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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.’…

"You have picked a fine time to join Motor Sport,’ quipped contributor Paul Fearnley, ‘a new era in every sense.’…
Bernie loses his grip on F1 A look back on Bernie Ecclestone's extraordinary rise to power and the legacy that…
Alén set for Race Retro Finn and former rival Vatanen commit to rally demo Rally aces Markku Alén and Ari…
How real are Ferrari's hints at a second 'home team'? Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne recently made noises again about the…
Pat Symonds is not retiring and we almost certainly haven’t seen the last of him in Formula 1. But his…
Prodrive Impreza headlines Hall of Fame auction One of the most important cars from Prodrive’s rally history will go under…
Think qualifying for the Indy 500 is easy? Think again... Indy is out on its own. Those four solo qualifying…
Ferrari is more than a business - it's a calling In his fascinating and often touching epilogue to a new…
Getting hurt is a given in motorcycle racing. Injuries can be important, to say the least, but usually more important…
Fulfilling a Bathurst dream Ah, the off season! that PART of the year when drivers get to spend a bit…
In a class of his own Dan Gurney celebrates his 86th birthday on April 13. The great man has aged…
Audi tops Detroit exhibits New design language revealed at a shrinking show Those filing out of the Cobo Hall on…
Sharpened in every area, and gunning for Porsche A dozen years ago AMG was a pretty straightforward kind of in-house…
New engine adds serious urge to related but very different cars However they might appear in the flesh, the biggest…
Still brutally quick, but a thorough revamp has softened its manner Years after it first appeared and with no sign…
Hot and bothered The Ford GT40 in February’s Dream Garage must have been somewhat civilised during its rebuild. We drove…
Lola T70 The Racing History & Individual Chassis Record John Starkey This is already well known to automotive bibliophiles, having…
Ressence Every watch company likes to think it is doing something original, producing products quite unlike those made by its…
Alfa's Tipo B Monoposto wasn't motor racing's first single-seater, but it defined a design direction that endures in the Grand…
Adolf Hitler was first to take advantage of the opportunity offered by modern international sport to ambitious leaders looking for…
Stirling Moss attempted to win Le Mans ten times, even though the restraint required for the 24 Hour enduro went against his racing instinct. He may never have claimed victory but, writes Damien Smith, his superlative performances meant that it never troubled him
John Hugenholtz called me last week. The name will ring bells if you’ve been to the Zandvoort circuit in Holland. His father, also John, was circuit director at Zandvoort from…
IndyCar finally announced its 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series calendar on Thursday of this week. Fifteen races are included and IndyCar’s CEO Randy Bernard (below with 2012 car) says he’s still…
I’ve just spent 24 hours flying between the UK and Australia and, predictably, I’m feeling pretty jetlagged. I’m in the land down under finalising my Australian V8 Supercars Enduro Cup…