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Matters of moment, May 2017
It’s Sunday lunchtime at the Goodwood Members’ Meeting. The rain has held off, but a freezing wind bites into every…
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What’s new in the WEC?
With Silverstone’s opener starting this month, here’s how things are poised in the wake of Audi’s exit Audi has departed,…
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Gold-medal Silverstone grid
Olympian winners compete together at Classic At least five Olympic gold medallists will make their race debuts in the celebrity…
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Obituaries
Patrick Nève The first driver signed by Williams Grand Prix Engineering, Patrick Nève has died aged 67. Nève worked at…
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F1 frontline with Mark Hughes
Major car changes – yet the results aren’t what we expected New Formula 1 cars, with bigger wings, more powerful…
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Grand Prix notebook – Australia
Lewis Hamilton arrived in Melbourne adamant that Ferrari had the fastest car. Yes, he was relieved that the awkward balance…
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Word on the beat
We understand that McLaren management has looked very hard at whether it would be possible to exit its contract with…
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Trackside view
Turns 11 & 12, Albert Park For the first few minutes, standing adjacent to the approach of the fast Turn…
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Dickie Meaden: Passion for the past, high hopes for the future
Nostalgia. We all love it. Can’t get enough of it, in fact. At least if the worldwide explosion of Goodwood-inspired…
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Watershed at Aintree
Sixty years ago, the eighth season of the FIA’s Formula 1 world championship started with a race whose runners, riders…
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The fast & furious world of Wayne Gardner
Grand Prix motorcycling has known few riders as wild as Wayne Gardner, who gave Australia its first premier-class world title…
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Dream garage: Triumph TR3
Door handles. That was one of the notable upgrades when Triumph decided the TR3 deserved some extra appeal. In those…
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Geneva Show stoppers
McLaren’s star car outshines its rivals We are used to car manufacturers saving their best stuff for the Geneva show…
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Porsche 911 GTS
The GTS is the Goldilocks 911, taking the best that the range has to offer and ditching the worst No…
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Toyota GT86 Pro
How do you improve on the brilliant GT86? With difficulty, as this mid-life facelift proves Not before time, Toyota’s broadly acclaimed…
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Aston Martin Vanquish S
The best Vanquish yet? Perhaps so, but there are better Aston alternatives It has got there. Aston’s doughty old V12…
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Infiniti Q50
The numbers are good, the manner of its delivery rather less so For people who want a compact sporting saloon…
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Letters, May 2017
The truly great John Surtees I first saw John Surtees at Brands Hatch in 1954 on the REG and his…
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Book reviews, May 2017, May 2017
Crashed and Byrned – 2017 updated edition Tommy Byrne & Mark Hughes Try and buy a second-hand copy of this…
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Riding the RS express
Thirty years after it burst onto the scene, Ford’s Sierra RS Cosworth remains one of the most thrilling tin-top racers…
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