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Sir, Reading Gordon Cruickshank's piece on Colin Chapman's driving prowess, the writer's enthusiasm for the Lotus founder is apparent. This…

Sir, Reading Gordon Cruickshank's piece on Colin Chapman's driving prowess, the writer's enthusiasm for the Lotus founder is apparent. This…
Sir, In his January `Modern Times' column, Simon Taylor craves a more level F1 playing field, with simpler cars, to…
Sir, Your special on Can-Am racing was of great interest to me. I was, at the time, Jackie Oliver's mechanic…
Sir, Perhaps I can add the following rider to Chris Nixon's letter concerning the `Dreyfus Affair'. Viewed through modem eyes,…
In the tight-kint, suspicious world of Formula One, it's not easy to keep a secret. Just like the unlovely beargarden…
I remember talking to a driver just out of hospital after a major accident. He was recovering well, but for…
Can you remember when F1 was unpredictable, when you were on the edge of your seat? Keke Rosberg can. It…
A turbo was always going to win in the rarefied atmosphere of Kyalami. While the DFVs wheezed to 180mph at…
Qualified: 7th Result: 5th "I don't recall it bothering me that we were starling the year with 07C. I mean,…
Nelson Piquet took things easy, they say, reversed into his title wins. His supporters point to Rio '82, when he…
Qualified: 3rd Result: DSQ "A true chassis/driver track, and I think our water ballast gave us that last little edge…
Qualified: 8th Result: 2nd "I loved Long Beach: it was my American base, and it was where I learned to…
Niki Lauda had always been his own man, and once the notion struck that he was bored with driving around…
Legend records it as a race where Gilles Villeneuve was robbed of a rightful victory by a duplicitous Didier Pironi.…
"It must have been an awful time for Frank to be a team owner, and the muddle over technical rules…
Through his barnstorming win in Detroit (see page 35) is John Watson's best-remembered victory, his perfomance at Zolder this year…
Qualified: 3rd Result: 2nd "Gilles was a great rival but, I have to say, I did see his accident coming.…
After Carlos Reutemann finally quit Williams two races into the Grand Prix season, Mario Andretti temped in an FWO7C at…
Qualified: 6th Result: Retired After a poor start, Keke passed Alboreto on lap 21 and was fifth, behind de Cesaris.…
GO FASTER STRIKES Larus FLAD GONE ALMOST FOUR YEARS WITHOUT A WIN. NOT SINCE the 1978 Dutch GP had Cohn…
The spectacular Super GT championship of Japan hosts its first ever double race weekend at Motegi, and you can watch both races live from 4am UK time on Saturday and…
For those wanting a global prototype platform and a deal of cooperation between WEC and IMSA, the latest changes bode well Sense has been seen. The Sebring festival of endurance…
The FIA and ACO have revealed where the World Endurance Championship is headed, led by its manufacturers, as Gary Watkins explains The wraps came off a brave new world of…
By Lee McKenzie The last week has been incredibly tough for everyone in the Formula 1 paddock. We went to Japan worrying about a typhoon and left with no care…