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Indycar teams feel the pinch
The American Le Mans Series kicks off with the Sebring 12 Hours in mid-March when Audi will race its new…
March 2009
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The litmus test at Daytona
How many teams will turn out at Daytona this year? As America contemplates a long recession and sponsors pull back,…
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F-type: fact or fiction?
I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that, with Jaguar under new ownership, once more the rumour mill is gearing up…
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Lotus shows its green credentials
Talking of Elises, I’ve been driving one with body panels and seats made from hemp, and upholstery provided by sheep…
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The hottest of all hot hatches
I am grateful to Renault for introducing me to a breed of car I had long thought extinct: the genuinely…
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Letters from readers, March 2009
An end to F1 excesses Sir, Notwithstanding the passion that followers of Formula 1 inherently share, could there be anything…
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Niki Lauda: The years of the Rat
It comes to us all, I suppose, but the notion of Niki Lauda celebrating his 60th birthday on February 22…
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DSJ on...
The 1982 US (West) Grand Prix – Lauda’s first win after his ‘retirement’ The red light shone, then the green,…
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G hits the spot
In 1972 March was struggling with its ambitious 721X, and Formula 1 rookie Niki Lauda was no fan. Enter the…
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"A quick car is a pretty car..."
2009’s F1 cars may not be the prettiest, but any car that wins is beautiful… Savouring the promise of closer…
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The first day back
All eyes were on the Algarve when the teams finally revealed their 2009 cars. But lap times were the last…
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Show of wealth
In a time of economic hardship, Porsche’s new €100m Stuttgart museum is a defiant display of classic road and race…
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East Coast delights
Versatile racer David Hobbs, the 50th anniversary of the US GP, and the day Indy came to Daytona will all…
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Daytona 1959: 'That was no place for Indycar'
Indycars at Daytona. That suggestion today would bring a volley of laughter from drivers, mechanics, owners and race officials. The…
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The burning question
Did this Oldsmobile Autocrat, dubbed ‘Yellow Peril’ by its first owner, really finish a 1911 Labor Day race in flames?…
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Bruce McLaren's undercover F1 operation
Ray Rowe joined Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd at its lock-up garage in Chessington in April 1965. And he’s still…
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Lunch with... Paddy Hopkirk
In the UK at least, the frenzy surrounding Lewis Hamilton’s World Championship win last November spread far beyond Formula 1’s…
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The fastest Schumacher on earth
No, we don’t mean Michael. Or Ralf… We’re talking about Top Fuel star Tony, ‘The Sarge’ who dominates US drag…
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"Seaman was like a son to me"
He was a mentor to Britain’s greatest racer of the 1930s, but Giulio Ramponi also knew and worked with Ascari,…
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Radical hits the mainstream
British sports car maker Radical went to Le Mans for the first time in 2006, but only after it had…
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