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The hard chargers
Strategy presented something of a dilemma at Baku, partly because of the complications in choice of wing level (see Tech),…
August 2021
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When an F1 car suddenly fails — Johnny Herbert
The Baku weekend began with a lot of talk about illegal ‘bendy wings’, further stoking the Mercedes/Red Bull rivalry –…
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F1 rear wing designs: Feeling the force
The rear wing choice at Baku is much more complicated than usual because of the track’s combination of extreme low-…
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Formula 1 good month, bad month: August 2021
Good month Hope for Haas Haas almost made it into Q2 in Baku by virtue of everyone else crashing and…
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Lewis Hamilton's Senna connection
We’ve now entered the teens in years since Lewis Hamilton took the first of his six British GP victories –…
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2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport review
It is safe to say the latest generation of fast Volkswagen Golf has not been accorded the rapturous reception its…
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McLaren Elva vs Aston Martin V12 Speedster
They look like they do exactly the same job, don’t they? And for most owners they will, that being to…
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The Boy: Stirling Moss — A Life in 60 Laps book review
William Wallace, Morrison shelters, Yehudi Menuhin, and UKIP. Such is the breadth of references Richard Williams brings to his Stirling…
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McLaren F1 GTR —The Definitive History book review
Gordon Murray never meant his F1 to race, but when pressure was applied by two eager racing customers, he had…
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Chopard's Mille Miglia watch for 2021
If you like old cars and you like old watches you might think Karl-Friedrich Scheufele has the world’s best job.…
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Roger Penske: The Motor Sport Interview
Roger Penske is, quite simply, a giant of the sport, a restless and extreme achiever in a fiercely competitive business.…
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Jackie Stewart on Jochen Rindt: My Greatest Rival
You may expect me to choose Jimmy Clark but I didn’t see him as a rival because he was ahead…
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Flashback: Capelli feeds the seagulls in Canada
The tranquillity of a race track a few hours after the finish makes a stark contrast to everything that has…
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Letters, August 2021
Watching this year’s running of the Indianapolis 500, I was struck by the sheer joy of the event compared to…
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How Lando Norris got even faster & captured a new F1 generation
Lunchtime and a visit to the McLaren Technology Centre. It is a treat that never grows old. The cool sci-fi…
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Lando Norris looking forward to that ‘special’ British GP feeling
The British Grand Prix on July 18 will mark Lando Norris’s fourth appearance at Silverstone in a McLaren, despite this…
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2021 British Grand Prix preview
There has always been a sense of occasion about the British Grand Prix – and a wonderful 60-year-old photo by…
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F1's new sprint qualifying race: short, sharp and unpredictable
Formula 1 will hold its first sprint race at the British Grand Prix in July, and if the two-lap blast…
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The 2021 F1 grid in full
Lewis Hamilton Key to extending that record of British victories will likely be in qualifying and using his Merc’s speed…
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From Monaco to Indy: Race against time
On May 15, 1977, Clay Regazzoni crashed heavily after spinning to the inside of the track out of Turn 3…
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