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Matters of moment, October 2008
History today Silverstone is the most historic active race circuit in Britain. Donington Park is older, but it can’t boast…
History today Silverstone is the most historic active race circuit in Britain. Donington Park is older, but it can’t boast…
World champions Kimi RAikkonen and Fernando Alonso remain the keys to the Formula 1 driver market for 2009, as their…
Toyota Motorsport president John Howett has questioned the FIA’s move towards a greener future for Formula 1. In addition to…
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo is to chair the new Formula One Teams’ Association, a forum within which the teams…
Formtech GmbH, a German company that builds parts for the F1 industry, has bought the fixed assets offered by the…
Max Mosley has continued his litigation against the News of the World by launching a libel suit against the newspaper,…
Heikki Kovalainen was confirmed as a McLaren driver for 2009 even before he scored his maiden F1 win in the…
Reflections – A meeting with Jim France at Goodwood – Cheever on Prost and the pity of GP Masters –…
Tottenham Hotspur became the first Premier League club to sign up for the new Superleague Formula due to kick off…
Jaguar’s new Indian owners could take the marque back to the Le Mans 24 Hours in the future. Le Mans…
Former grand prix driver Eric van de Poele notched up a record fifth victory in the Spa 24 Hours in…
The British Touring Car Championship has seen a huge increase in spectator support and viewing figures on its new channel,…
A race in the USA is one of Stephane Ratel’s targets for the new-for-2010 World Championship for GT1 cars. Ratel…
NASCAR Dario Franchitti’s stock car career has been given a lifeline by Chip Ganassi Racing, despite the team dropping him…
Le Mans 24 Hours winner Allan McNish has vowed to take the fight to Peugeot in Britain’s round of the…
Jim Whitehouse Engine builder Jim Whitehouse, who has died aged 87, was the man behind the Arden name which through…
A road trip to remember The historic weekend at Road America in Wisconsin is one of my favourite events in…
Must the car show go on? Can you tell me what Ferrari has in common with Skoda, or Lamborghini with…
Italy’s other red star Ducati is a remarkable company. It builds just 40,000 bikes each year and yet it can…
Stacey’s sock tactics Sir, Interviewed by Simon Taylor in July, Peter Warr mentioned Alan Stacey who had lost part of…
Tom Kristensen today announced his retirement after 18 seasons at the forefront of top level sports car racing. His record at Le Mans may never be equalled: from those 18…
The Formula 1 World Championship began on this day 70 years ago at the home of British motor sport, Silverstone, and the circuit is marking the landmark anniversary with memories…
All it takes is a tricky combination of temperature, track surface and thinner-gauge rubber, and the competitive picture changes completely. We saw it from Melbourne to the contrasting Bahrain/China/Baku run…
Two-time British Touring Car champion John Cleland will be the subject of the next podcast in association with Mercedes-Benz, and as ever we're opening the floor to you. The popular Scot played…