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Back in the chair
Last month, outgoing editor-in-chief Andrew Frankel signed off on this page by saying the future of Motor Sport has never…
February 2008
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No Renault fine, but McLaren still sweats
Renault was found guilty of possessing McLaren data but has avoided punishment, while McLaren’s trials continue The Formula 1 spy…
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Wind tunnel clampdown
Astrict clampdown on wind tunnel usage was at the heart of a comprehensive package of cost-cutting measures for 2008 outlined…
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Alonso, Piquet for Renault
Fernando Alonso was finally confirmed as a Renault driver for 2008 just four days after the team escaped any censure…
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Stewart queries FIA role
Jackie Stewart has launched a stinging attack on the way the FIA governs the sport, questioning the scope of the…
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Schumacher top in testing
Michael Schumacher continues to insist that he has no desire to race a Grand Prix car again, despite his astonishing…
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News in brief, February 2008
* Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Hélio Castroneves recently won America’s most popular TV show, Dancing with the Stars. Hélio beat…
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Slicks back in groove
It was a case of back to the future in post-season Formula 1 testing as drivers prepared for 2008 by…
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Obituary – Tony Fall
1940-2007 With the death of Tony Fall, rallying has to mourn one of its most versatile and charming characters as…
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The return of the Double Twelve
The Brooklands Motoring Festival is to feature a competition named after the famous Double Twelve meetings run by the Junior…
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Obituary – Art Arfons
1926-2007 Art Arfons was famous for his ‘scrapyard approach’ to land-speed record-breaking. When others spent $250,000 on a car, he…
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Rally winners mark 75th
Eight former winners of Britain’s biggest rally were present when the 2007 Wales Rally GB celebrated the 75th anniversary of…
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News in brief, February 2008
* To cope with overflowing Formula Junior grids in Britain, the Formula Junior Historic Racing Association is creating a new…
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GP Masters comes to an end
The short-lived Grand Prix Masters race series for ex-Formula 1 stars seems to be at an end after the company…
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A historic first for Castle Combe
For the first time in its 58-year history, the Castle Combe circuit will host a two-day historic racing festival in…
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Price record broken
Sometimes you can’t predict what sole-survivors will sell for When extremely rare cars come up for auction, it is usually…
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Letters
An opportunity taken Sir, I am disappointed at the amount of correspondence you have received criticising Lewis Hamilton and ITV’s…
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Alex Zanardi
Marathon effort in New York I had the opportunity to compete in a new form of racing in November at…
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Will this car save Jaguar?
By the time you read this, but not as I write, it is possible you will already know the identity…
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Vauxhall Astra VXR Nüburgring edition
Are any of you as annoyed as me at the new Vauxhall Astra VXR Nürburgring Edition? You might think it…
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