Aston Martin is up for sale. Ford, its struggling parent company, plans to sell off all or part of the British marque and Ulrich Bez, Aston’s chief executive, is rumoured to be considering a bid.

Bez said the sale would be carried out “as rapidly as possible” but refused to comment on his own plans, saying only that he intended to continue heading the Warwickshire-based company, having taken it into profit last year.

Among the company’s forthcoming models is the stunning limited-edition DBS, above, pictured during testing in Germany. The roadgoing version of James Bond’s latest wheels, it is set to be unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show in January before going on sale in the summer.

How to beat car sickness

Closing your eyes is one way to beat car sickness, according to a study into the conditon. Dr David Lewis, who works for a private think tank, claims to have carried out the first study of its kind into how driving techniques contribute to motion sickness.

Using sensors around the car to measure movement and g-force, Lewis found sickness occurred most often at higher speeds combined with lots of turns or sudden movements.

“When a child is feeling sick the driver’s natural reaction is to try to get home as quickly as possible, but this can often make things worse,” says Lewis. “That’s not only because of the added movement, especially the swinging around bends, but even in a straight line, especially at speeds over 70mph, the sensation of the scenery racing past raises the heart rate and increases the likelihood of nausea.”

Lewis said that if passengers close their eyes this removes the conflict between what the eyes see and what the body’s balancing mechanisms feel, which usually triggers motion sickness.

Passengers prone to sickness should also sit in the front, avoid reading or looking at maps, focus on the scenery ahead and make sure the car is well ventilated — an open window is better than air-conditioning, says Lewis.

Historic racers ready to roll

Historic racing cars with a combined value in excess of £30m will line up on the grid this afternoon at the Goodwood Revival meeting. It is the most valuable grid in the history of the show and arguably the most expensive historic car race in the world.

The 31 cars will take part in the Royal Automobile Club TT Celebration, due to be under starter’s orders at 2pm. They include five Ferrari GTOs (below), worth up to £5m each, eight AC Cobras conservatively priced at £1m each, six Jaguar E-type Lightweights (up to £1.5m), two Aston Martin DB4GT Zagatos (£2m) and a Ferrari 330 LMB (£2m).

The one-hour, two-driver event celebrates the Tourist Trophy endurance race in the 1930s and 1960s on roads around the Goodwood estate in West Sussex.