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The Lazarus Effect
October 1997, the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch. The final is minutes away when Matt James from Motoring News…
June 2009
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Teams in double diffuser race
The outcome of the 2009 formula 1 World Championship depends on how quickly and effectively the traditional front-running teams can…
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Dennis severs all ties with F1 team ahead of hearing
Just before the Chinese Grand Prix Ron Dennis announced that he is to completely relinquish his involvement in Formula 1…
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Ecclestone and Universal to stage rock shows at GPs
Despite Eddie Jordan’s efforts behind a drum kit and Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay’s groupie-ish devotion to all things Ferrari, Formula…
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Red Bull flies to first win
Adrian Newey became a Grand Prix winner with a fourth F1 team when Sebastian Vettel led home Red Bull Racing…
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In brief, June 2009
F1 teams are finding it hard to justify the use of KERS, because of packaging and reliability compromises. For the…
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Nigel Roebuck
Reflections – Button feel-good factor lost in diffuser row – Why Lewis should share in McLaren’s shame – A childhood…
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Beijing coup for Race of Champions
The annual Race of Champions has been moved from Wembley – its home for the past two years – to…
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Funding row threatens Rally GB
Wales Rally GB is under threat after the Welsh Assembly Government served notice of its funding agreement with International Motor…
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Jaguar GT for Le Mans
Jaguar is set to end its long absence from the Le Mans 24 Hours next season. A Jag will grace…
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Obituaries
Lloyd Ruby The enduring photo of Lloyd Ruby, who has died in Texas aged 81, is a painful one that…
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In brief, June 2009
Porsche factory drivers Romain Dumas and Timo Bernhard have completed the driver line-up for Audi’s three-car attack on the Le…
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Keeping track of the BRDC'S star prizes
The British Racing Drivers’ Club Gold Star is historically a coveted prize for the best British and Commonwealth racing drivers…
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Audi's 'Green' Pioneers
There is no question that Audi and now Peugeot have attracted broader interest beyond the motor sport community to Le…
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ALMS looks for strength in numbers
With both of Audi’s LMP1 cars and the Penske/Porsche P2 team pulling out of this year’s ALMS, the American sports…
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Juniors start climbing the ladder
Following the collapse of CART or Champ Car, America’s open-wheel ladder system – Atlantic, Star Mazda and Skip Barber National…
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Progress of a fashion
These are not words I thought I’d ever read myself writing, but thank heaven for the fickle finger of fashion.…
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Honda insight has its limitations
Honda is marketing its new Insight as the first truly affordable hybrid to reach the market, and with prices starting…
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Eklund demonstrates SAAB's skills
To a frozen lake in the far north of Sweden to meet up with Saab’s new 9-3X crossover estate and…
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Honda's first trip to the TT
The world of motor sport changed forever half a century ago this June. And yet Honda’s arrival at the 1959…
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