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Ford Fiesta ST200
The finest small sports hatch – but not the best value I love the Ford Fiesta ST. Among small, affordable…
October 2016
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Mercedes-AMG C63 S Coupé
Compelling to drive, this is finally a car to shade the BMW M4 Were this merely a coupé version of…
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Letters from readers, October 2016
Chris Amon It was with great sadness that I learned of the passing of Chris Amon from cancer just recently.…
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Hall of Fame
Surtees Foundation named as charity partner The Henry Surtees Foundation, created by his father in honour of the racer who…
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“I’ve started to think the accident was the greatest opportunity of my life”
Alex Zanardi should have died when he lost his legs in an Indycar crash. Instead, it was the beginning of…
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Dario Franchitti: ‘Zanardi never knows when he’s beaten’
The Scot knew him as an Indycar rival, then as a friend “I first became aware of Alex Zanardi when…
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Data trace: Alex Zanardi
Runner-up in the 1991 FIA F3000 Championship, Alex Zanardi made his F1 debut for Jordan in the season’s final three…
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The loan ranger
Two top-line racers without a ride in the 1973 Sebring 12 Hours persuaded a privateer to lend them his Porsche…
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Lunch with Sir Jackie Stewart
By almost any measure, Jackie Stewart was the greatest racing driver of his era. Now, more than four decades after…
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Time for the bill – Lunch with Simon Taylor
After 125 ‘Lunch with’ interviews, Simon Taylor is hanging up his… knife and fork. He reflects on 10 memorable years and…
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In the spotlight: Gustavo Menezes
Sam Smith meets a former single-seater racer who has found instant success in the World Endurance Championship What a difference…
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Jack Brabham: Racer, engineer, legend… and Dad
"Dad wasn’t a great talker. But it always stuck that when I first started racing he looked at me and…
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What's in a name?
It may be your own moniker but that doesn’t mean you own it Quite a bit, if you ask David…
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A life well lived
First raced in 1936 by Dick Seaman, this Aston Martin has a sumptuous pedigree and continues to compete with distinction…
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Meet a forgotten world champion
He beat Lewis Hamilton, was tipped for F1 – then fell hard into obscurity. Now Colin Brown is back from the brink… Every January,…
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Silverstone Classic
There were smiles aplenty on Saturday morning as glorious sunshine welcomed visitors to Silverstone for the 26th running of the…
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Playing with a Dolly
Our man fields a Triumph in a spirited tin-top tussle It took a while but no-one watching the bulging…
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On the road with Simon Arron
Tight course, curry sauce Wiscombe Park, July 30: Devon is notorious for its narrow lanes, but with careful planning they…
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Historic scene with Gordon Cruickshank
Minuscule motoring Hidden in a Kent farm is a reminder that cars were once a luxury not everyone could afford…
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From the archives with Doug Nye
A season to forget After a triumphant 1935, Mercedes-Benz dropped the ball – and Auto Union grabbed it Eighty years…
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