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Designers who inspire
During my time at Williams I have been privileged to compete against a number of designers whose work I have…
January 2012
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Some gems from Jones
It is part of motor racing folklore that Australian World Champion Alan Jones had little time for FIA stewards, or…
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Marco Simoncelli: Unavoidable tragedy?
The crash that claimed Marco Simoncelli’s life at October’s Malaysian motorcycle GP was very similar to the accident that killed Shoya Tomizawa during last…
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Lessons to be learned
There have been plenty of big accidents over the past 10 years in Indycar races on high-banked oval tracks. Davey…
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Braking news
Sir, As the restorer of the ‘Pink Pig’ for Porsche, I would like to correct one thing regarding the controversy…
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Porcine payback
Sir, The Porsche 917 ‘Pink Pig’ story was fun, but there’s a bit more to it… As your story states,…
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Tears and laughter
Sir, The December issue brought back both sad and good memories. When we ran our Lotus 47 in the 1968…
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The doctor's assistant
Sir, Thumbing through the December issue of your fine magazine, I came across Doug Nye’s article on Dr Tony Goodwin’s…
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Conflicting reports
Sir, Concerning Rob Widdows’ intriguing account of the Porsche ‘Pink Pig’, I found it disappointing that Klaus Bischof denies the…
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Smokey trail
Sir, Douglas Kent (Letters, November) suggests Piero Taruffi’s Tarf twin-boom record car was based on similar theories to Smokey Yunick’s…
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Podcast of stars
Sir, Just a quick thank you from the USA for the terrific recent website podcasts. How wonderful it was to…
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A sign of friendship
I read with interest in Doug Nye’s column that Dr Tony Goodwin is about to publish his autobiography. I am…
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Hits and misses
Sir, It was good to be reminded of the life and times of the great Jo Siffert by Michael Cotton…
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Goodwood's greatest days
Sir, Your editorial in the November issue rightly gives credit to the Goodwood Revival meeting. However, your comment that you…
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Witness to a tragedy
Sir, Having attended the IndyCar race at Las Vegas in anticipation of a great weekend, it turned into one of…
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Cardinal sins
Sir, Stephen Campbell is not the only person to be irritated by the anachronistic hippies at the Goodwood Revival (Letters,…
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The seven-year itch
That’s how much time has passed since Johnny Herbert last raced an Audi R8 sports prototype – so how would…
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Endangered species
The risk of dusting off this irreplaceable Le Mans winner for a 20th anniversary test run terrified the men at…
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A lasting impression
Want to know what the Mazda sounds like? Just ask its Le Mans-winning pilot Johnny Herbert Mazda might be protective…
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Lunch with... Christian Horner
In the business world, management is all. The best managers earn the biggest salaries; companies with good profit growth are…
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