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Matters of moment, March 2017
"You have picked a fine time to join Motor Sport,’ quipped contributor Paul Fearnley, ‘a new era in every sense.’…
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International racing
Bernie loses his grip on F1 A look back on Bernie Ecclestone's extraordinary rise to power and the legacy that…
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Historic racing
Alén set for Race Retro Finn and former rival Vatanen commit to rally demo Rally aces Markku Alén and Ari…
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F1 frontline with Mark Hughes
How real are Ferrari's hints at a second 'home team'? Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne recently made noises again about the…
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Pat Symonds on Senna, Schumacher, Alonso
Pat Symonds is not retiring and we almost certainly haven’t seen the last of him in Formula 1. But his…
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Hall of Fame
Prodrive Impreza headlines Hall of Fame auction One of the most important cars from Prodrive’s rally history will go under…
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Guest column with Dario Franchitti
Think qualifying for the Indy 500 is easy? Think again... Indy is out on its own. Those four solo qualifying…
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Reflections with Richard Williams
Ferrari is more than a business - it's a calling In his fascinating and often touching epilogue to a new…
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Mat Oxley
Getting hurt is a given in motorcycle racing. Injuries can be important, to say the least, but usually more important…
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Darren Turner
Fulfilling a Bathurst dream Ah, the off season! that PART of the year when drivers get to spend a bit…
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Gordon Kirby
In a class of his own Dan Gurney celebrates his 86th birthday on April 13. The great man has aged…
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Road cars
Audi tops Detroit exhibits New design language revealed at a shrinking show Those filing out of the Cobo Hall on…
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Road test: Mercedes-AMG GT R
Sharpened in every area, and gunning for Porsche A dozen years ago AMG was a pretty straightforward kind of in-house…
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Road test: Audi SQ7 & Bentley Bentayga Diesel
New engine adds serious urge to related but very different cars However they might appear in the flesh, the biggest…
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Road test: Nissan GT-R
Still brutally quick, but a thorough revamp has softened its manner Years after it first appeared and with no sign…
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Letters, March 2017
Hot and bothered The Ford GT40 in February’s Dream Garage must have been somewhat civilised during its rebuild. We drove…
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Reviews, March 2017
Lola T70 The Racing History & Individual Chassis Record John Starkey This is already well known to automotive bibliophiles, having…
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Precision, March 2017
Ressence Every watch company likes to think it is doing something original, producing products quite unlike those made by its…
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The shape of things to come
Alfa's Tipo B Monoposto wasn't motor racing's first single-seater, but it defined a design direction that endures in the Grand…
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The car that beat Hitler
Tazio Nuvolari's victory in the 1935 German GP remains among the most significant in motor racing history. It was partly…
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