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The Editor: Jenks's Mille Miglia report remains the gold standard of sports journalism
"On May 1st motor-racing history was made, for Stirling Moss won the 1000-mile Mille Miglia, the first time in twenty-two…
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Motor Sport at 100: here’s our story so far
One hundred years ago a man called Oscar Seyd decided that the world of motor racing needed a dedicated publication…
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Mark Hughes: 'Maybe this time, Adrian Newey has accepted Ferrari's F1 offer'
As the Red Bull human drama continued to play out, the team confirmed on the eve of the Miami Grand…
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Mat Oxley: ‘Pedro Acosta is MotoGP’s most exciting arrival since Marc Márquez'
MotoGP has never been harder fought than it is now. A decade of rewriting the rules, levelling up the grid…
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Doug Nye: ‘Jenks was an enthusiast observer, eager to share what he had experienced’
On this magazine’s centenary may I muse upon one half of the editorial duo who built its reputation postwar; ‘W.B.’…
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Andrew Frankel: ‘Government is poisoning the public’s mind against electric cars’
Slowly, but apparently quite surely, car manufacturers are re-appraising their approach to electric cars, nowhere more than at the top…
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Karun Chandhok: 'In Miami, Lando Norris took a popular F1 win'
It’s been brilliant to watch Lando Norris finally take his first win. As he and the McLaren team have progressed…
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Three GPs and three different winners: 2024 Miami, Imola and Monaco F1 race reports
Ferrari senior engineer Jock Clear was asked recently if he thought Red Bull was beatable. His reply was as follows:…
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Why Max Verstappen was out of luck with Miami GP safety car
The Miami Grand Prix safety car for the Kevin Magnussen/Logan Sargeant accident was decisive in vaulting Lando Norris to the…
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Word on the beat - July 2024
F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali recently questioned F1’s power unit direction, saying that for 2030, “It is a personal consideration of…
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One lap from victory? The story of Lando Norris's Imola charge
Although the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola was a fairly standard one-stop event and there was no safety car interruption…
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Good month, bad month - July 2024
GOOD Classic tracks Imola was sweet relief for racing eyes after Bahrain/Shanghai/Miami –“I wish we had 24 of these on…
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Jody Scheckter's wild ride to the top of F1
Jody Scheckter went through an F1 transformation like few others. Branded a grand prix enfant terrible when he debuted in…
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2024 Porsche Cayenne review: the end for combustion engine power?
Back in 2003 I went to drive a new kind of Porsche. Writing in a Sunday newspaper I concluded: “Porsche…
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2024 Mini Countryman review: The most maxi Mini
There’s a lot not to like about the all new Mini Countryman, at least for traditionalists. First, it’s absolutely vast,…
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2024 BMW 550e review: Two-tonne fun sponge
Sometimes a car comes along that makes you feel all warm inside, even before you drive it. I’ve always loved…
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The Motor Sport team on the road
Through its proud publishing century Motor Sport has had many different crew members, but one thing has always united us…
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Chopard’s Mille Miglia watch is a tribute to Jacky Ickx
The career of the great Jacky Ickx will be familiar to many, not least for encompassing six Le Mans wins…
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Formula E’s crucial double-header in Portland
Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon, June 29-30 It’s been 10 years since the launch of Formula 1’s climate-conscious cousin, which…
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Flashback: F1 raft race at the 1994 Canadian Grand Prix
It’s a fair bet that those responsible for producing the rowing lake on Montreal’s Île Notre-Dame in time for the…
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