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Matters of moment, November 1989
Mansell's misdemeanours Nigel Mansell's performances certainly enlivened the Portuguese Grand Prix. They are dealt with by our reporter on the spot but can be summarised…
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Around and about, November 1989
Motor Sport held its first Concours at the HSCC meeting at Silverstone in September. Among a quality field of cars to arrive were Michael Fisher's…
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Around and about, November 1989
Obituary: Richie Ginther One of motor racing's true free spirits, Richie Ginther, died in France of a heart attack, just…
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For the record
From time to time we receive enquiries as to how the editorial Ford Sierra XR4x4 is behaving. To date it…
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1989 Portuguese Grand Prix race report
Sour grapes It could have been one of his great Grand Prix wins. Instead, Portugal's F1 round will go down in history…
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Vox pop
Half a dozen of one... Sir, I was saddened to see on the television coverage of the recent Portugese Grand…
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1989 Spanish Grand Prix race report
Invisible man Somewhere in all the controversy, acrimony and infamy that characterised the Spanish Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna racked up…
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Formula One scene
Pole Position At the recent Spanish Grand Prix, Ayrton Senna made the fastest qualifying lap and took number one position on…
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Formula One scene
The three commandments At one time the European part of the Formula One season used to finish at Monza, when…
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Cotton on....
Pipped at the post As Jean-Louis Schlesser stood by his Sauber Mercedes at Spa his mind went back a year…
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Cotton on: Downhill at Spa
Another irony for Jean-Louis Schlesser to contemplate is that if the WS-PC teams had occupied their usual pits on the…
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World Sportscar Championship: Spa 480kms
Half a crown Half a litre of fuel, or the lack of it, was all that prevented Jean-Louis Schlesser from…
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1989 Australian Safari
Crocodile officer! Automotion Australia has set itself the ultimate challenge. By 1992 it hopes that the Australian Safari will be…
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Rally review: Cyprus Rally, November 1989
Shadow Play Some twenty years ago a group of enthusiasts in Cyprus, some of them Cypriot and some members of…
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Motorfair
Motoring into Motorfair Naturally, the approach to the Autumn motor shows of Frankfurt and London Motorfair is littered with new car launches.…
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Motorfair
A brief perusal Compared to earlier years Motorfair has become far less dealer-orientated when the sale of secondhand cars was…
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New cars
Aiming to be World class If Sir John Egan mentioned the expression 'world class' once during the recent Scottish launch…
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Mazda 323
Mazda's much publicised replacement 323 range has now arrived in Britain in three distinct guises. The three different engine options,…
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Peugeot 605
It says much for the differing personalities of the designs that PSA has been able to launch with confidence two…
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Renault 21
The Renault 21 saloon is hardly an inspiring car. Competent, dependable...and dull. Renault has now introduced a hatchback into the…
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