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Editor's Letter
For the first time in its illustrious history the Victoria & Albert will be putting on an exhibition about cars.…
June 2019
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Staff list // Details matter
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Matters of Moment, June 2019
A right-hander leading on to the pit straight, the Virage Antony Noghès is not the most celebrated corner at the…
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BTCC is back with a bang
It has become a truism that the British Touring Car Championship was never finer than during the 1990s Super Touring…
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Jim Russell: farewell to a star in his own right
In the motor racing lexicon, Jim Russell’s name will forever be attached to the racing school that launched countless careers…
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A tribute to Nicky Hayden
MotoGP has honoured the late Nicky Hayden by retiring his number from the sport. The number of the former MotoGP…
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Goodwood gets tough on driving standards
Drivers at one of Britain’s premier historic racing events have been handed a ban for dangerous driving. According to a…
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Copycats must knock it off
The era of the Chinese ‘copycat’ car may be set to end after Jaguar Land Rover won a landmark court…
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Back is the future for Corvette
Corvette’s next-generation Le Mans challenger will mark a huge departure from the American firm’s tradition by becoming mid-engined. Since Corvette…
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Silverstone plays down track concerns
The home of British racing has reacted to concerns about the suitability of the track ahead of what could be…
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Winning warbird up for grabs
Not all competition means tyres on asphalt – air racing is blisteringly quick and demands split-second reactions. Toughest of all…
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WRX pulls the plug on electric Supercars
The World Rallycross Championship has failed to attract sufficient manufacturer interest for its electric Supercar format and has instead created…
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Mark Hughes
The headline-grabbing performance of Charles Leclerc in Bahrain in just his second race for the Scuderia confirmed the 21-year-old’s place…
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Mat Oxley
Motorcycling’s world championships celebrate their 70th birthday in June. The first racing season that awarded world titles ran from June…
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Doug Nye
Sometimes trying to present the truth of a bygone event, much more so of a bygone project, can become tricky…
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Andrew Frankel
There is a lovely story about Brian Lister attending a dinner held in his honour, when owners were encouraged to…
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Jennie Gow
In sport there are lots of people who have big shoes to fill. When Lalia Ali picked up her boxing…
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Welcome to the future
The spotlight could not have been any brighter upon Charles Leclerc as he stood adjacent to his pole position-sitting Ferrari…
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Trackside view
Bahrain’s Turn 11, the long uphill left-hander at the end of the short squirt out of the hairpin and past…
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Word on the beat
• Changes are being considered for Melbourne’s Albert Park track layout, around Turns 1-3, with the intention being to create…
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