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The Editor: Moving on to a brighter 2021
This year has been... unusual. But rather than dwell on it, let’s focus on what we have to look forward…
February 2021
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Details Matter. Toleman TG280 oil warning light
IN THE SPIRIT OF BOD AND JENKS Editorial +44 (0) 20 7349 8484 [email protected] 18-20 Rosemont Road, London NW3 6NE,…
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2020 Motor sport picture special
November: Sakhir, Bahrain Romain Grosjean's 137mph crash on the first lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix was a scene the…
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Mark Hughes: Grosjean's Bahrain crash was most terrifying F1 moment for 40 years
You may have read our interview with Romain Grosjean in last month’s issue as he reflected on approaching the last…
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Mat Oxley: The promise of Rossi's mediocre first international season
Twenty-five years ago Valentino Rossi had recently completed his first season of international racing. Between May and October of 1995,…
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Doug Nye: F1 fires have so often ended tragically
The year 2020 will generally be remembered with horror. However, for those following Formula 1 it was nearly even worse.…
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Andrew Frankel: Battery power spells end of fun small cars
It has not been a great month for fans of electric racing cars. First Volkswagen shut its motor sport department,…
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Russell's rapid rise and fall: 2020 F1 season draws to a close
George Russell travelled to the season-ending Middle East triple-header more in hope than in expectation. Williams had provided him with…
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Why does Abu Dhabi create dull races?
The season finale was the least interesting race of the year, with Verstappen, Bottas and Hamilton holding their grid places…
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Word on the beat, February 2021
The McLaren team has raised $185m new capital by selling an initial 15 per cent share to MSP Sports Capital,…
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2020 BMW Alpina B3 Touring review: The urbane choice
The first Alpina I drove was a 3 Series-based like this one, and I broke it. It was 1988 and…
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2020 Porsche 911 GT3 RS MR review
Many of you will have heard of Manthey-Racing, the most successful and respected of all private Porsche race teams today,…
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2020 Volkswagen ID.3 review: Evolution or revolution?
It is meant to be one of ‘those’ moments. A landmark in the history of Volkswagen to which only two…
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Quattro book review: At the four-front of technology
Nowadays every press release we receive insists that the firm concerned wants to be ‘disruptive’. It’s the standard cliché for…
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Works Minis in Detail book review
It chimed with the times and came across as the coolest of David versus Goliath victories – petite four-square Minis…
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Products of the month: A Bugatti 100 years in the making
Bugatti Baby II Ahh, we remember getting ride-on cars when we were kids, but safe to say our moulded…
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Winter warm-up: point your classic car to Monte Carlo
Winter Challenge to Monte Carlo February 7-11 The 22nd Winter Challenge to Monte Carlo takes place in early February…
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Bernie Ecclestone: from building F1 to its future — The Motor Sport Interview
Bernie Ecclestone is one of the world’s great deal makers. He loves them and has done some very good ones,…
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Warwick & Tambay catch the boat to the 1986 Canadian GP: Flashback
Derek Warwick, followed by Patrick Tambay, prepares for a boat ride on the Olympic lake at Montreal on 14 June…
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Mario Andretti on AJ Foyt: My Greatest Rival
I’ve had so many great rivals but the one that lasted the longest was AJ Foyt. We fought really hard…
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