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Matters of Moment, June 2016
You’ve spent your life working towards one goal: Formula 1. If you make it, you cling on for as long…

You’ve spent your life working towards one goal: Formula 1. If you make it, you cling on for as long…
Saturday, September 5 1970. Lunching with friends at a favourite Soho bistro, I was in a state of high excitement,…
Although the first few Grands Prix painted a picture of continuing Mercedes domination, things are afoot that will probably make…
Harmony has long been an alien concept in Grand Prix racing – and its current absence makes the short-term future…
Fernando Alonso had initially shrugged off the small discomfort he felt after his heavy Melbourne crash. But when he got…
It’s a rumour that comes around every so often but here it is again: Bernie Ecclestone is considering buying out…
Shanghai, turns 7-8 A late Shanghai Friday morning, sun trying to burst through the smog, stiff breeze stealing up through…
Voting has closed for the 2016 Motor Sport Hall of Fame and we’re delighted to reveal the top three nominees you have…
Doubt clouds Silverstone sale BRDC ponders next move as JLR deal hits stumbling block | By Gary Watkins The proposed…
IndyCar's aero dilemma After the opening two races of this year’s IndyCar series it was Penske vs Ganassi once again.…
Freddy Rousselle Belgian racer Freddy Rousselle, who has died aged 89, made an impact on the tough Liège-Rome-Liège rally, finishing sixth…
Two races, one class win on home soil Considering the horrendous weather we had at Silverstone, it was great to…
The end of finesse? “Technology is a big destroyer of emotion and truth. It’s the disease you have to fight…
Hunt’s title celebrated Classic F1 season revisited, 40 years on The 40th anniversary of James Hunt’s world championship title will…
Formula 1 The Knowledge – Records and trivia since 1950 David Hayhoe Very few people will know precisely that, having…
A 50 per cent power hike from a bolt-on tuning kit sounds deeply impressive. And it is – even if…
…but Jag will build only nine continuation cars Jaguar has announced it is to build nine brand-new XKSS sports cars…
An SUV with driver appeal? British talisman makes a flying start with its first step into a fresh sector Unlike…
Switching to four cylinders is not wholly bad news Porsche’s decision to place its future in the hands of turbocharged…
Rear-drive traditionalist reverses its approach Lending me a crossover is a gutsy thing to do. My dislike of the genre…
Sunday’s Brickyard 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Indianapolis was a heartbreaker for Juan Pablo Montoya. For the second year in a row Montoya dominated the race, only to crash…
Joe Roberts may have missed the Moto2 podium in Qatar, but the MotoGP paddock’s latest American star – no relation to three-times 500cc world champion ‘King’ Kenny Roberts – started…
The FIA International Tribunal has found Mercedes guilty of breaching Article 22 of the Sporting Regulations by testing with a current car - and both the team and Pirelli are…
Welsh pairing Jason Pritchard and Phil Clarke wrapped up the British Historic Rally Championship in the Yorkshire forests. Jason Pritchard and Phil Clarke became only the second crew to win back-to-back…