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Matters of Moment: September 2018, September 2018
Congratulations to France. It is never easy to win a global competition, especially against better-fancied teams, but our Gallic cousins…

Congratulations to France. It is never easy to win a global competition, especially against better-fancied teams, but our Gallic cousins…
FRENCH, AUSTRIAN & BRITISH GRANDS PRIX Mercedes and Ferrari have introduced mid-season engine and aero upgrades, but that hasn't made…
Rumour and gossip from the F1 paddock DANIEL RICCIARDO has admitted that his intention is to remain at RED BULL,…
SIGNES CURVE A famous straight reappears on the Formula 1 schedule The Mistral is blowing insistently, funnelled down from the…
Revolutionary rule changes are set to alter the face of the WEC and Le Mans 24 Hours Could a McLaren…
DTM and Super GT agree to share rules in bold step One of the longest-running sagas in world motorsport has…
EU negotiator finds time to indulge his Formula Junior passon at Brands Hatch Amid a turbulent British political situation, the European…
Numbers are up at the Le Mans Classic, but so are costs The organisers of the 2018 Le Mans Classic…
Peace and queues among the dips and twists of Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Kent Fresh motor sport venues are ever a…
Alexander de Vries, the man with a BMW-powered 2CV... Conversationally, it’s not a standard opening gambit. “I was in the…
Historically a non-championship F1 meeting, the Oulton Park Gold Cup is now a celebratory festival The Oulton Park Gold Cup…
3D printing has moved on from producing little plastic parts They’re not pretty, the racing machines coming out of Formula…
A quest to encourage automotive engineering talent is now well established As the title suggests, youngsters from around the world…
Can the new 600LT provide PI performance for a fraction of the price? McLaren has unveiled its new 600LT, which…
Another month, another stumbling block as conflicting interests complicate plans to finalise the next generation of Formula 1 engines The…
Two events, three weeks apart, at the same, familiar venue: they are similar in spirit, yet in many ways could…
Why Silverstone is the best host for the British MotoGP round and why a home rider has a genuine chance of…
Sixty years after the passing of Peter Collins at the Nürburgring, some reflections on the customs of times past Unexpected…
The wonders - both grounded and airborne - of Bicester Heritage's Flywheel event, plus the Total Grand Prix of Farnham…
Montecarlo bust I was delighted to read (Letters, August) Lothar Wiegand’s unstinting praise of that oft-overlooked driver, Hans Heyer. As…
Red Bull's dominance in 2023 was so complete that it shifted focus early to this year's car, cutting back on upgrade plans and even fitting old-spec parts to conserve its resources for 2024, writes Chris Medland
Williams was in a sorry state compared to its 1990s glory days, but 2023 marked the start of a turnaround, with James Vowles leading the recovery. Now Carlos Sainz is set to join, alongside experienced technical boss Pat Fry and optimism is building...
In this extract from his new book, One Formula, 50 years of car design, legendary F1 designer Gordon Murray looks back at one of his most famous creations, the Brabham BT46B.…
Andrea Dovizioso is expected to be fit for the beginning of the MotoGP season following a motorcross crash on the weekend and subsequent surgery. Ducati confirmed that Dovizioso underwent an…