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Lagonda steals the show
The problem with motor shows,” said the jaded hack, “is they’ve lost their ability to spring a surprise.” He should…
May 2009
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Porsche hybrid offers more mileage
To Zuffenhausen to drive a prototype of the Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid around Stuttgart. There’s no denying how clever it…
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New E-class embraces tradition
It seems that Mercedes has realised its future lies behind it, with the result that this all-new E-class is the…
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Readers letters, May 2009
Winning contributions Sir, Harold Ross, founding editor of The New Yorker, required two things of his contributors: their pieces must…
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"Spending money is fine, but throwing it away is criminal"
Flavio Briatore has always run a tight ship at Renault, which is why he’s so pleased about the drive to…
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Hill on Villeneuve
As drivers they were worlds apart, but seasoned pro Damon Hill and feisty newcomer Jacques Villeneuve found common ground at…
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An escape from the everyday
Ford’s new front-wheel-drive Focus RS happily combines family hatchback sensibilities with sports car capabilities By Andrew Frankel This is a…
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RS hits and misses
Not every Ford to have worn the RS badge has been worthy of it Ford has been putting Rallye Sport…
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Gentlemen restart your engines
New power, new management, new livery – Vijay Mallya has pressed the reset button at Force India. Will this fresh…
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The Eagle engine's landed
A fire and an airport strike hampered Dan Gurney’s bid to race at Monaco ’68, as Jo Ramirez tells Rob…
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Lunch with John Coombs
Motor racing’s history is peppered with significant private entrants – highly professional operators who were content to provide cars for…
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The Brickyard: laying the foundations
Designed as a test track 100 years ago, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted its first race before a single brick…
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A century of racing
Indy’s rich history is on show at the Speedway – at a bargain price So the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was…
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Lunch, laughs and life at Indy
Twice a week a group of retired racers meet near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to talk old times and trade…
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Andretti and Rahal back US F1 team bid
Andretti od Rana boa< F1 team bd Two Amer-tan neroes Wtn '1 expehence nave we corned a new team's pans…
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BOBBY RAHAL
BOBBY RAHAL HIS GRAND PRIX DRIVING CAREER amounted to just two starts for Wolf in 1978, but Rahal went on…
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"We felt like kings"
Confidence was sky-high at Vapordyne HQ. With eccentric millionaire Bill Lear behind them they were sure they could win the…
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MARIO ANDRETTI
VARIO ADRETT1 BEFORE HE WON THE 1978 WORLD Championship with Lotus, Andreffi found out just how hard it is for…
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WHO ARE KEN ANDERSON AND PETER WINDSOR?
WHO ARE KEN ANDERSON AND PETER WINDSOR? KEN ANDERSON: TEAM PRINCIPAL Started his career as a shock absorber engineer, then…
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Full of Northern promise
A few years ago Ginetta was doggedly clinging on to survival; now this Yorkshire-based marque is producing cars capable of…
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