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Matters of moment, February 2016
Jaguar is back in motor sport, just as it should be. But it’s not returning to Le Mans with a…
February 2016
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Reflections with Nigel Roebuck
On October 29 I visited the Portsmouth HQ of Ben Ainslie Racing to see Martin Whitmarsh, and fresh in everyone’s…
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F1 Frontline with Mark Hughes
The 2016 campaign marks the 10th anniversary of Fernando Alonso’s second – and most recent – world title. He achieved…
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Top 10 F1 drivers of 2015
10) Carlos Sainz Carlos only made it onto the F1 grid because Sebastian Vettel had gone to Ferrari, creating a cascade…
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Grand Prix Notebook
Abu Dhabi No title decider tension in the desert this time around, the big prizes long concluded. But a third…
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Trackside view
Turn 11, Abu Dhabi The sight: a small, fast dark grey dot – dayglo-striped – streaks through the sunlight. Whooshing…
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Mat Oxley
Last of the Americans On November 8 Nicky Hayden rode his 216th and final MotoGP race. Next season he moves…
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International racing
The quest to catch Porsche All-new Audis and Toyotas to chase WEC titles in 2016 | By Gary Watkins Porsche…
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Obituaries
Peter Westbury The double British hillclimb champion has died at the age of 77. As well as being successful in speed…
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Gordon Kirby
Busch bounces back to take title Whatever you may think of NASCAR’s ‘Chase for the Cup’ play-off system, it produced…
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Reviews, February 2016
Porsche Sounds Dieter Landenberger As the title suggests, there’s a novelty factor to this latest addition to the bulging Porsche…
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Historic racing news
Williams tops show bill Eight F1 cars to celebrate Damon Hill’s 1996 title | by Paul Lawrence One of the…
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Road cars
Porsche on a Mission Fast-charging concept to hit showrooms | by Andrew Frankel Porsche has announced that it will put…
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Audi R8
It’s more refined than the original, but also a touch less involving | by Andrew Frankel There are few car…
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Volvo XC90 T8
A 2-litre four-pot with greater poke than a V8 You can imagine a meeting of marketing folk. Volvo has a…
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BMW 730D
Not quite an S-class, but a step in the right direction When it comes to this business, I dislike not having…
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Mini Clubman Cooper S
The last Mini Clubman was a fairly silly car, and I liked it more than I should have done. The…
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Letters, February 2016
Passing fad I have been watching motor sport for many years and recent comments regarding F1 drivers calling pit engineers…
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Precision, February 2016
Bulgari The only word that Elizabeth Taylor knew in Italian, Richard Burton liked to claim, was “Bulgari”. Taylor’s enthusiastic patronage…
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Devise and conquer
It is 40 years since Porsche’s 935 – the road-going 911’s ultimate racing evolution – made its competition debut. We…
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