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Matters of moment, May 1973
Warming up Our survey of readers' opinions on Formula One racing showed that, contrary to what the pessimists would have…

Warming up Our survey of readers' opinions on Formula One racing showed that, contrary to what the pessimists would have…
Having mentioned some fast drives in Europe recently, we mustn't overlook the jaunt made by 68-year-old Alroyd Lees, in his…
Ford Times has been looking for long-term Ford owners. Its first bag was all of pre-war cars, a 1936 Y-model…
The Marauder sports car, based on Rover components, celebrates its 21st anniversary this year and O. F. W. Fisher, Thorncote…
Something of everything Silverstone, April 7th/8th This year was the twenty-fifth race meeting organised by the BRDC at Silverstone under…
March 31st/ April 1st Yet another season of racing at the Nürburgring started on March 31st with the opening round…
April 8th Following Jean-Pierre Jarier's crushing victory in the opening round of the European Formula Two Championship at Mallory Park…
A look at the NASCAR stockers In the grand scheme of international motor racing, saloon car racing has never figured…
A Matra victory Dijon-Prenois, France, April 15th. With the cancellation of the BOAC 1000 at Brands Hatch the Automobile Club…
The poor fellows who have to write race reports for the weekly motoring comics that we used to call the…
A glassfibre F3 car When you spot an entry in a Formula Three race within the next few weeks for…
"The car, a special souped-up Citroën, went by so fast that many villagers didn't see it. Inside it, grinning hugely,…
• Enthusiast. — Walking through the paddock at Silverstone, at the GKN-Daily Express meeting we came across an Alfa Romeo…
[By means of which our roving European reporter keeps in touch with the Editor]. Dear W.B., Since I last wrote…
European 2-Litre Sportscar Championships — Le Castellet, April 8 The opening round of the 1973 European 2-litre Sportscar Championship was…
(March 31st—April 1st) The noise of racing cars on the Circuit of the Sarthe for the first time since last…
ETC first round to BMW The first round of the much-publicised European Touring Car Championship battle between the Ford Germany…
The need for detailed road information on the South East of England and London in particular has been apparent for…
A section devoted to old-car matters Welsh Gymkhana (March 31st/April 1st) The annual Welsh week-end of the Light Car Section…
Sir, My copy of Motor Sport arrived yesterday and I saw the picture of the two Royal Daimlers and read…
Ferrari blunder in Monaco Grand Prix qualifying ends Leclerc's hopes at his home race; 0.09sec the difference between delighted Hamilton and hacked-off Bottas Motorsport Images If ever a qualifying session…
Valentino Rossi explains why he still loves racing The drive from Malaga airport to Jerez takes you past miles of fading apartment blocks built before the financial crisis. They stand…
Having been beaten in qualifying by team-mate Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton had his own private strategy of how he wasn’t going to let that happen in the race. Mercedes knew…
Bottas is creeping into the title battle – Dan Trent reveals the man behind the steely gaze When you have a team-mate as high-profile as Lewis Hamilton, it’s easy to play…