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Matters of moment, September 2014
Following our revealing interview with FIA president Jean Todt last month, you may recall that we posted a copy of…
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Reflections with... Nigel Roebuck
The thoughts of chairman Lauda, why politically correct is incorrect In a changing world there is always Niki Lauda, and…
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Renault’s record breaker
Advertising feature 7min 54sec! How the new Renaultsport Mégane 275 Trophy-R smashed the front-wheel-drive lap record at the Nürburgring’s fearsome…
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F1 frontline with... Mark Hughes
Behind the superficially innocuous mid-season ban on FRICS (front-rear inter-connected suspension) is a story of classic F1 intrigue and below-the-radar…
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Adrian Newey
My top six Formula 1 cars Formula 1’s finest technical brain of its generation – arguably of all time –…
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Grand Prix notebook
Great Britain & Germany Rd 8 Silverstone, July 6 2014 1 Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes W05 – 2hr 26min 52.094sec 2 Valtteri…
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International news
London’s new circuit Battersea selected for Formula E fixture | By Gary Watkins Formula E has set out its stall…
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Gordon Kirby
United colours of NASCAR NASCAR’s top teams have formed Race Team Alliance (RTA) to “explore common interests, reduce costs and…
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Reviews, September 2014
Formula One Circuits From Above Bruce Jones In principle the idea is excellent: tap into the miracle of Google Earth…
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Mat Oxley
‘Steady’ Eddie Riders from the United States of America won all but three of the 16 500cc world championships between…
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Historic racing news
VSCC celebrates in style New events mark club’s 80th anniversary | By Paul Lawrence The Vintage Sports-Car Club will celebrate…
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Sunbeam Tiger
When they were new An original road test taken from the Motor Sport archives, October 1965 | by Denis Jenkinson…
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Road car news
New division at Jaguar D-type homage spearheads specials department | by Andrew Frankel Jaguar has announced its own in-house ‘Special…
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BMW i8
A concept that became reality | by Andrew Frankel We landed at Inverness Airport and they’d positioned the i8s on…
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Vauxhall VXR8 GTS
Speed meets sophistication as GM’s brute matures I never mind being in a minority of one in this business. The…
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Audi S1
Ingolstadt’s tiddler packs lots of punch... for a hefty price This should be a recipe for laughing yourself silly. The…
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Volvo V60 Polestar
Swedes set to challenge German performance specialists Long before I drove this new ‘Polestar’ version of the V60 hatch, I…
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Letters, September 2014
Letter of the month Fear of the past? Watching coverage of the German GP qualifying session, I was struck by…
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Go with the Blow
In 1930 Sir Henry ‘Tim’ Birkin defied Bentley by supercharging its beloved 4½. Eighty-four years on, we take an unforgettable…
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Reluctant hero
He pulled Niki Lauda from the wreckage of his blazing Ferrari, fought in Vietnam and now pilots humanitarian flights for…
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