Marcus Simmons is the deputy editor of Autosport magazine. As a child he was a regular on the chalk banks of Thruxton, before becoming an MSA timekeeper at the age of 17. Shortly afterwards, he started reporting for Motoring News and joined the staff in 1990.

After abandoning a parallel Formula First career – which had been as incident-packed as his childhood equestrian exploits – he moved to Autosport in 1996. Since then he has had two stints as a freelance and a brief spell as editor of Motor Sport magazine, during which the revered green cover was revived, before rejoining Autosport in 2008. He lives in Twickenham with his partner, two daughters, cat and guitars.

Matt James is the editor at Motorsport News. He has been with the title for more than 20 years and, in that time, has covered everything from national racing to Formula 1. The former local newspaper journalist has reported on the British Touring Car Championship since 2004, writing about more than 350 races. When he is not at the BTCC, he can be found following his beloved Truro City FC around the country.