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The Editor: F1 must remember that fans crave sensory overload
The Goodwood Members’ Meeting always arrives as a blessed relief. After the gloom of winter and an enforced absence of…
June 2024
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A new era for Lola begins in Formula E… Does WEC now beckon?
Lola Cars will make its return to frontline motor sport next year in Formula E, following confirmation of its powertrain…
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Drag acts gather to mark Santa Pod summer burnout
This summer Santa Pod will mark the 60th anniversary of drag racing arriving in the UK. Dragstalgia will take place…
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Niki Lauda’ German GP helmet on sale
The helmet worn by Niki Lauda during his near-fatal crash at the Nürburgring in 1976, is to be offered for…
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81st Goodwood Members’ Meeting opens the season with a flyer
Thunder rolled over Goodwood’s 81st Members’ Meeting in April as 24 Can-Ams served up the audio highlight of another brilliant…
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Tyrrell shed moved to new Goodwood home
The celebrated shed in which Ken Tyrrell’s early Formula 1 cars were built proved a popular draw on its public…
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Ted Toleman obituary: the man who gave Senna his F1 break
From hopeless backmarker to potent Formula 1 giant-killer, the Toleman team gave a host of key personalities their F1 break…
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Mika Häkkinen’s prototype McLaren P1 goes up for sale
Hybrid performance cars seem like old hat these days, but McLaren Automotive caused quite a stir when it pulled the…
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Mark Hughes: The complications facing F1 as it draws up new 2026 regulations
We are getting a clearer picture of the 2026 Formula now that some tweaks have been made to the published…
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Mat Oxley: Road racing’s maverick, Michael Dunlop, closes on Isle of Man TT record
Michael Dunlop stands on the brink of history this year. During June’s Isle of Man TT the Northern Irishman, age…
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Doug Nye: “One of the finest British drivers from the 1930s was the Hon. Brian Lewis”
In this era of the professional racing driver ’workforce’ being continuously topped-up by childhood karting stars who effectively grow from…
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Andrew Frankel: The scale of in-car screen distractions is staggering
It’s a rarity so we should call it out when we see it: a small sliver of common sense has…
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Karun Chandhok: “Alonso is still fit enough to deliver at the top level”
We’ve had two grands prix since my last column, including the first Sprint race weekend in China. As you may…
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There’s just no stopping Max Verstappen — 2024 Japanese & Chinese GP F1 reports
As the Max Verstappen/Red Bull steamroller of the world championship continues, the intrigue is all about what is going on…
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The safety car that led to another one at the 2024 Chinese GP
Safety cars occasionally create further safety cars, and that was the case in China as a nose-to-tail accident on a…
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June 2024: Word on the beat
λ Andretti Global, Michael Andretti’s proposed F1 team, announced its new Silverstone base last month, despite its rejection by F1…
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Why one lost place at the start of the 2024 Chinese GP cost Sergio Perez dearly
Sergio Pérez’s third place in China, behind Lando Norris’s McLaren, has to be counted as a disappointing result for the…
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Good month, bad month - June 2024
GOOD Old bull rides again Alonso’s regular heroics for Aramco Martin have been rewarded with a bumper contract extension –…
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2024 Aston Martin DB12 Volante review: A breath of fresh air
It was, I suppose, a moment of clarity. Unless you are a motoring journalist this will sound ridiculous, but in…
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2024 Volkswagen ID.7 review
I was beginning to wonder if it might ever happen. After the frankly disappointing ID.3, utterly forgettable ID.4 and improved…
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