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Jaguar has finally shown us what its new XF saloon, the replacement for the well engineered but unloved S-type, will look like. ‘Bold’ barely does it justice. To me the…

By AUSLANDER Here's News The News of the : Imith, I think, is contained in a letter I have received from a reader of this paper who has himself performed…

Sir Stirling Moss has hailed Spaniard Fernando Alonso as a "worthy" successor to Michael Schumacher after he became the youngest Formula One World Champion in history by finishing third in…

At Goodwood on Easter Monday, Moss arrived in a modern 3-litre Lagonda saloon and Hawthorn in his Gran Turismo Lancia Aurelia.

Motor sport made a rare appearance in the House of Lords in March during a debate on the UK’s position as an industry leader. Lord Astor, president of the Motorsport…

"The History of Brooklands Motor Course," by William Boddy. 504 pp., 9¾ in. by 7¼ in. (Grenville Publishing Co., Ltd., 15, City Road, London E.C.1. 50s.) This monumental work, which appears…

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" NIFE " BATTERIES ON MOUNT EVEREST. " " We learn that " Nile " batteries were used on the Mount Everest expedition for operating the cameras. They were transported…

* * * CORRECTION Sir, From your report on the Swiss Grand Prix one gets the impression that Rosier's Ferrari touched my H.W.M. through a fault of his own, and…

Donald Davidson Even as a youth Donald knew so much about Indianapolis that on his first visit there in 1964 he made an impact. A year on he left England…

Sir, Michael MacDowel is right in his letter in the March issue to praise the late Victor Gauntlett for his fantastic effort in raising funds for Brooklands Museum’s purchase of…

Sir, Your August issue of MOTOR SPORT exceeded all of my expectations by including articles on two significant drivers in my life. In Canada I watched Gilles Villeneuve win in…