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Les Leston
Les Leston, who has died aged 91, was an awardwinning jazz drummer in his teens, playing the London clubs with…
July 2012
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Spa 6 Hours
Without Toyota, the first true endurance world championship sports car race to be held in Europe for 20 years did…
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Donington Historic Festival
Donington Park, Derby On only its second running the Donington Historic Festival confirmed its status as one of the best…
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Monaco Grand Prix Historique
God Save the Queen rang out for six of the seven races at the eighth Grand Prix de Monaco Historique,…
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Reflections
By Nigel Roebuck The happy surprise of Pastor Maldonado An emotional pilgrimage to Modena Given Adrian Newey’s unmatched ability to…
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Nigel Roebuck
Ni e Roebuck arly in May I spent three quite enchanting days in Modena and around. I had been there…
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Audi's Le Mans machine
There is no such thing as a free lunch. or dinner, for that matter. So when Audi invited me to…
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The last all-rounder
Many moons ago the Isle of Man TT was Britain’s round of the grand Prix world Championship. Nowadays grand Prix…
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'It's been a great ride'
A few words this month about Roger Bailey’s remarkable career in racing, which spanned more than half a century until…
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Passing mention
Sir, I was interested to read the article about Stirling Moss and his accident at Goodwood. My late uncle was…
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New depths
Sir, The Bahrain Grand Prix 2012 marks a new low in the fortunes of Formula 1. Never has the cynicism…
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iOpener
Sir, The new iPad Grand Prix coverage is simply stunning. A delightful surprise. It is great to see Motor Sport…
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The sport Shanghai'd
Sir, I was watching the pre-race show from Shanghai on 'steerage TV', as the BBC is now known in F1…
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The Moss accident
Sir, For the past 50 years I've lived with the thought that if only I'd had the temerity to speak…
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Credit balance
Sir, After the stunning victory of Nico Rosberg in the Chinese Grand Prix, two thoughts immediately played in my mind.…
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Pod squad
Sir, I love your podcasts! Keep them coming. Tell Derek Warwick to get his book started (at least get the…
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Watch this space
Sir, Is it possible for a magazine to be too good? I cite your June issue: substantial features on Moss,…
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Tribute on tribute
Sir, Congratulations to Nigel Roebuck and the Motor Sport team on your truly worthy tribute to Gilles Villeneuve in the…
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Peak revs
Sir, While in the Peak District this week I've sampled Simon Taylor's 'Derbyshire Road Race', and what a great afternoon…
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Unsurpassable AJ
Sir, I share Mr Roebuck's appreciation of AJ Foyt Jr, who is without doubt a great winner and a larger-than-life…
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