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Matters of moment, July 2015
Audience surveys have to be a good thing. I know, because we run them from time to time here at…
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Reflections with Nigel Roebuck
Short-sighted F1 policies, rivals remember Jim Clark’s Indy victory In the middle of May there was a meeting at Bernie…
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F1 frontline with Mark Hughes
Too late, too little, Formula 1 is trying to figure out how to recapture its declining fan base. Unfortunately, it’s…
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Old head, young shoulders
Is 17 too young for F1? Max Verstappen’s early form for Toro Rosso suggests not, despite that crash in Monaco.…
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Grand Prix notebook
Spain and Monaco Rd 5, Catalunya, May 10 2015 1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes W06 1hr 41min 12.555sec 2 Lewis Hamilton…
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Formula E's open ambition
Battersea races to mark end of first chapter for all-electric series | By Gary Watkins London’s round of the FIA…
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Obituaries
Frank Matich Successful Australian racer and car builder Frank Matich died in May, shortly after his 80th birthday. Though he…
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Montoya's 500 glory
After a worrying week and a half of practice and qualifying which saw James Hinchcliffe badly injured in one of…
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Time for the Big One
I can’t believe that the Le Mans 24 Hours is nearly here! It seems like yesterday I was in Ofterschwang,…
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Obituary – Geoff Duke OBE
Motorcycle ace Geoff Duke, who died in May at the age of 92, achieved six World Championships and also won…
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Book reviews, July 2015, July 2015
The First American Grand Prix The Savannah Auto Races 1908-1911 Tanya A Bailey Impartiality is an essential factor when it…
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The mysterious Michael Dunlop
Most motor sport enthusiasts think you need to be a bit, erm, unusual to ride in the Isle of Man…
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Historic racing news
Petty in Goodwood return NASCAR legend to light up hill with 1970 Superbird | by Paul Lawrence Richard Petty and…
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Dream garage: Ferrari 212 Vignale
For sale @Tom Hartley Jnr Moira, Derbyshire. Tel: 01283 761119 www.tomhartleyjnr.com We’ll never again see those great days of rival…
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Porsche 911 GT3 RS
The changes might be subtle, but the differences are dramatic | by Andrew Frankel How would you like your very…
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Range Rover Sport SVR
It’s quick, certainly… but only for an SUV I always find it a great comfort when I discover my view…
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Bentley Mulsanne Speed
The numbers might not be particularly special, but it oozes style What kind of car must a Bentley flagship be?…
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Vauxhall Corsa VXR
Rough takes on the smooth This is not my kind of car. It is noisy, quite uncomfortable, has a poor…
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Letters, July 2015
Spence 2, Roebuck 1 Nigel Roebuck is unfair to Mike Spence in claiming that the 1965 Race of Champions was…
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Return of the pass master
Sixty years after taming the wild Mille Miglia, Sir Stirling Moss revisited its familiar roads in his faithful Mercedes 300SLR…
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