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Matters of moment: February 2019, February 2019
“I have to say a massive thank you to my doctors and surgeons because without them I might not be here…
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International News
The significance of rising British star Dan Ticktum being sent by his backer, Red Bull, to race full-time in the…
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International News Hot Topic
WEIGHING ON THEIR MINDS The constant battle for performance equality Success ballast: you love it or you loathe it, but it…
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Historic News
The Historic Road Sports Championship will adopt a new pricing strategy for 2019, meaning drivers can get on the grid…
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Historic News
The Historic Road Sports Championship will adopt a new pricing strategy for 2019, meaning drivers can get on the grid…
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Club Racing & Beyond
It’s not just the UK racing season that has wound down. Time is up, too, for Britain’s newest track. Incorporating…
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Formula E in Marrakesh: sun, sand & souks
Morroco’s fourth-largest city is a unique setting for a race and the perfect place for a weekend getaway. Taking place…
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Tomorrow's World
With about 100,000 online viewers for the 2018 Gran Turismo Championships World Finals in Monaco last November, you’d think the…
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Time is of the essence
FIA takes steps to help racers achieve balanced lifestyles Screen addiction is seen as a growing problem, with more and…
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Porsche launches latest 911
The world's most famous sports car evolves once again New 911s are rare. According to Porsche, this is only the…
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Mark Hughes
Right now, all 10 Formula 1 teams are hard at work configuring their responses to the reworked aerodynamic regulations coming…
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Mat Oxley
People still talk about Ayrton Senna versus Alain Prost 30 years after their battles lit up Formula 1. Now MotoGP…
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Doug Nye
Following on from last month regarding my general disquiet with the historic motor sporting world today, there’s another potential matter…
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Gordon Cruickshank
Readers’ letters can sometimes close a gap that has gaped for years. A recent email sent my mind back to…
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Letters, February 2019
Caring, sharing Ayrton I very much enjoyed the article on Ayrton Senna’s early years (December 2018) and would like to…
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Mike Hawthorn: Britain's forgotten world champion
Stirling Moss never thought that his great British rival looked at ease in a racing car; whereas he was laid-back…
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Curating the legacy
“This is the only thing that survived the fire,” says Nigel Webb handing me a small, but weighty piece of…
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My hero Mike
I grew up in Guildford, Surrey, which is 10 miles east of where Mike lived, in Farnham on the Surrey/Hampshire…
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W Series: Just don't call it the X Factor
There was a moment at the Autosport Awards late last year that took most of the gathered dignitaries by surprise.…
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Quicksand
“The oysters only lasted for three days,” says the suave Thierry de Montcorgé, who would not be out of place…
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