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A Motor Sport evening with Alan Prost
I wouldn’t usually feel it necessary to tell you about our office Christmas party, but this year’s Motor Sport celebration…
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Farewell, then, DRS
DECEMBER 7, 2025 YAS MARINA, UAE As the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix drew to a close under the floodlights of…
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Adrian Newey’s new role… we didn’t see this coming!
Adrian Newey a team boss? That really was not on anyone’s bingo card. Ever. But it came to pass on…
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Karun Chandhok: Team Norris – the people who helped Lando become F1 champion
This year’s F1 World Championship will be known as the ‘shoulda, woulda, coulda’ season. All three of the title contenders…
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A world class drive in Adelaide, but no Supercars title for Broc Feeney
BROC FEENEY ADELAIDE SUPERCARS 29/11/25 Right at the point on Dequetteville Terrace where Nigel Mansell’s exploding tyre cost him the…
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Land Rover Defender Dakar D7X-R is ready to tame Saudi dunes
Car of the month – Defender Dakar D7X-R https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RBYsZVewcE I haven’t spotted this on the school run! And chances are…
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Top 5… F1 drivers who switched to IndyCar
1. Emerson Fittipaldi Not so much a Formula1-to-IndyCar swap in the great Brazilian’s case, because he had been retired for…
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Thomson Road: Singapore’s first street-circuit was a treacherous jungle adventure
The Singapore Grand Prix is, for many, a highlight of the Formula 1 calendar, an unforgiving circuit through the streets…
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Motor Sport parties like it’s 1985
Alain Prost took centre stage at the Motor Sport annual dinner in December at Raffles London as guests honoured the…
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From Dakar to Daytona: the best racing events for January 2026
Our top events this month Dakar Rally Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, January 3-17 Yanbu on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast is…
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Mick Schumacher to IndyCar is big news – US fans love a family success story
For a driver who never finished better than sixth in a Formula 1 grand prix, Mick Schumacher received a hero’s…
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Book review: Ted Kravitz’s paddock tales make us all F1 insiders
Of late, there’s been a steady trickle of hardbacks promising to take you inside the world of contemporary Formula 1.…
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Light up your desk with a brake disc lamp: latest racing collectibles
Let’s get back to books for this month, specifically titles that go that extra mile. There are some wonderful examples…
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Bruce McLaren’s arrival in Europe, in his own, rediscovered words
With back-to-back Formula 1 Constructors’ World Championship titles for 2024-25 under its belt this has certainly been – regardless of…
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Cut off from the world; how Motor Sport’s legendary correspondent still filed on time
Letter from Europe July 1968 Motor Sport’s famed continental correspondent Denis Jenkinson – or ‘DSJ’ as he was known in…
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Bamford Mayfair watch is updated in a kaleidoscope of colour
The Bamford name has been inextricably linked with classic cars since the 1960s, which is when JCB chairman Lord (Anthony)…
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Mat Oxley: Wily Keith Campbell rose from skint dreamer to the first Aussie motorcycle world champion
Seven decades ago, Keith Campbell became the first Australian to win a grand prix world championship, on two wheels or…
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Manual gearboxes making a comeback as drivers crave more excitement
A spot of festive cheer with which to bring in your New Year, the result of a chat with Andy…
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2026 Eagle E-type review: £1m coupe is a fearsome featherweight
The lightweight Jaguar E-type has enjoyed successes in later life far beyond the imaginings of what it achieved in period.…
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When Bay City Rollers made a splash at Snetterton: Letters, February 2026
There is an omission from Will Farmer’s article on music and motor sport [Pump up the volume, January]. The Radio…
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