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Matters of Moment, December 2015
Out the back at Thruxton no one could touch Justin,” says the familiar voice on the end of the phone…

Out the back at Thruxton no one could touch Justin,” says the familiar voice on the end of the phone…
Drivers who speak their mind are a breath of fresh air in a Formula 1 paddock that trades all too…
Nico Rosberg leads away at the start of the second modern Russian Grand Prix. The German started from pole, but…
In the slipstream of four straight world titles, the past 18 months have been difficult by Red Bull Racing’s customary…
At this stage of the season, with everything up at the Mercedes end of the grid funnelling down towards second consecutive…
Chance can be a fine thing When manufacturers go racing they learn from other manufacturers; that’s half the point of…
Teams split on WEC future More powerful hybrid systems, and potentially more of them... The scope for green technology within the…
Mission impossible? It was indeed After two and a half years as IndyCar’s president of competition and operations, Derrick Walker has…
The battle to stay on terms with Porsche If there’s one country on the FIA World Endurance Championship calendar that most…
Alain Prost Maurice Hamilton Hallelujah! Here’s a rare English biography of an unfathomably overlooked motor racing great, with committed input…
GT40s for Goodwood New races dedicated to Ford GT40s, under 2-litre touring cars and 100-year-old Edwardian specials will be among…
VW’s future options It will be many years before the full ramifications of the Volkswagen emissions scandal are known and,…
Raging bull receives sufficient extra pep to challenge the prancing horse | by Andrew Frankel There must have been at least…
The Volkswagen Golf R is one of those machines beloved by lazy motoring journalists for the access it provides to…
Space is limited on these pages, which is why mid-life updates of even quite important cars sometimes fail to make…
It is well known that next year Ford will launch a new Focus RS, the first with four-wheel drive. If the…
Right team, wrong venue Martin Brundle’s memories of racing with Stefan Bellof in their normally aspirated Tyrrells at Zandvoort in…
A film about a film? That’s the premise of a new documentary, but many tales about Steve McQueen and Le…
There are several elements that gild the story of any competition car, which highlight its innate abilities, pedigree and rarity. One…
The first surprise is that the Jersey taxi driver is Glaswegian, the second that Nigel Mansell seems to be in…
Paul Fearnley speaks to Hall of Fame nominee John Barnard about his time at Lola John Barnard CV Lola 1969-72 McLaren1972-75 Vel's Parnelli Jones 1975-77 Chaparral 1977-1980 McLaren 1980-1986 Ferrari 1986-90 Benetton 1990-93 Ferrari 1993-98 Arrows/Prost 1998-2001…
One of just 52 right-hand drive Ferrari 365 2+2s supplied to the UK has recently been restored to its former glory by Kent-based specialist Foskers. It's one of six Pininfarina-styled front-engined…
Further to the earlier piece about the technology innovations in the combustion chambers of the hybrid turbo F1 engines, it’s now apparent that the technology being used is Turbulent Jet…
Alexander Albon promoted to Red Bull in rookie season, as Gasly is dropped following disappointing start to the year Photo: Motorsport Images Alexander Albon has been promoted to the Red…