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The Editor
There is no getting away from the fact that what went on in Australia last month was a travesty. Fans…
May 2020
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Eight grands prix off, and counting
The global motor racing calendar has been thrown into chaos in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, with eight Formula…
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Motor sport’s ‘war-time spirit’ kicks in
Motor sport tends to be a microcosm of the real world, and that’s certainly the case right now during the…
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Flying Mustang set to take on auction record
A 1965 Shelby GT350R Competition Model that was raced by Le Mans 1966 runner-up Ken Miles is expected to fetch…
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Porsche's retro goes futuristic
Porsche gave spectators at the Amelia Island Concours a blast from the past as its new all-electric Taycan was adorned…
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Racing stars head online
As racing circuits lie empty, eSports promoters are seizing the moment, bringing professional drivers together in virtual competition. On the…
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Jenks’ Triumph up for sale
The Triumph T110 belonging to Motor Sport’s Denis Jenkinson will be on sale this month at the National Motorcycle Museum. Witness…
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Seb’s pyrrhic Mexico victory
Sébastien Ogier took victory in a curtailed Rally Mexico last month in what looks destined to be a truncated 2020…
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Mark Hughes
It’s Strange times as Formula 1 grinds to a coronavirus-induced halt along with the rest of the world. The cancellation…
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Mat Oxley
Britain has enjoyed substantial success in the World Superbike Championship during the past three decades: 13 world titles, against none…
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Doug Nye
Much has been made of the battle to improve Formula 1’s watchability, and the proposals to improve it made by…
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Andrew Frankel
Once a year, me and a few friends from within the business go on a driving weekend. I’d love to…
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Australian GP: The strange tale of a race that never was
Formula 1 has always existed in a bubble, sealed from most of the concerns of the wider world. Even as…
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Talking about my generation
Marrakesh is a circuit everybody knows well because we’ve been there consistently since 2016-17, when the race joined as part…
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Porsche keeps the faith
This is a business riddled with cliché phrases, peddled by reporters such as me. Whether it’s controls ‘falling easily to…
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Elephant in the room
Back in 1983, Fiat got serious about hot hatches and introduced the Strada 130tc whose 2-litre engine, as implied, produced…
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Hitting the speed limit
Ever since it started making seriously rapid estate cars over 25 years ago (hands up who recalls the Porsche-developed RS2…
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Netflix's second smash hit?
Lewis Hamilton casts a distressed look across his team's briefing area, observing a room that has taken on the atmosphere…
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Book reviews: Classic engines, modern fuel & Tom Hartley — the dealmaker
Classic engines, modern fuel On the day this arrived, the government announced that pump fuel would soon include extra ethanol.…
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Book review: Dick Seaman, victim of circumstance
It’s easy to view Dick Seaman only in terms of ‘did he or didn’t he?’ Did he fall for Nazi…
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