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Editor's Letter
I recently interviewed probably the most important man in the US car industry. He is also a racer and team…
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Staff list // Details matter
IN THE SPIRIT OF BOD AND JENKS Editorial +44 (0) 20 7349 8484 [email protected] 18-20 Rosemont Road, London NW3 6NE,…
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Matters of Moment, April 2019
In 2010 Mercedes returned as a full works F1 team for the first time in 55 years after buying out…
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Ferrari’s latest masterpiece
It took nine months to acquire 125 hand-written tributes that were to be incorporated within 25 Ferrari-themed artworks – and…
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Veteran trike takes on Peking to Paris
Peking to Paris is a tough trip even now. In 1907 when the first motor car competition ran, it was…
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Fast sale, one careful owner
Fancy a fair dinkum land speed record car? One of the most iconic Australian speed machines is going under the…
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Alonso honours Donohue
Fernando Alonso celebrated McLaren’s heritage by running a Papaya Orange car at the 2017 Indy 500 – and will pay…
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The Swiss are on a roll
Despite only recently coming out of a total ban on all motor sport that lasted over 60 years, Switzerland still…
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Electric Wonderland
Renowned Italian coachbuilder Pininfarina’s new manufacturing division has announced plans to build the world’s fastest hypercar… and it will be…
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Aston heaven
Good news for Aston Martin Racing fans as the marque’s popular Festival event will no longer be confined purely to…
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Classic saloons get new cup
The Historic Sports Car Club has taken steps to revive what was previously its struggling Super Touring series, with the…
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Hydrogen crew to step on the gas
The experimental hydrogen-powered GreenGT prototype sportscar could race this year, paving the way for a class dedicated to the fuel…
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Mark Hughes
Yes, of course the Sebastian Vettel versus Charles Leclerc comparison at Ferrari is going to be fascinating to behold this…
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Mat Oxley
On March 16 the 78th Daytona 200 takes place. Sadly this classic event is a shadow of its former self,…
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Doug Nye
Long ago I was asked to write an auction description of a pretty important competition car. The breathless owner was…
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Andrew Frankel
Industry watchers are unlikely to get bored over the months and years to come. With the emergence of electric cars,…
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Jennie Gow
Of course, most of us in the Formula 1 paddock have seen it all before. And we have the lanyards…
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McLaren 720 Spider
McLaren, it seems, is starting to spread its wings. Yes, it remains committed to building cars around the carbon-fibre tubs…
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Love-Eight relationship
Of late I detect a rather encouraging theme – BMW appears to be rediscovering its identity and making cars that…
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Blunted potential
This all-new Ford Focus is a car that does many things extremely well, but perhaps none more than illustrate the…
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