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Ed Foster
After months of poking fun at his various transport misadventures, we're now all rather jealous: Ed has a new roving…
January 2010
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Page 9
Doug Nye
Magazines are a constant tussle between writers with lots to say and editors with fixed space, so over-writing is considered…
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Ross Brawn: man of 2009
We look back on a remarkable season of Grand Prix racing in this issue. Take a moment to think about…
Page 9
Gary Watkins
The first race reporting job for a young Watkins came at Monza in April 1990, the second round of that…
Page 9
Greg Pajo
As a "recent import" from New Zealand, Greg admits to being more used to Fords and Holdens rather than beautiful…
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Mercedes buys Brawn
Some 55 years after it withdrew from Grand Prix racing Mercedes-Benz will be back under its own name and running…
Page 11
Formula 1 faces tyre crisis
Bridgestone’s decision not to re-apply for the exclusive Formula 1 tyre supply contract from 2011 has left the sport in…
Page 12
Rookies Senna and Hulkenberg join the grid for 2010
Bruno Senna will drive for the Campos Meta team in 2010, having signed a two-year deal with the Spanish outfit.…
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Silverstone track set for major facelift
Silverstone is forging ahead with ambitious circuit developments as it fights to maintain its status as a venue worthy of…
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In brief, January 2010
* Force India has been awarded around $4.8m in compensation following a legal action involving former sponsors Etihad and Aldar…
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Nigel Roebuck
Reflections – Hello Abu Dhabi, goodbye Donington… – Bridgestone will be missed more than Toyota – What kind of president…
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Le Mans lure for Maserati
Maserati is on course to return to the Le Mans 24 Hours after an absence of 45 years, with its…
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Prague to get new race circuit
Construction of a new motor sport venue just three miles from the centre of Prague is due to start in…
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The league of gentlemen racers
The importance of gentleman drivers in top-line sports car racing will be enshrined in the regulations of the Le Mans…
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News brief
The Race of Champions arrived at the Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium in Beijing (above) with an all-star cast of drivers,…
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Million-pound prize for new race series
A relaunched one-make series is attempting to lift itself out of the plethora of international single-seater championships by offering a…
Page 26
Junior champ up for BBC award
Sarah Moore, the winner of this year’s Ginetta Junior Championship, has been nominated for the BBC Young Sports Personality of…
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Liverpool 1, Tottenham 0
Liverpool has claimed the 2009 Superleague Formula title after its driver Adrian Valles finished both the final two races of…
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In brief, January 2010
* Tim Stock, the former Chief Executive of the BRSCC and a club racer of note in the 1970s, died…
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News brief
Sébastien Loeb added a sixth World Rally Championship title to his bulging CV with victory on Rally GB. The Citroën…
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