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Matters of moment, October 2016
News of Chris Amon’s passing filtered through from New Zealand on the morning of August 3. From the moment I…
October 2016
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Chris Amon – 1943-2016
Chris Amon has passed away, aged 73, after an extended fight with cancer. Never have statistics lied more diabolically in…
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Reflections with Nigel Roebuck
Predictably just about all the obituaries began with the easy cliché line: ‘Chris Amon, widely regarded as the greatest driver…
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F1 frontline with Mark Hughes
Why has the recently postponed cockpit halo proven to be so much more emotive for fans than pretty much all…
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Kimi: is he worth it?
Here we are still talking about Kimi Räikkönen’s Formula 1 career in the present tense, a decade-and-a-half since he was…
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Grand Prix notebook
Back in 2007 at the Hungaroring Fernando Alonso (initially) cost Lewis Hamilton a shot at pole position by infamously waiting…
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Trackside view
Turn 5, Hungaroring They’ve re-surfaced the Hungaroring and normally that would mean a reduction in grip. The smooth surface would…
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Word on the beat
Ferrari and its technical director James Allison officially parted company between the Hungarian and German Grands Prix. Allison – who…
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International news
All change in North America ...but will new-look endurance races attract sufficient support? | By Gary Watkins The top flight…
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Gordon Kirby
A golden year for Penske In its 50th season Roger Penske’s team looks likely to win its 14th IndyCar championship.…
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Obituaries
John Blunsden Popular motor racing publisher and motoring journalist John Blunsden has died at the age of 86, after a long…
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Jack Sears – 1930-2016
For many, Jack Sears will be remembered as the first British Saloon Car champion back in 1958. But Sears, who…
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Darren Turner
No need for motor sport in the Olympics I read something the other day that suggested the Olympic Games…
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Mat Oxley
Neurons win out over digits A decade after Formula 1 switched to A single-spec ECU, MotoGP has gone the same…
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Historic racing news
TT stars set for Goodwood McGuinness and Dunlop face Revival showdown | By Paul Lawrence Two of the biggest stars…
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Reviews, October 2016
My Life at the Wheel John Fitzpatrick Custom dictates that the worthiest books often fail to attract the audience they…
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Dream garage – Lamborghini Jarama 400GTS
With Porsche and Aston Martin both offering low-line four-seaters with exceptional performance, it’s easy to forget that we’ve been here…
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Road car news
Nissan eyes electric future Will BladeGlider be the shape of things to come? | By Andrew Frankel Recently the Olympic…
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Fiat 124 Spider Lusso
Excellent – if you’re the right sort of person for it This is the curious story of a Fiat that…
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Jaguar F-Type SVR
More of everything – including calm, poise and ability Everything about the new Jaguar F-type SVR seems to shout ‘more’.…
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