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Deluge portion
A veteran of the 1929 Indy 500 is one of those under the hammer Along with a packed race programme…
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Letters, November 2007
Project additions Sir, As an elderly ‘anorak’ whose specialist subject is ‘Aston Martin Racing 1962 to 1964’, I would like…
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Sundays off at last
Murray Walker What a great grand prix season. I can’t recall a better one in all the years I have…
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Is the weight over?
It may seem an odd way to start a column about road cars in a magazine called Motor Sport but…
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Jagaur XF
Jaguar has finally shown us what its new XF saloon, the replacement for the well engineered but unloved S-type, will…
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Ferrari F430 Scuderia
All things being equal, by this time next month I’ll have driven Ferrari’s new F430 Scuderia. Limited edition specials like…
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Clause for concern
The paragraphs highlighted in the FIA document above are at the core of Formula 1’s biggest scandal. McLaren has been…
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In sum, the new information on the number and timing
of the contacts between Coughlan and Stepney inevitably had an impact on the WMSC's appreciation of the nature of the…
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Conspicuous consumption
With a turnover of £2.2bn in 2007 alone, Formula 1 is among the richest sports on the planet. Even more…
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Front to back
Arriving just before the mid-engined British upstarts took centre-stage, Ferrari’s Dino 246 was the last front-engined GP winner By Doug…
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Lunch with... Andy Green
In the 1920s and 1930s, the World’s Land Speed Record was all about heroes. Men of courage like Sir Henry…
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Sir Malcolm Campbell: If at first you don’t exceed…
In 1942 Sir Malcolm Campbell wrote about his record adventures for the magazine of his regiment, the Queen’s Own Royal…
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Stirling Moss explains why he played willing understudy to Fangio
Stirling Moss is the most famous racing driver in the world and the greatest all-rounder the sport has ever seen,…
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Jacques Villeneuve: changing tracks
The more you talk to someone, the more of someone you talk to. This is very much the case with…
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Pleasure beach
As stellar classics gathered on the eighteenth fairway of the Pebble Beach Golf Links course, nearby others were being sold…
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Magical history tour
With an outstanding field of entrants spanning five decades and a thrilling selection of events, this year’s Tour Britannia reached…
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Patrese: more sinned against than sinning?
The handsome middle-aged man playing with his train set was once the scourge of grand prix motor racing, the sport’s…
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Win and out
Dario Franchitti has won the IndyCar title a decade after moving to America. Now he’s likely to make a switch…
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2007 Goodwood Revival
Before a huge crowd, Goodwood’s Revival racers delivered another superb weekend’s entertainment. With single-seaters from ERA to BRM P261 via…
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Illegal entry
Everyone knows the rules of racing: fail to qualify and you’re out. Unless it’s Hockenheim in 1977 and your name…
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