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Matters of moment, December 1989
Petrol! The great oil-barons have made vast fortunes out of refining crude oil into consumer fuels. Recently they have been…
December 1989
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Around and about, December 1989
Surprising news in Sanremo was that Kankkunen and Pirronen would be leaving Toyota to rejoin Lancia for 1990. After their…
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1989 Japanese Grand Prix race report
A Flash in Japan Would Benetton unwittingly have played a role in influencing the outcome of the World Championship? That…
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Letter to readers, December 1989
How many more? Dear Reader, The letter from Nigel Musselwhite in last month's issue of Motor Sport, about the copy of…
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1989 Australian Grand Prix race report
Insanity rules "When I retired, they should have stopped it. Nothing more could have happened that could have affected the…
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The Unpopular Brazilian
Sir, Long, long ago, back in the mists of time, two things would be certain. Ayrton Senna would have been…
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Letters:
Sir, With regard to the comments by Ayrton Senna regarding his 6 month suspended ban, I feel that further action…
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Profuse apologies!
Sir, As my letter you published on the incident between Mansell and Senna was written immediately after I had seen the…
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Letters: Vox pop
A voice in the wilderness Sir, I enjoyed your articles in the Motor Sport October issue ... being a fervent Senna fan,…
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FISA Fiasco!
Sir, The FISA officials, including Bernie Ecclestone, must count themselves extremely fortunate that they do not have any dead or…
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The Unpopular Brazilian
Sir, Ayrton Senna proved conclusively in Japan that he can never be considered a 'Great' of Formula One alongside such…
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Cotton on....
Peace in our time? In twelve months from now, Group C1 Sports car racing will have ended. Turbocharged Jaguars, Mercedes, Nissans…
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WEC: Hermanos Rodriguez 480kms
Schlesser takes all Even Mauro Baldi had to admit it. Jean Louis Schlesser deserved to win the 1989 World Championship…
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Rally review: Australian Rally, December 1989
On top down under It is never easy for an organising group to enter the World Championship for the first…
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World Rally Championship: Sanremo Rally
It has been some years since the relentless advance of tarmac in the mountains overlooking the Riviera of the Flowers…
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Track test: Seat Ibiza SXi and Daihatsu GTi Gp N
A tale of two teams By some curious coincidence two invitations arrived at the office from two new rally teams…
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Formula One scene: Cosworth Ford V8
Back to the future Ford-financed Cosworth-built three-litre engines dominated Formula One racing in the decade before the arrival of the…
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New cars
Winter collection Jeremy Walton drives some of the more significant cars to appear from the Autumnal debuts and looks at…
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New Cars: Lotus Elan
New Lotus Elan? The right idea? When it was leaked that the new Lotus Elan — now priced at £17,850…
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New cars: BMW M5
Setting a new standard The M3 may have captured the imagination of enthusiasts the world over through its racing exploits,…
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