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Matters of moment, April 2014
Towards the end of our audio podcast recording with Gordon Murray, the former Brabham designer said the last of many…
April 2014
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Contributors
We launch our new Formula 1 section this month, courtesy of Grand Prix editor Mark Hughes, who’s already proved a…
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Nigel Roebuck
>>Straight-talkin’ Petty >>Prost on the present >>Double points farce A step into the obscene? The F1 field heads for Turn…
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Mark Hughes
Straight Talk McLaren, the FIA or more fishing? What will Ross Brawn do next? The Formula 1 landscape remains pockmarked…
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Talk about a revolution
The future of Formula 1 has never been more uncertain. Here, Motor Sport presents its vision of how Grand Prix…
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Look who’s back
With the news that Ron Dennis has recaptured control of the McLaren F1 team – after five years away –…
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Porsche reveals its hand
Returning Le Mans king opts for hybrid V4 power | By Gary Watkins Porsche has finally disclosed technical details of…
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Sparks at Donington
Teams competing in the new-for-2014, all-electric FIA Formula E Championship will be based at a purpose-built series HQ at Donington…
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In brief, April 2014
* Caterham withdrew its Le Mans 24 Hours entry soon after announcing its plans to return to the LMP2 category…
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Gordon Kirby
Christian soldiers onward America’s Tudor United SportsCar series made its debut with this year’s Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona in…
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Nissan sees the light
Nissan has announced that its new ZEOD RC Le Mans racer will be powered by an engine small enough to…
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Tony Crook: 1920-2014
Tony Crook, who has died shortly before his 94th birthday, was an automotive polymath. He was a racing driver of…
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Web Spin
Gordon Murray on F1 changes and what he’d do if he was in charge. “I don’t really like the direction…
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Autocourse
2013-2014 Edited by Tony Dodgins Good old Autocourse. What would we do without it? As a review of the season…
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Hunt vs Lauda
The True Story DVD Whatever you thought about Ron Howard’s Rush it certainly wasn’t an accurate depiction of the 1976…
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Mustang Fifty Years
Donald Farr With a foreword written by Edsel B Ford II, and an author who has worked on Mustang Monthly…
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The Bahamas Speed Weeks
Terry O’Neill The perception was perhaps frivolous, the intent anything but. This was a race meeting in sunny climes, beyond…
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Zoom
Personal Images and Insights from the Stars of Formula 1 Books about Formula 1 tend to be 10 a penny,…
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Maserati 250F
Owners’ Workshop Manual Ian Wagstaff By now calling these historical diversions ‘owners’ manuals is an old joke, but the format…
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Mat Oxley
Angles of attack The new MotoGP season kicks off under Qatar’s entirely fatuous floodlights on March 23 and some people…
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