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The Editor: Why we should start to like Max Verstappen
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December 8, 2024 Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi
Roar into the night: McLaren’s clan congregates for a celebration photo outside its pit garage in Abu Dhabi to mark…
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Revealed: 2024 Mercedes destroyed Hamilton's feeling for the F1 car
Lewis Hamilton’s last race for Mercedes after 84 grand prix victories and six world titles was a neat summation of…
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Karun Chandhok: The top moments of a vintage 2024 F1 season
We’ve made it to the end of the longest ever Formula 1 season with an unprecedented 24 grands prix and…
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Abbi Pulling crowned twice in one season after bizarre F1 academy U-turn
Are single-sex racing series really a good idea? Yes, if they genuinely increase the chances of a woman racing driver…
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Top 5 Belgian WRC drivers
1. Thierry Neuville Yes, Kalle Rovanperä won more rallies in 2024 despite the 24-year-old officially being on a ‘gap year’.…
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The ultimate Jaguar XJS: V12 TWR Supercat revealed in full
Car of the month – TWR Supercat It says TWR, but that’s no Group C car? Correct! This TWR isn’t…
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Montjuich Park: a track for the brave
As street circuits go, Montjuich Park had everything: the climbs and hairpins of Monaco (and then some), with fast-flowing sections…
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Historic rally heaven on New Zealand’s Silver Fern special stages
Rally Yorkshire, September Here, I was in my own Hillman Avenger. We were 58th overall and third in the 1600cc…
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When will F1 adopt an elimination round to decide the world champion?
Hard to believe 20 years have passed since NASCAR stopped determining its Cup Series champion by the traditional means of…
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Netflix Senna review
Does the story of Ayrton Senna need to be mythologised any more? Apparently, according to a newly released Netflix biopic…
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When motor sport memorabilia gets too old
Let’s talk about ageing. Not back pain and increasing levels of grumpiness, but rather: when does a collectible go so…
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Doug Nye: Is Jaguar’s re-brand an elaborate ploy?
There are many things about the motoring world that I will never, ever, understand. My distaste for most such matters…
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With Porsche’s factory drivers on a high-speed Autobahn blast
Letter from Europe June 1968 While I was returning from the Targa Florio I was cruising quietly up the Autostrada…
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Omega Speedmaster: first watch on the moon
The Omega Speedmaster chronograph is well known as the ‘moon watch’ on account of its multiple outings beyond the Earth’s…
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Mat Oxley: MotoGP’s most spectacular rider is new champ Jorge Martin
Jorge Martin’s 2024 MotoGP title success was historic – the young Spaniard is only the sixth rider in 76 years…
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Andrew Frankel: After Jaguar’s relaunch comes the real, enormous challenge
You’ll have been deluged with the images, goggled at the inexplicable video and been bombarded with all shades of opinion,…
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2025 BMW M5 review: Big shoes to fill
Recently, and in anticipation of the arrival of this very car, I found myself on a hillside with six generations…
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Sensational start to Formula E season after thrilling victory from back of the grid
There was a feeling in the air ahead of the new Formula E season that it was going to be…
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Ecclestone Collection belongs in a museum — Letters
Motor racing has much for which to thank Bernie Ecclestone, although I wonder if even he sometimes regrets the hysteria…
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