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Matters of Moment, March 2013
Damien Smith, Editor They only let us hear it as a simulated lap of Monza, but as sales jobs go…

Damien Smith, Editor They only let us hear it as a simulated lap of Monza, but as sales jobs go…
We rate our photographers less on the goods they produce when the sun is shining than on how they cope…
Key F1 staff leave posts Norbert Haug's departure from Mercedes-Benz marks the end of an era for the German manufacturer,…
Audi snaps up di Grassi Former Grand Prix driver Lucas di Grassi has landed an Audi drive for 2013, following…
Needell back to his roots Tiff Needell is gearing up to return to where it all began for him by…
Alex Moulton CBE One of a few engineers to become a household name, Dr Alex Moulton, who has died aged…
Convertible Bentley can top 200mph Bentley has shown its fastest open car ever at the Detroit motor show. The new…
Autosport International: The NEC, Birmingham When exactly is it too late to stop wishing friends and colleagues 'happy new year'…
Reflections – The strengths and weaknesses of F1's top three – A trip back in time, the heights of luxury…
By Rob Widdows To borrow a phrase from NASA, we are in the midst of the 'launch-and-test' phase. This is…
By Mat Oxley MotoGP has lost two of its most exciting exponents in the last year and a half: Marco…
Gordon Kirby Brad Keselowski surprised many people with his powerful run to last year's NASCAR Sprint Cup championship. Keselowski won…
A long way from Holmes Sir, With regard to Snetterton and the AD016 (Austin 1100) race, I was there taking…
Sir, Further to Doug Nye's mention of Alfa Romeoengined boats, I recently discovered a book about the wartime bomband mine-defusing…
Sir, Peter Wright (Letters, January 2013) makes the case for the Balance of Performance approach to racing, which, as he…
Sir, As we move from reviewing the last season to previewing the next, I think we must consider again whether…
Sir, I was interested to read about the Nash Metropolitan at Goodwood. For another reason why this model is famous…
Sir, In December 2012, I visited the Hotel Panamerica, Buenos Aires, to see a Juan Manual Fangio exhibition that had…
Sir, With reference to Gordon Cruickshank's article 'Revive, Recreate' ( Jan 2013), the debate regarding how far to go when…
Their names are 3707 Zenith Blue & 3957 Tangerine and on their own are just a couple of colours. But…
Valtteri Bottas will leave Mercedes at the end of this year and join Alfa Romeo on a multi-year deal, ending his five-year stint with the reigning champions. An official announcement…
Round two of the new Formula 1 season is also the first sprint race round of the year. Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix and sprint race, including all sessions, plus F1 Academy
Nobody could challenge Lando Norris in his dominant 2024 Singapore Grand Prix win, but several drivers had the pace to do so. Mark Hughes examines why they couldn't get close to the lead McLaren
Step back to Zandvoort, 1967, when Jim Clark gave the Lotus 49 a victorious debut, after team-mate Graham Hill had claimed pole at record speed. The Ford film is packed…