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Matters of moment, May 1988
Flying the standard high As you read this, Motor Sport will be celebrating its sixty-fifth year of publication, an event…
Flying the standard high As you read this, Motor Sport will be celebrating its sixty-fifth year of publication, an event…
Maserati returns to British racing Two Maseratis are to be entered in this year’s British Touring Car Championship and selected…
Le Mans designs for Bentley? Jaguars Cars has done it, Mercedes-Benz is now doing it and, if rumours are to…
On March 16 there was a memorable happening in London, when representatives of every branch of British motor racing–from drivers,…
Three-litre Alfa Romeo 164s are being used in a Celebrity Challenge organised by Bernie Ecclestone to support eight European Grands…
Roads and circuits up and down the country will next year echo to the return of the Tour of Britain.…
Last month we were able only to publish a brief stop-press obituary of a man known with affection throughout the…
The opening round of the 1988 International Formula 3000 Championship at Jerez was remarkable not only for a victorious debut…
Mario Andretti’s comfortable victory in the opening round of the CART Indycar World Series at Phoenix, Arizona was the fiftieth…
McLaren MP4/4 At one time, a brand new car winning its first Grand Prix was an outstanding achievement, but nowadays…
Victory interface Ron Dennis’ uncompromising commitment to the pursuit of success might rub some people up the wrong way, but…
A duty, and a pleasure As these words are being read, the “troops” will be gathered at the Autodromo Dino…
Questions and guesstimations Dear Reader, In recent weeks there has been a resurgence in publicity for unleaded petrol for use…
Levelling the score Jaguar levelled the score with Sauber-Mercedes in the second round of the World Sports-Prototype Championship at Jarama,…
Part one: The journey there On the weekend of June 11-12, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) can reasonably expect…
April fuel day The Monza 1000km race on April 10 had all the classic ingredients, Jaguar versus Mercedes versus Porsche,…
The star ascendant Thirty years after Daimler-Benz’s withdrawal from racing, the Mercedes name returned to Le Mans in 1985 associated…
Bruising encounters The three opening rounds of the IMSA Camel GT Championship in the United States took TWR Jaguar’s John…
No Contest? On the evidence of the opening round, it would be easy to write off the European Touring Car…
Runaway Rouse? After the first two rounds of the Dunlop British Touring Car Championship, at Silverstone and Oulton Park, there…
Andrew Frankel takes you into the driver's seat of a McLaren P1 GTR at the Goodwood Festival of Speed Speed is relative: 30mph past the school gates at chucking out…
A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here. To buy the lead image click here. From the editor Damien Smith How would you define…
Daniel Ricciardo’s move from Renault to McLaren was announced so long ago that in recent weeks he’s almost been overlooked amid the talk about Sebastian Vettel going to Aston Martin…
Mark Hughes reports from Baku, as the championship protagonists collide in a thriller Everything that went wrong for Daniel Ricciardo – hitting the wall in Q3, getting his Red Bull’s brake…