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Matters of moment, August 2016
Two of the world’s greatest 24-hour motor races in the space of a few weeks and the winners of both…
Two of the world’s greatest 24-hour motor races in the space of a few weeks and the winners of both…
Rossi coasts to victory,’ ran the front page headline in the Indianapolis Star the day after the 100th running of…
Bernie lands backing from a brewer... and gets it to promote F1 In Montréal Bernie Ecclestone presided over the launch…
Max Verstappen did more than break a few records when he won in Spain earlier this year. Potentially, he could…
Monaco, Canada & Europe It was as if the very tangibility of victory was making the Scuderia nervous, jumpy, trigger-happy.…
A new turbo for improved harvesting was introduced by Honda at the Canadian Grand Prix. But the big turbo –…
Running parallel to the Caspian shore, is this the fastest F1 pit entry of all time? The speed trap is…
DRS wings set for Le Mans Privateers to get aero advantage to close gap to works LMP1 cars | BY Gary…
Strategic gamble wins Indy 500 It was unfortunate that this year’s 100th running of the Indy 500 turned into a…
Chris Meek He may have come to motor racing as a driver, but Chris Meek left his mark as the…
The best we could have done Well that’s another Le Mans completed; my 14th time already. The week was pretty…
Teaching an old GOAT new tricks Valentino Rossi has a new employee this season: a rider coach. It’s entirely reasonable…
Hall of Fame set for action New Motor Sport feature adds zest to Race Retro | By Paul Lawrence Race…
Maserati 250F Ian Wagstaff Another door-stop of a volume in the Porter Publishing Great Cars series, this one concerns a…
What do you drive? Oh, it’s an old Fiat… Not a winning drinks-party reply in the one-upmanship stakes – until…
Renault builds 275bhp Clio Spectacular concept car likely to become reality | By Andrew Frankel Renault has revealed what is likely…
An everyday Ferrari? This one is getting perilously close… | by Joe Dunn There is something strangely old fashioned about…
An important newcomer for a whole host of reasons | By Andrew Frankel It seems barely believable. In less than…
An important newcomer for a whole host of reasons | By Andrew Frankel It seems barely believable. In less than two…
The best yet, but perhaps not for every day When I was young a rather better resourced friend owned an…
MotoGP’s most historic venue has a habit of dramatically affecting the title chase, but never more so than in 1992 The Dutch TT (it’s the only non-Manx motorcycle race licenced…
“Just what an old man needs.” Mario Andretti, then 38, was referring to his Lotus 79 after dominating the 1978 Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder: on pole by eight-tenths, he…
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It was a memorable F1 season but some of the controversies won't be forgotten any time soon. Chris Medland says the FIA has to address some major issues before next season