with a coned course laid out, and two Renault Meganés perched on caster wheels. The idea behind the latter is to simulate oversteer, and while the otherwise bog-standard Meganés were driven by the front wheels only, believe me – they are seriously tail-happy. Read more

So what’s the best way to make the already epic-fun Skoda Fabia vRS a little more entertaining? Why, lop the roof off! Read more