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Very 'Steve McQueen'
We don’t know the real Kimi Räikkönen and Fernando Alonso, do we? The two World Champions, who will soon be…
April 2008
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Ferrari and McLaren: jury out on which is fastest
To no one’s great surprise Ferrari and McLaren have been the teams to beat through Formula 1 winter testing, but…
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...and the rest
No fewer than four teams could be fighting for the ‘best of the rest’ mantle this season, but for Honda…
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FIA acts to stop racism
The FIA is to launch an anti-racism scheme after Spanish fans taunted Lewis Hamilton in testing at Barcelona. In the…
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Bernie takes hard line
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone continues to pressure the BRDC over the future of the British Grand Prix, saying that…
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F1 'golden age' on TV
If the 1970s was your decade, you can relive the best of that era’s Formula 1 battles on ESPN Classic.…
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In brief, April 2008
* Former Ferrari mechanic Nigel Stepney will meet with the FIA to offer his explanation of last year’s spy controversy.…
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Nigel Roebuck
Reflections – Why team-mates rarely co-exist in harmony – Max Mosley’s “last big project” in Formula 1 Bernie Ecclestone was…
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Penske wins Daytona
Toyota narrowly missed out on a historic victory in the Daytona 500 after Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch were beaten…
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Indycar war is over
After 12 years of losing fans, sponsors and credibility, open-wheel racing in America has finally regained some semblance of common…
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Klien joins Peugeot bid
Christian Klien will take time out from Formula 1 testing duties with BMW to race for Peugeot at the Le…
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Ralf heads for return in DTM
Ousted Toyota Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher has signed a deal with Mercedes to join a long line of ex-Grand…
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Newsfeed
MotoGP Dani Pedrosa fractured his hand after crashing in the first pre-season test at Sepang but will return for Jerez.…
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First test for Lola-Aston
Aston Martin’s bid to win the Le Mans 24 Hours outright for the first time since 1959 has begun. The…
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M3 racer revealed
BMW will return to sports car racing in the American Le Mans Series with a car based on this GT2…
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Schuey and friends launch karting team
Seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher is starting his own kart team. KSM Motorsport takes its name from the…
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Obituary – Peter Ashcroft
One of the best-loved and universally well-regarded managers on the rally scene, Peter Ashcroft was born in Preston, Lancashire and,…
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Obituary – Tony Rolt
(Major Anthony Peter Roylance Rolt, MC) Le Mans 24 Hours winner, Grand Prix driver, decorated war veteran and true gentleman,…
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Obituary – Anders Olofsson
Anders Olofsson, who has died suddenly at the age of 55, didn’t shout about his talents behind the wheel. That…
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In brief, April 2008
* Afzal Kahn of Kahn Design has bought the ‘F1’ licence plate for £440,625, beating the previous record amount of…
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