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The Cosworth DFX engine's ten-year winning streak at the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race was broken on May 29 when Rick Mears brought his Chevrolet V8-engined Penske home first, for the…

Few drivers have ever been as popular in the Formula 1 pitlane as Gerhard Berger. But it was against a backdrop of personal drama that he reminded all of his…

Another year has evaporated since Earls Court closed its doors on the 1962 Motor Show. It has been twelve months of astonishing rather than stirring times, with the Prime Minister…

THESE reflections were prompted by looking through the Badminton Library compendium on " Motors and Motor Driving," edited by Alfred Harmsworth, and published by Longmans in 1903. This wonderful handbook…

Sir, I would like to voice my disappointment in the attitude taken in the respect of public relations by some of the Formula One teams. My daughter Sarah, aged 13,…

The arrival of an Aston Martin in our lives was not a quiet occasion. A large truck disgorged AM V8 from its wheeled garage, the authoritative boom of its V8…

The last Formula One car I drove was a March 891. It was powered by a 3.5-litre V10 motor built by Ilmor, the people who build the Mercedes engine in…

Vitaly Petrov is confident that he can make a good impression on his Formula 1 baptism with Renault this year, despite his lack of mileage. The Russian (left) had not…

Sir, I'm afraid that Garmisch-Partenkirchen, mentioned in This Month in 1929 in the February issue, is not in Austria as stated. It is some 60 miles south of Munich —…

Club News WE HEAR I,a,t December the first of the visits by 11.11.M. Association branch officials took place to Bourne and Folk ingltrun, for the purpose of seeing the BALM.…

DONINGTON RALLYSPRINT

Sir, I was interested to read your "Rally Review" in the April issue as you say, as usual, a lot of very sensible things. Many years ago I used to…