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The Editor: Jackie Stewart’s surprising admission
It’s not often you can get excited about some scaffolding going up around a shed and workmen stripping out an…
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Tyrrell Shed is dismantled for Goodwood move
The birthplace of one of Formula 1’s greatest underdogs, Tyrrell, has become the stuff of romantic legend across recent years,…
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Goodwood sets its theme
This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed will celebrate the evolution of the motor industry with its new theme, Horseless to…
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John Watson: Lauda became F1 template
If you feel modern Formula 1 takes itself too seriously nowadays, then blame Niki Lauda. John Watson, above, points to…
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Indy 500 winner Gil de Ferran dead at 56
McLaren has led tributes to its former sporting director Gil de Ferran, who died recently after a heart attack, aged…
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Rallycross ace Mark Rennison returns after seven years at new Lydden festival
Two-time British Rallycross champion Mark Rennison, below, will end a seven-year sabbatical from the sport to return to the wheel…
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Neighbours launch legal case to ban racing at Laguna Seca over noise
Motor racing is sadly no stranger to the NIMBY movement, and now the ‘Not In My Back Yard’-ers have picked…
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Brabham supercar future on hold as partnership splits
Brabham made all the right noises – chiefly loud V8 ones – with its comeback to the motoring stage, launching…
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Appeal to restore Sunbeam land speed record car hits £50k funding mark
A campaign to restore the historic Sunbeam 1000hp Land Speed Record car has reached its first milestone, and organisers are…
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Rolls-Royce Camargue: car maker’s ugly duckling makes enticing auction prospect
Ever fancied owning the most expensive car in the world? If the answer’s ‘yes’, then you’ll need to get your…
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Mark Hughes: Firing an F1 team boss won’t suddenly bring success
When Gene Haas opted not to renew the contract of his team principal Guenther Steiner just before New Year, it…
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Mat Oxley: The MotoGP concessions to give Honda and Yamaha a helping hand
How times change. A decade ago MotoGP introduced new technical regulations to help the manufacturers that were struggling to keep…
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Doug Nye: How motor racing thrived during the ‘three-day week’
It’s always been a happy – and attractive – feature of anyone’s absorbing interest that it provides each of us…
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Andrew Frankel: The next Top Gear needs presenters who love cars
Now that Top Gear and The Grand Tour are either dead or in a state of indefinite hiatus, you can…
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2024 Ineos Grenadier review
At the beginning I marvelled at the Ineos Grenadier. Not for the way it drove because I’d been otherwise engaged…
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2024 Volkswagen Touareg R review
Touareg R is VW’s most powerful... some of the time It may not look it, but this is the…
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2024 Toyota C-HR GR Sport review
Is this GR-badged crossover not giving us the full picture? Imagine Keir Starmer in a clown suit and you’ll have…
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Gran Turismo-inspired Bulgari watch includes in-game car
Just as the car industry has its fair share of ‘rock star’ designers, so does the world of watches –…
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Chase the Red Bull: 2024 F1 season approaches
Sakhir, Bahrain, February 29-March 2 For a fourth consecutive year, Bahrain hosts the Formula 1 season opener. The 2023 race…
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1907 Peking to Paris race: The race to the future book review
Radio 4 listeners may have heard some of The Race to the Future – it was Book of the Week…
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