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Letters, November 2022
I read with interest your report in the August 2022 issue [Triple Crown tales] about the Henri Pescarolo and Graham Hill victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours 50 years…
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'Emotions run high at Ferrari, but F1 needs a methodical approach' — Johnny Herbert
The ‘three wheels on my wagon’ moment for Carlos Sainz Jr during his pitstop at Zandvoort summed up the state of Ferrari right now. Shades of Eddie Irvine at the…
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'There’s a new category of cars you can neither race nor use on the road' — Andrew Frankel
What is more frustrating in a road car: too much performance or not enough? The answer seems simple enough: too much performance provides the option not to use it all,…
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Sun sets on an evocative summer of racing: The Editor
Unlike Formula 1 which follows the sun around the world, domestic motor racing is coming to a close as the evenings begin to draw in. So it seems like a…
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Dutch rant reveals Hamilton has F1 fight on his hands with George Russell
A furious Lewis Hamilton lambasted his team, as he once again fell behind George Russell in an outburst that revealed the close competition within Mercedes, writes Tony Dodgins
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'His Chevron B25 suffered a puncture sending him crashing into the guardrail': The Editor
Later this month at a small ceremony in Bourne, Lincs, the home of BRM, a memorial to Jo Siffert will be unveiled. The Swiss driver was killed on October 24,…
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'Fernando Alonso’s decision will have shocked Alpine, as it did everyone. The team expected him to stay': Johnny Herbert
On Monday morning after the Hungarian Grand Prix, Martin Brundle’s message on WhatsApp simply read “wow”. Fernando Alonso had signed for Aston Martin for 2023. In a media session over…
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'The Aston Martin tagline is now ‘Intensity. Driven’. I wish they’d left it alone': Andrew Frankel
Do rebranding exercises actually work? I guess that they must because otherwise no-one would bother, but I still goggle at the millions paid to agencies full of sharp-suited, gimlet-eyed advertising…
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'Is it right to penalise drivers for breaking track limits by millimetres? Actually, yes it is': Johnny Herbert
Track limits and the rule on crossing the white line reared its head again at the Austrian Grand Prix. In the race more than 40 transgressions were recorded and five-second…
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'Empires rise and crumble. MotoGP is at a milestone of change': Mat Oxley
The world never stops changing and motorcycling’s elite with it. Riders and motorcycles come and go. Empires rise and crumble. And sometimes ancient empires arise from the dust. MotoGP seems…
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'Why should Mercedes’ problem be everyone else’s problem?' Mark Hughes
The FIA issued Technical Directive 039 to the F1 teams ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. It addressed the vexed issue of bouncing and porpoising following complaints from drivers in…
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'Silverstone booing Max Verstappen was unacceptable': The Editor
We had a young trainee reporter in for work experience this month. Henry Hudson is in his first year studying journalism in Leeds and as his first assignment I sent…
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'If you don't like where F1 is headed, it'll leave you behind'
This column has very little to do with on-track behaviours or racing action, but matters of far more importance. At the end of the day, Formula 1 is a sport.…
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'I drove the Porsche 961 up the Goodwood hill. The 961? Indeed': Andrew Frankel
On not much more than a whim I toddled along to the Bentley Drivers Club annual Concours where I chanced upon a Gurney Nutting-bodied 6½-litre saloon from, I guess, around…
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Don't overlook Austria: the Red Bull Ring is one of the greatest circuits in modern F1
The Osterreichring was good for its time, but the Red Bull Ring has rightfully cemented itself as a regular on the F1 calendar
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'GP racing at its very best' — Silverstone showed why F1 is on the right track
It's not said enough: F1 has delivered brilliant racing between a new-generation of visibly different cars and the thrilling British Grand Prix was another example of why the series is heading in the right direction, writes Chris Medland
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An F1-designed submarine? Why GP teams are getting involved in bikes, boats & electric racers
Formula 1 teams are no longer just Formula 1 teams, with increasing sidelines in hypercars, submarines and electric racing projects. It's partly a creative reaction to the budget cap, writes Chris Medland