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Matters of Moment, March 2013
Damien Smith, Editor They only let us hear it as a simulated lap of Monza, but as sales jobs go…
March 2013
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Contributors
We rate our photographers less on the goods they produce when the sun is shining than on how they cope…
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The Motor Sport Month - Formula 1 News
Key F1 staff leave posts Norbert Haug's departure from Mercedes-Benz marks the end of an era for the German manufacturer,…
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The Motor Sport Month - International News
Audi snaps up di Grassi Former Grand Prix driver Lucas di Grassi has landed an Audi drive for 2013, following…
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The Motor Sport Month - Historic News
Needell back to his roots Tiff Needell is gearing up to return to where it all began for him by…
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Obituaries
Alex Moulton CBE One of a few engineers to become a household name, Dr Alex Moulton, who has died aged…
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Road Car News
Convertible Bentley can top 200mph Bentley has shown its fastest open car ever at the Detroit motor show. The new…
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Event of the Month
Autosport International: The NEC, Birmingham When exactly is it too late to stop wishing friends and colleagues 'happy new year'…
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Nigel Roebuck
Reflections – The strengths and weaknesses of F1's top three – A trip back in time, the heights of luxury…
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Smoke and Mirrors
By Rob Widdows To borrow a phrase from NASA, we are in the midst of the 'launch-and-test' phase. This is…
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The Marc of greatness
By Mat Oxley MotoGP has lost two of its most exciting exponents in the last year and a half: Marco…
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New King on the block
Gordon Kirby Brad Keselowski surprised many people with his powerful run to last year's NASCAR Sprint Cup championship. Keselowski won…
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Letters, March 2013
A long way from Holmes Sir, With regard to Snetterton and the AD016 (Austin 1100) race, I was there taking…
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Peace haven
Sir, In December 2012, I visited the Hotel Panamerica, Buenos Aires, to see a Juan Manual Fangio exhibition that had…
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Continuation racing drivers
Sir, With reference to Gordon Cruickshank's article 'Revive, Recreate' ( Jan 2013), the debate regarding how far to go when…
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Keep on runnin'
Sir, Further to Doug Nye's mention of Alfa Romeoengined boats, I recently discovered a book about the wartime bomband mine-defusing…
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Missing ingredients
Sir, Peter Wright (Letters, January 2013) makes the case for the Balance of Performance approach to racing, which, as he…
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Unjust deserts?
Sir, As we move from reviewing the last season to previewing the next, I think we must consider again whether…
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All roads lead to roam
Sir, I was interested to read about the Nash Metropolitan at Goodwood. For another reason why this model is famous…
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World's most exclusive Gulf club
A keen collector craved a Ford GT40, but passion sometimes knows no bounds By Andrew Frankel Their names are 3707…
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