Driven's The Good Oil take a look at the week in motoring.

There's been a bit of bleating this week about how hard it is to get a driver's licence. It might be difficult, but there's a pretty compelling reason for that writes Matt Greenop.

The second race of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) this weekend at the iconic Spa Francorchamps track will be the second time New Zealand works Porsche driver Brendon Hartley gets to race the new LMP1 919 Hybrid.

Jeremy Clarkson has denied claims of racism after he was accused of using the word "n*****" in an unaired episode of Top Gear. In unseen footage released by The Mirror newspaper which was filmed by the BBC but later edited out of the aired programme, Clarkson can be seen reciting a children's counting rhyme while selecting which car he prefers.

Britt Basel makes good on a long-held promise to visit Sturgis' annual motorcycle rally with her father.

A time limit on holding a learner or restricted driver's licence is being considered among proposed changes to licensing rules.

Despite complaints from frustrated learner drivers, authorities say more than half pass their practical test on the first try.

An enraged learner driver allegedly punched the test officer who failed him on his test at an Auckland testing centre.

New Zealanders are buying more new cars and used imports, but we're also keeping our old vehicles on the road longer.

Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso have paid emotional tributes to Ayrton Senna on the 20th anniversary of the death of the maverick Brazilian superstar and three-time world champion.

Japanese ace Satoshi Motoyama will drive the Nissan ZEOD RC at Le Mans alongside GT Academy winners Lucas Ordóñez and Wolfgang Reip. Source: Nismo

Bragging rights in the Anzac weekend battle of the V8 Supercars at the ITM 500 in Pukekohe went to the Aussies.