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Letters - January 2026
What has MG done to have incurred your displeasure to such an extent that you seem to seldom miss an…
January 2026
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Norris vs Piastri vs Verstappen: 2025 F1 showdown
Soon we’ll know the outcome of what has turned out to be a fascinating three-way title fight. Someone has to…
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Audi’s Formula 1 dawn: 2026 concept car revealed
In a nondescript German factory corridor, bright shafts of light break through the gaps in a shutter. Suddenly the corrugated…
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F1 2026 – a first look
Narrower tyres Those big fat slicks of old seem a long time ago now… The wheels remain at 18in, but…
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Pump up the volume: why music and motor racing go hand in hand
Las Vegas welcomed Formula 1 for a fifth time in November, promising a weekend of speed and entertainment befitting the…
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The constructors’ championship celebrates 100 years — after a bumpy start
The FIA Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship turned 75 in May. Later that month the series for constructors celebrated its…
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Weston Beach Race: off-road motorcycling’s annual sandstorm
Absolute chaos. I’ve never seen anything like it.” That’s ace photographer Jayson Fong’s verdict after we sent him west for…
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“Well, that’s motor sport...”
The Weston Beach races are the focal point of the UK enduro motorcycling season, and the event attracts all-comers of…
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“I love it when I can get creative”
Good-looking, 22, paid almost £4m per year as a base salary by Honda Racing until 2029, vanquisher of all three…
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Why Japanese racing is the fast-track to the top of F1
What’s the second-fastest category of motor racing on the planet after Formula 1? Formula 2? IndyCar? WEC Hypercar? Think again.…
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Guenther Steiner: ‘F1 again? Never say never’
Guenther Steiner is that rare thing in modern motor sport: a genuine character; a straight-talking, old-school racer in an era…
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Peter Wright (1946-2025): remembering the ground effects guru
He spent the best part of 30 years trying to make racing cars go faster, then the next quarter of…
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How Lotus was forced out of F1
When Peter Wright was pitched in to keep Team Lotus alive at the beginning of the 1990s, he was both…
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Ultimate Jaguar Mark II has been given the ‘magic touch’
These days, BMW and Mercedes-Benz are the marques best known for offering souped-up four-door cars off-the-shelf through respective M and…
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Space-age Wolfrace Sonic six-wheeler goes up for auction
Say the name Wolfrace to car fans of a certain age and they will immediately think of the brand’s legendary…
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Queen’s Mini beach car sells for £100k
1962 Austin Mini Riviera Sold by Bonhams Cars Online, £97,650 Fiat’s doorless Jolly beach cars crop up for sale quite…
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Pre-race at the 1961 Italian GP
Cars are being pushed for the start of the 1961 Italian Grand Prix, including the Coopers of Jack Brabham (No10)…
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