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Matters of moment, November 2014
Lewis Hamilton vs Nico Rosberg is great box office, offering Formula 1 a much-needed narrative at a time when it…
November 2014
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Contributors
Born close to London but based in Belgium, Adam Cooper isn’t quite as itinerant as Jonathan Williams, the unsung former…
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Nigel Roebuck
A sense of perspective The Ferrari conundrum Farewell to a friend Back in 1964 three British drivers – Jim Clark,…
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F1 Frontline with Mark Hughes
Twenty-three years on and Ferrari’s saviour Luca di Montezemolo has left the building, with more than a little urging by…
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Here comes the son
Racing folk are aware of his existence, but less sure about the precise role Piero Ferrari plays in the globally…
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Grand Pix Notebook
Belgium & Italy Rd 12 Spa-Francorchamps, Aug 24 2014 1 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull RB10 1hr 24min 36.556sec 2 Nico…
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International news
The electric age dawns Prost/Heidfeld shunt provides talking point in China | By Gary Watkins The new FIA Formula E…
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Gordon Kirby
Full power, brittle calendar... After knocking on the door for five years, Will Power (above) has at last won the…
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Len Terry – obituary
Talented racing car designer Len Terry has died after a short illness, at the age of 90. Though involved with…
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John Crosslé – obituary
The founder of the world’s longest-established racing car-building firm died on August 31. He was 83. The Scotland-born, County Tyrone-raised…
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Obituaries
Jonathan Williams A prolific F3 and F2 competitor during the 1960s, this Cairo-born Englishman has passed away aged 71. Although…
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Obituary – Björn Waldegård
In Swedish, “björn” means “bear”. And in many ways that suited Björn Waldegård, whose physique – especially in his later…
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Reviews, November 2014
Hidden Glory, The Story of the Crosslé Car Company Alan Tyndall Other volume racing car manufacturers have cultivated higher profiles…
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Mat Oxley
“It was dangerous but great” Lately there has been much talk about safety in MotoGP. Even before Andrea Iannone’s Ducati…
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Historic racing news
F3 back at Goodwood 1-litre screamers to return in 2015 | by Paul Lawrence For the first time since it…
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When they were new: AC Ace
An original road test taken from the Motor Sport archives, August 1961 | by Michael Tee Introduced in 1953 the…
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Road car news
Merc targets the 911 AMG GT set for UK sales from April | by Andrew Frankel There will be a…
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Aston Martin Vanquish
Fast and fruity, but not without flaws | by Andrew Frankel You might not have heard of Andy Palmer and,…
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Jaguar XFR-S Sportbrake
Meet the 180mph dog-carrier that’s blessed with many other fine features The market’s constant craving for more of everything has…
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Porsche Boxster GTS
Swift and sophisticated, the best in breed has just got better There’s a smattering of smoke and mirrors surrounding this…
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