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Johnny Herbert: Decisions should be made by F1 and the FIA. Teams have too much power
So we’re facing a season of Red Bull domination. That’s the takeaway from the first three Formula 1 grands prix.…
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2023 Lamborghini Urus Performant review: the V8 novelty act
The time will come when we look back at cars like this Lamborghini Urus Performante and simply goggle that it…
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2023 Audi R8 review: the last stand
Now in the swansong of its life, the Audi R8 is still posing questions for those who seek to better…
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2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 review
Here is an instructive fact. This sleek new Hyundai Ioniq 6 saloon sits on the same platform as the already…
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Jung at heart
Germany’s largest watchmaker? That’ll be Junghans, which churns out 60,000 watches per year from its facility in the Black Forest.…
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Fired up for the 500
The arrival of May always signals the run up to one of motor racing’s most hotly anticipated events, the Indy…
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Bugatti — the Italian decade book review
It was a bold adventure – resurrecting a defunct marque with a huge story behind it, and for a while…
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Surviving to Drive — Guenther Steiner book review
It’s clear from the outset who this book is aimed at: those fans of F1 who came to the sport…
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Hans Stuck: The Motor Sport interview
Hans Joachim Stuck Junior had a hard act to follow. His father had famously raced for the mighty Auto Union…
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Richard Attwood: My life in cars
My family car as a boy was... Well, my favourites were always the Aston Martins, the DB2 especially, and I’m…
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An evening with Tom Kristensen
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Le Mans 24 Hours we have teamed up with Classic & Sports Finance…
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Flashback: Chris Rea's birthday recording for Rubens Barrichello
He may have been a prolific rock star, but Chris Rea preferred quiet anonymity. Not for him the outrageous clothes…
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Letters - June 2023
I write in praise of Lady Susie Moss, a very special friend. I was so saddened to learn of her…
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Le Mans: 100 historic moments
Rules of engagement How did we decide which moments should make the list? The brief was never about statistic; we…
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Top Le Mans moments 100-91: from NASCAR to Porsche factory upset
100 - 1976 NASCAR rumbles to La Sarthe Spurred by a new accord with Daytona (sound familiar?), two of NASCAR’s lesser…
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Top Le Mans moments 90-81: from a 24hr solo drive to Aston Martin glory
90 - 1950 Eddie Hall’s successful solo drive It is well remembered that in 1952 Pierre ‘Levegh’ nearly won Le Mans…
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Top Le Mans moments 80-71: Wollek’s near-miss to the bottle top that saved Bentley
80 - 1998 Brilliant Bob’s final near-miss Bob Wollek always said he could live without winning the Le Mans 24…
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Top Le Mans moments 70-61: from Hypercar era to Brundle's winning Jaguar
70 - 2021 August date heralds Hypercar era The race had been delayed until September the year before, and this…
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Top Le Mans moments 60-51: Alonso wins after quadruple sprint & Newman shines
60 - 2018 Alonso’s star quintuple stint Footage of the safety car restarts proved how much Fernando Alonso wanted a…
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Top Le Mans moments 50-41: from Bentley's begrudging entry to Porsche's perfect ad
50 - 1923 W.O. Bentley sees the light It’s hard to calculate exactly how much Bentley did for Le Mans…
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