Singer Central Feature at the 2026 Festival of Speed (Image credit: PA Media)There’s a practical as well as aesthetic beauty to these liveries too, a point brought into sharp focus on a visit to the 2026 Le Mans 24-hour race. 1963 Watson-Offenhauser1963 Watson-Offenhauser (Image credit: Guy Bird)The devil is in the detail of the beautiful rear end of this front-engined Watson Roadster which took victory at the 1963 Indy 500. There is a risk that a racing car might not win so what’s the point of it? The Turin-born vermouth maker famously sponsored Porsche in the 70s and Lancia in the 80s, including this detail from a 1983 Lancia Rally 037 Evo II. The 2027 Goodwood Festival of Speed takes place from 15 - 18 July 2027 Goodwood.com, @FoSGoodwood