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The Month of Mayhem
The month of May. A phrase that means a lot to the racing fraternity here in the USA. It means…
August 2010
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Those empty promises...
One of sadly many conundrums I have failed to unravel in all the years doing this job is the reluctance…
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Degner's fast stroke
This year Suzuki becomes the third Japanese factory (after Honda and Yamaha) to celebrate half a century in Grand Prix…
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Dario the deserving
He's a fine fellow Dario Franchitti, and a great racing driver who stands out as being Indycar's biggest star. Dario's…
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Letters, August 2010
Seeing red over 'green F1' Sir, Three of the best brains in motor sport sit down to speculate on the…
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Letters, August 2010
My wait to see Indy winner Sir, Congratulations to Motor Sport and Gordon Cruickshank on his story of the Lotus-Ford…
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A year of living dangerously
Drivers knew the risks associated with motor racing in 1970 - but some were not prepared to accept them any…
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"I know how fast good luck can turn back on you. And I've had some good fortune this summer"
The final months of Jochen Rindt's life were a mix of great success on track and personal tragedy, as explained…
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The first of March
It's spent decades hanging on a wall, but now the first-ever March Grand Prix car is to run again -…
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Pedro's Twin Peaks
The Mexican's too-brief career reached a high at Spa and Brands in 1970 I met Pedro Rodriguez de la Vega…
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Porsche 917: They created a monster!
When the lairy 917 was built the GT40 still ruled at Le Mans. Drivers Richard Attwood and Jackie Oliver recall…
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Did he lose the plot?
Movie star and motor sport fan Steve McQueen went to every effort on set of his homage to Le Mans.…
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A game of two continents
It started in London, ran through Europe and the Americas, and Finland was the top scorer. The 1970 World Cup…
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Mirror to the World
The budget was huge, the organisation immense. Anthony Howard was the man charged by the Daily Mirror with turning rally…
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Breakfast with... Roger Penske
I’m always fascinated by what racing drivers do with themselves when they hang up their helmets. For some, their cockpit…
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Penske's last great unfair advantage
The impossible dream for any engine builder, team or driver is to substantially out-power the opposition and beat them on…
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Driving the world's most expensive car: €135m Mercedes 300 SLR Coupe in the Mille Miglia
In May 2022, one of only two Mercedes 300 SLR Coupes was sold for €135m (£114.5m) at private auction, making…
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Nostalgia for Von Trips
A museum dedcated to the great German F1 driver is like no other you will have visited... Museums — usually…
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Shades of Wo's Finest
Bentley's all-new Mulsanne is a car that upholds the vision of the company's famed founder Call it an historical nicety,…
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Shell Eco-Marathon
How far can a car travel on one litre of fuel? Now it's almost 5000kms! On the subject of innovation,…
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