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Matters of moment, October 2014
"It makes you feel sick, actually, the whole FIFA thing, the corruption at the top is nauseating. Sepp Blatter likewise…
October 2014
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Nigel Roebuck
The Ecclestone saga, modern F1’s banality, Foyt at Brands Hatch When the announcement was made that Bernie Ecclestone was indeed…
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Mark Hughes
On and off the circuit, F1 continues to confound. Bernie Ecclestone’s Munich court case for alleged bribery of the German…
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Decoding the enigma
Lewis Hamilton divides opinion like no other current Formula 1 driver. Somewhere between the deifying and the vitriol lies the…
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Grand Prix notebook
Hungary Rd. 11 Hungaroring, July 27 2014 1 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull RB9 1hr 53min 05.058sec 2 Fernando Alonso Williams…
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International racing news
Toyota's rally taster Japanese giant tipped for world championship return from 2017 Toyota’s mooted return to the World Rally Championship…
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Gordon Kirby
Aero kits increase Indy’s traction IndyCar hopes to add some variety to its Dallara DW12 spec car formula next year…
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Reviews, October 2014
Lancia and De Virgilio, At the Center Geoffrey Goldberg When I drove a Lancia Aurelia I was astonished at how…
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Mat Oxley
BMW’s unlikely winner The revelation in Motor Sport that Adrian Newey’s engineering brilliance may find a different outlet in the…
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Historic racing news
Welch tragedy mars Classic Accident claims well-known historic racer | By Paul Lawrence A tragic accident took the life of…
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Maserati Indy
When they were new An original road test taken from the Motor Sport archives, November 1971 | By Denis Jenkinson…
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Road car news
Lagonda name to return Extreme luxury saloon – for Middle East only | By Andrew Frankel It has been a…
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Ferrari 458 Speciale
An astounding leap, but does it beat the 458 Italia? | By Andrew Frankel There is a document that accompanies…
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McLaren 650S
British supercar hits new peaks of accomplishment | By Andrew Frankel What level of performance would you ascribe to a…
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Letters, October 2014
Letter of the month War of words War of words Having just read Nigel Roebuck’s chat with Niki Lauda about…
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“I never considered early on that Niki could beat me to the championship. That was a mistake!"
In 1984, Alain Prost joined mighty McLaren and confirmed what we already knew: he was the fastest man on the…
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Patrick Head's paternal flame
Michael Head’s exploits at Goodwood in the 1950s were a defining influence on the life of his young son. Now…
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First-class second class
We asked versatile Frenchman Nicolas Minassian to try his hand at Group C2 – sports car racing’s finishing school when…
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Lance Stroll
The youngest member of Ferrari’s Driver Academy isn’t quite 16. Sam Smith spoke to a teenager who’s already making waves…
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Lunch With... John Miles
Once a retired racing driver has decided to hang up his helmet, he has to find a way of dealing…
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