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Matters of moment, December 2016
You wait ages for one decent motor racing autobiography, and then three come along at once. Readers of this magazine…
December 2016
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Reflections with Nigel Roebuck
>> The problem with Lewis >> Stefan Johansson on Formula 1 After a distinctly average weekend in Singapore, during which he…
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F1 frontline with Mark Hughes
Straight talk Might there be a glitch in the drive for stronger tyre performance? The subterfuge behind the disagreement about…
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F1 frontline with Mark Hughes
Track and trace With exclusive access to data that normally only the F1 teams see, we reveal just where the…
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Grand Prix notebook
Malaysia & Japan Coming into the back-to-back races of Malaysia and Japan, Sebastian Vettel’s early-season smile, which had grown into…
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Word on the beat
Mercedes Benz GP Ltd has reserved an entry to Formula E from the 2018-19 season. It’s an option to join…
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Trackside view
Dunlop, Suzuka The bottom of the hill known as Dunlop represents a Suzuka base camp, with the most intricate, technical…
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Webber explains quit decision
Australian star to bow out at the season's end Waning motivation was a primary factor in Mark Webber’s decision to…
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Darren Turner
Living the American dream, and a farewell to Aussie Grit For a modern Grand Prix track, the Circuit of the…
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Mat Oxley
New name joins MotoGP fray A new manufacturer will join the grid at the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix on November…
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Reviews, December 2016
Formula 1 & Monza Enrico Mapelli The title is slightly misleading, in that this stretches back to a time before…
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Historic racing
Motor Sport teams up with UK's leading historic show by Paul Lawrence Race Retro, the international historic motor sport show, will…
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Obituary - Tony Adamowicz
American racing star Tony Adamowicz has died aged 75, following a long battle with cancer. Once part of the communications…
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Gordon Kirby
New ground for Newgarden Josef Newgarden has demonstrated that he’s one of the most talented American drivers to come along…
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Dream garage
It began as a concept car that few expected to be built. Then Alfa Romeo decided that a bit of…
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Road cars
Shape of things to come Mercedes plans new hypercar with F1 powertrain We are quite used to certain manufacturers not…
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Porsche Panamera road test
Sports car traditionalist blends some big numbers with genuine opulence by Andrew Frankel As we know, Porsche is a company that…
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BMW M2 & BMW M4 GTS road test
With vastly contrasting prices, these BMWs could hardly be more different by Andrew Frankel This is a tale of two…
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Aston Martin Vantage GT8 road test
Much ado about not very much? Don't be fooled by the modest spec sheet by Andrew Frankel Understandably the motoring…
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Letters from readers, December 2016
He was jokin’, Jochen I’m responding to comments Jochen Mass made in your recent podcast. I was employed by Cosworth…
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