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Matters of moment, June 2012
On the Friday ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix a collective groan rose from the Motor Sport office: Jean Todt…
June 2012
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CONTRIBUTORS
CONTRIBUTORS DOUG NYE has been extra busy recently, setting up the sensational Silver Arrows demo-race for Goodwood Revival, filming for…
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New muddle for Lotus as race team thrives
With its novel side exhaust consigned to history the former Renault team, that we now know as Lotus, has made…
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'Double DRS' declared legal
Nico Rosberg’s victory in the Chinese GP put a renewed focus on Mercedes GP’s so-called Double DRS system, which gives…
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Parr doesn't stay the course as Rose moves in
The ongoing management shuffle at Williams Grand Prix Holdings took an unexpected turn when Adam Parr resigned from his role…
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Williams test role for Wolff
Susie Wolff has joined Williams as a development driver, and the Mercedes DTM veteran will undertake some aerodynamic running –…
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Road cars
The future of group Lotus has been thrown into doubt following the sale of its parent company proton. It is…
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Chrysler to race new Viper
Chrysler is to take on Ferrari, Porsche and Chevrolet with the new-generation Dodge Viper in the American Le Mans Series.…
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Testing crash punts Toyota out of debut
The race debut of the all-new Toyota TS030 Hybrid has been delayed until the Le Mans 24 Hours following a…
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Rossi four wheel start
Nine-time motorbike world champion Valentino Rossi made his second international race start on four wheels at the opening round of…
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Silverstone to honour Gethin
Peter Gethin, who died last year, will be remembered at Silverstone in both May and July this year. At the…
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Group C headlines Festival
The European debut of the unique Veskanda Group C car will be one of the features of the second Donington…
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Honda NSX to ride again
Honda is set to pitch the new generation NSX against Chrysler in the GTE class. Honda Performance Development, American Honda’s…
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Stewart March for Monaco
Over 250 of the world’s most celebrated racing cars will take on the Monte Carlo street circuit during the 2012…
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Prost to star at Goodwood
Alain Prost will take top billing when he makes his first appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on June…
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Top British rallies trim routes in costs drive
Both Tour Britannia and the Roger Albert Clark Rally will run with condensed routes in 2012, aimed at reducing costs…
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Bill Stone
Bill Stone, who has died after a long illness, was an accomplished racer but he will be best remembered as…
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Ferdinand Porsche
Ferdinand Alexander ‘Butzi’ Porsche has died at the age of 76. The eldest son of Ferry and grandson of company…
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Ted Cutting
The designer of the 1959 Le Mans winning Aston Martin DBR1 has died at the age of 85. Cutting became…
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Alan Mann 1936 - 2012
This team owner, who made a memorable impact on British saloon and sports car racing with his red and gold…
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