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Matters of moment, January 1996
Where now for British rallying The novelty of having a British World Rally Champion in Colin McRae has begun to…

Where now for British rallying The novelty of having a British World Rally Champion in Colin McRae has begun to…
Giancarlo BaghettiWe were saddened to learn of the death, on November 27, of Giancarlo Baghetti. He succumbed to cancer, aged…
Is Schumacher a worthy champion? Can he win over the tifosi next season? As ever, Niki Lauda pulls no…
Hard on the heels of that great commotion which followed Spain's Catalunya Rally, after which the works Toyota Castrol Team…
Consider Colin McRae's World Rally Championship victory and it's easy to run out of superlatives. What lies ahead for the…
The great American divide continues. Who holds the upper hand The Indy Racing League opened its new Walt Disney World…
The launch of the new Lola Formula 3000 car heralds a new era on the final rung of the Grand…
The world's most refined motor car? Possibly. One of the world's more charismatic? Palpably not . . . Luxury. It…
Fed up with your Escort or Astra? Fiat's Bravo and Brava might offer the most appealing hatchback alternative yet If…
Vauxhall Vectra The Cavalier is phased out at last, but hasn't Vauxhall forgotten something? The press pack for the new…
Raiders Overhead — The Bombing Of Walton &Weybridge, by Stephen Flower. Air Research Publications, PO Box 223, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KTI2…
The life and inventions of George Constantinesco, to whom we referred in Motor Sport some time back, is the subject…
The guide to Coventry's one-time car factories which we mentioned last month is available for £2.00 from the City Development…
Ferrari in Camera From Ascari to Villeneuve, Nye and Goddard. Palawan Press, £350 This is a book of legends: not…
Britain's Motor Industry — The First Hundred Years, by Nick Baldwin, Anders Clausager, and Jonathan Wood (Nick Georgano, Ed). Haynes,…
Those needing advice, assistance with maintenance or just a good read about popular classic sports cars have quite a choice…
Sir, My favourite philosopher is Friedrich Hegel. In 1800 he published a thesis proving that there could only be seven…
Sir,I must commend you on the thoroughly fascinating article on the Maserati 250F. There is however a slight error which…
Sir, WB's excellent account of the Brooklands gathering of Alvis Owners Club and Alvis Register FWD Alvis cars poses the…
A veteran of the Mille Miglia and the Liège rally, this ex-work TR2 opened a chapter of success for Triumph…
Taken from the May 1997 issue of Motor Sport The first thing to say about the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix is that it came close to being called off. Not…
Freddie Spencer's expert take on the Australian MotoGP round at Phillip Island Maverick Viñales ends Yamaha's win drought, Johann Zarco and Marc Márquez dramatically come together, Cal Crutchlow crashes, and…
Recently there has been a worry that F1 drivers were simply robots, primed to say only what the team tells them to regardless of their own opinions, that they were…
Thirty-four years ago today Colin Chapman suffered a fatal heart attack. For some he was the man who changed motor racing forever, the pioneer of ground-breaking car construction and a…