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A golden period for racing documentaries, but these are not journalism: The Editor
We report this month on a new film telling the remarkable story of Nigel Mansell. The documentary was due to…
August 2023
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Festival to mark Silverstone’s 75th anniversary
There is no doubt about it – our first post-war RAC International Grand Prix at the new Silverstone circuit on…
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New Nigel Mansell F1 documentary hits TV screens
A new documentary on the career of Nigel Mansell will air on Sky on the weekend of the British Grand…
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Welcome to Enstone: Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney invest in Alpine F1 team
Will actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney (left) sprinkle some Hollywood stardust on to the Alpine Formula 1 team and…
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World Rallycross returns to Lydden Hill
The World Rallycross Championship makes a welcome return to the sport’s birthplace in July for its first visit to Lydden…
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Inventive Ogier takes victory on Safari
Sébastien Ogier resorted to bin liners and balclavas to plug the void left by his missing tailgate, as the Frenchman…
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Bonneville record-breaking Studebaker goes up for auction
If you like unusual cars with superb patina, huge historical importance and a host of extras that tell the story…
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Mark Hughes: ‘Silly season of F1 technical staff is perhaps driven by one team’
Recall the silly season of team bosses just before the season began? Mattia Binotto resigned from Ferrari after his position…
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Mat Oxley: 1953 film The Wild One caused immense damage to motorcycling, still visible today
For once, this page isn’t strictly about motorcycle racing, but its subject has affected the sport for many decades. Seventy…
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Doug Nye: The fatal, chaotic scenes that ended city-to-city racing for good
This motor sporting summer, with Ferrari once again winning Le Mans after 50 years and Max Verstappen matching – with…
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Andrew Frankel: Aston Martin DB12 is the first car of the Lawrence Stroll era
Since we last met I have driven the new Aston Martin DB12 in the south of France but because it’s…
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F1 upgrades stall as Max wins all in Spain and Canada
The very different demands of Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya and those of Montréal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve would be an important…
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Ditching Barcelona’s final chicane earned F1 drivers’ approval at Spanish GP
The actual geometry of Barcelona’s final corner was unchanged. But its nature had been transformed from a third-gear acceleration zone…
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August 2023: Word on the beat
Bridgestone has made a bid for the F1 tyre supply contract running from 2025-27. Existing supplier Pirelli has also made…
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Red Bull keeps rivals guessing with ‘troubling’ tyre strategies at Spanish GP
When the tyre blankets came off on the grid in Spain, almost the whole field had opted for the red-striped…
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Formula 1: Good month, bad month - August 2023
Good month Hollywood Gold Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones’ remarkably earnest tribute to the commentating abilities of Martin Brundle…
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Peter Revson: All work no playboy
Peter Revson, the driver whom Andrew Frankel says “might have the unique distinction of being remembered as less of a…
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Johnny Herbert: ‘It’s demoralising being the team-mate of a special F1 driver like Verstappen — they keep punching you in the arm’
What’s happened to Sergio Pérez? His early season form was the best I’ve seen from him, then it just evaporated.…
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2023 Maserati Grecale GT review: Sometimes less is so much more
I have this strange mental disconnect when it comes to Maseratis. When I think of those I’ve driven, including classics…
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2023 Kia Niro PHEV review
If you asked me to name the kind of car most likely to cure my insomnia, I’d probably plump for…
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