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Matters of moment, May 1988
Flying the standard high As you read this, Motor Sport will be celebrating its sixty-fifth year of publication, an event…
Flying the standard high As you read this, Motor Sport will be celebrating its sixty-fifth year of publication, an event…
Maserati returns to British racing Two Maseratis are to be entered in this year’s British Touring Car Championship and selected…
Le Mans designs for Bentley? Jaguars Cars has done it, Mercedes-Benz is now doing it and, if rumours are to…
On March 16 there was a memorable happening in London, when representatives of every branch of British motor racing–from drivers,…
Three-litre Alfa Romeo 164s are being used in a Celebrity Challenge organised by Bernie Ecclestone to support eight European Grands…
Roads and circuits up and down the country will next year echo to the return of the Tour of Britain.…
Last month we were able only to publish a brief stop-press obituary of a man known with affection throughout the…
The opening round of the 1988 International Formula 3000 Championship at Jerez was remarkable not only for a victorious debut…
Mario Andretti’s comfortable victory in the opening round of the CART Indycar World Series at Phoenix, Arizona was the fiftieth…
McLaren MP4/4 At one time, a brand new car winning its first Grand Prix was an outstanding achievement, but nowadays…
Victory interface Ron Dennis’ uncompromising commitment to the pursuit of success might rub some people up the wrong way, but…
A duty, and a pleasure As these words are being read, the “troops” will be gathered at the Autodromo Dino…
Questions and guesstimations Dear Reader, In recent weeks there has been a resurgence in publicity for unleaded petrol for use…
Levelling the score Jaguar levelled the score with Sauber-Mercedes in the second round of the World Sports-Prototype Championship at Jarama,…
Part one: The journey there On the weekend of June 11-12, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) can reasonably expect…
April fuel day The Monza 1000km race on April 10 had all the classic ingredients, Jaguar versus Mercedes versus Porsche,…
The star ascendant Thirty years after Daimler-Benz’s withdrawal from racing, the Mercedes name returned to Le Mans in 1985 associated…
Bruising encounters The three opening rounds of the IMSA Camel GT Championship in the United States took TWR Jaguar’s John…
No Contest? On the evidence of the opening round, it would be easy to write off the European Touring Car…
Runaway Rouse? After the first two rounds of the Dunlop British Touring Car Championship, at Silverstone and Oulton Park, there…
Some of you may have noticed the absence of any predictions ahead of the 2012 season. Many of you may have been relieved that I did not attempt to read…
The best way to describe Colin McRae is to remember how he described himself. In his own words: “I go over the limit and then come back from that. It’s…
KTM has 40 years less experience than Honda in premier-class Grand Prix racing, so what does the Austrian factory need to do to get closer to the front? KTM had…
Lewis Hamilton ended the first practice session almost half-a-second clear of anyone at Monza