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Letters, June 2007
Letter of the month Play it again Sam Sir, As the current owner of Big Sam, I was pleased to…
Letter of the month Play it again Sam Sir, As the current owner of Big Sam, I was pleased to…
Diesel dismay Le Mans legend Pescarolo says that the current regulations for the 24 Hours mean that petrol-powered entrants can’t…
Coach Work Just how relevant is personal driver coaching in Formula 1? Sir Jackie Stewart believes the benefits could be manifold…
TVR - over and out? Amid rumours of a new Veyron-baiting supercar and a move from Blackpool to Florida, our…
He had no prior interest in rallying, and didn’t enjoy having someone barking instructions at him, but Carlos Reutemann proved…
Twenty-five years have passed since the death of Gilles Villeneuve, the most beloved racing driver of his generation, and many…
In the 1970s, he reversed the house of Enzo’s flagging fortunes through sheer force of will. Just don’t expect ‘The…
Ferrari’s famous home has undergone several fundamental shifts recently, in terms of structure and practices. But, as Colin Goodwin discovers, these…
As Ferrari's first turbocharged 1.5-litre grand prix car, the 126CK broke with marque tradition, but its two victories in 1981…
This is the man who started as a marshal at Goodwood, won his first ever race in a Lotus 7,…
Built to honour Ferrari’s Big 4-0, this adrenalin-charged device was the fastest production car of them all in 1987. But…
It must be long gone, but in Turin’s Valentino Park there was a bench upon which once sat a desolate…
Porsche caught the sports car elite off-guard with its rule-stretching 917, but Ferrari soon responded with a blunt instruments of…
The uniquely versatile Monte Carlo Rally winner, sports car ace and Formula 1 driver talks to Simon Taylor about life on…
They got on famously at first, only for McLaren to favour the young pretender. Even so, John Watson is still…
Memories of a fast, successful, but frequently over-enthusiastic regular at the Brooklands Track, and his red Type 35 Bugatti With…
Apparently I was right to query how the Auto Union coming up for auction was known to be Nuvolari’s car!…
A VSCC lynchpin The VSCC has sustained a grievous loss in the death of Arthur Jeddere-Fisher, who had such a…
ISBN: 0-9552485-0-7, 264 pages, Newlands Press, Hillcroft, Bighton Lane, Bishops Sutton, Alresford, Hants SO24 0AU, £35 inc P&P A number…
A recent TV appeal for donations by the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children has a 60 year-old motor racing…
Marc Márquez has extended his Honda contract by four years, which will take the six-time MotoGP champion to December 2024. Márquez has already won 56 grands prix with HRC since…
Could Jaguar's F-type SVR GT4 trigger a spirited return to sports car racing? Jaguar’s recent absence from all categories of sports car racing has at times seemed almost wilful. How else to…
Being a three-time Formula 1 world champion puts you in a select band. Only 10 have done it. And, of the 10, one stands apart, but for the wrong reasons.…
IndyCar finally announced its 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series calendar on Thursday of this week. Fifteen races are included and IndyCar’s CEO Randy Bernard (below with 2012 car) says he’s still…