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"I had a hunch about the Mercedes thing"
He signed for one team but has ended up driving for another. Yet the Brawn name switch was no great…
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Lunch with... Desiré Wilson
Redoubtable females run like a thread through motor sport history, from Camille du Gast to Danica Patrick, from Kay Petre…
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The precedent for the president
We’ve yet to discover what sort of FIA president Jean Todt will make, though he’d do well to consider his…
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The feather in Max's NCAP
Overseeing motor racing was only part of Mosley’s remit. Andrew Frankel discusses the major impact he had on improving road…
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Sharpening the cat's claws
Turning the Jaguar XKR road car into a GT3 racer involves an almost total reconstruction and plenty of track testing.…
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On the trail of Tazio
In the Italian town he called home, a new exhibition pays tribute to Tazio Nuvolari’s skills at the wheel –…
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A classic case of retro fashion
Porsche’s Sport Classic harks back to past glories. But it also shows what today’s 911 could be – with a…
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Fun-sized fastback
Built as a one-off special, this little Lotus Elan is a prime example of the late Ian Walker’s flawless presentation…
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Zytek
Pioneering firm now wants to lead the way with hybrid racer From the Beaujolais Run it was a quick turnaround…
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The 2009 Beaujolais Run
Wine, a woman navigator and the song of a lotus twin-cam on empty roads I’ve been given the freedom of…
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Formula Student
Could you build a racing car in a year? This is how you learn Whereas the path to the pinnacle…
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NASCARs to star at Laguna Seca
A race for NASCAR stock cars of the late 1960s and early ’70s will be a feature of the 2010…
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Willie Green to return in Capri
Willie Green is aiming to make a racing comeback in 2010 more than four years after the accident at Goodwood…
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Chevron fixed for F2 outings
Thirty years after its last race, Chevron B42 chassis 16 will be back in action next season in the experienced…
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Middle East classic on hold
Plans for a new historic racing festival in the Middle East were dashed when the proposed Abu Dhabi Classic was…
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GP collection's future in doubt
The collapse of Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd has left a question mark over the future of the Donington Park Grand…
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Evans ends year on a high
Gwyndaf Evans completed his first season of historic rallying with an emphatic victory on the Roger Albert Clark Rally. Evans…
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In brief, February 2010
* Italy’s motor sport heritage will be the central theme of the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed on July 2-4,…
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Duncan storms Safari
Kenyan veteran Ian Duncan guided his Ford Mustang to an emphatic victory on the East African Safari Classic Rally, the…
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Brands date for Group C
Group C cars will return to the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit next season, with a pair of races over…
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