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Nigel Roebuck

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It’s been Formula 1 all the way for Nigel – he started covering the sport in 1971. In the mid-1970s he worked for Graham Hill’s Embassy F1 team, before joining Autosport for whom he has written over 400 Grand Prix reports. Nigel joined Motor Sport full-time on January 1 2008. As well as reporting on F1 for national newspapers, he has written 19 books on motor racing. His insightful writing and candid interviews with the great names in racing have made him one of the recognised authorities on F1.

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Gardner biog would be great

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24/07/09

Dear Nigel, If I’m not mistaken the Aussie racing driver Frank Gardner recently turned 80. Do you know if there’s …

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Dreaming of more simple days…

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24/07/09

Dear Nigel, Do you not think F1 would be better if one set of tyres was expected to last the …

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Where in the world for F1?

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24/07/09

Dear Nigel, Is it fair to say a lot of classic Formula 1 tracks that Bernie Ecclestone has walked away …

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Webber in control for first GP win

13/07/09

So, a second Red Bull 1-2 on the trot – but this time it was Webber-Vettel. “Now I know,” said …

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Vatanen could keep F1 together

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09/07/09

There are excellent reasons why Ari Vatanen should be the next president of the FIA – which is why it …

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Clark: our finest champion

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30/06/09

Dear Nigel, Great Britain has produced three times the number of British champions then it’s nearest rival, with Jenson Button …

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Why F1 must go back to America

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30/06/09

Dear Nigel, As an F1 fan in North America it makes me sick to see empty grandstands around the world …

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Two different sorts of racer

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30/06/09

Dear Nigel, I thoroughly enjoy your column and Q&A section, but I am uncertain as to how your personal preferences …

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KERS – another costly mistake by Mosley

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26/06/09

Wednesday, June 24, was an important day for Formula 1, for it was on that day that FOTA made a …

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Nigel Roebuck’s British GP report

21/06/09

This was the victory that Jenson Button wanted most of all, so of course, motor racing being perverse, he didn’t …

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Crunch time for the 2010 F1 teams

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27/05/09

There may have been conspicuously less money in evidence in Monte Carlo this year, but still the emphasis of the …

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“F1 doesn’t need privateers”

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27/05/09

Dear Nigel, By the way, I’m happy to be a subscriber of Motor Sport. I have always liked the magazine …

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The thinking man’s F1 team

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27/05/09

Dear Nigel, Are Brawn GP the thinking man’s F1 team? Alastair Warren Dear Alastair, As the Spanish Grand Prix unfolded …

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The future of the British GP

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27/05/09

Dear Nigel, Are we going back to Silverstone next year as the Donington fiasco rolls on? Max and the FIA …

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2009 Monaco Grand Prix report

24/05/09

Before the weekend Jenson Button said that winning the Monaco Grand Prix would mean no more to him than any …

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2009 Spanish Grand Prix report

11/05/09

Five races, four wins. After all those long wilderness years, Jenson Button is having a Schumacher start to the season, …