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Mercedes today is even more impressive than the list of engineering achievements from the past would make you expect. The gleaming premises at Untertfirkheim ripple with the strength of prosperity…

almost everyone else gyrated on the now slippery corners-I. Smith's Cooper more often than the alters-Brown himself, after Erie Brandon's Cooper had stolen his lead, spun at Stowe, hut kept…

After many rumours Citroën recently confirmed that an agreement for co-operation in all aspects has been reached by the French firm and Maserati. Although this may seem "small fry" in…

THE SENIOR RACE RUN IN APPALLING WEATHER. SLOWEST RACE SINCE 1924 RESULTS IN A WIN FOR C. J. P. DODSON (493 c.c. SUNBEAM). SENSATiONAL race, full of surprises, fourteen riders…

Oxford Brookes University has unveiled a new scheme to find the next generation of motorsport engineers. Prodrive boss David Richards opened the new £8 million Motorsport Engineering Centre, which has…

Some people think that the money from the big sponsors like cigarette companies or food and drink companies is what keeps Formula 1 going. It certainly helps to pay for lots of good…

In Brief • The Racing Steps Foundation, which supports GP2 driver Oliver Turvey and Formula 3 racer James Calado, is monitoring two new rising stars for a fully-funded seat in…

There are some cars which just will not lie down. Just as Porsche has had to bow to the 911's will to live, so Alfa Romeo finds Itself with a steady demand for…

etia. ....■11•1■1=1111111.111r' M.C.C. THE honorary Secretary of the Motor Cycling Club, Mr. J. A. Masters, writes that there appears to be a general desire amongst members that the club should…

It is with great regret that we have to record the death, at 81 years of age, of Harry Weslake when he suffered a heart-attack at the World Speedway Finals…

Task Completed If the Editor of Motor Sport looks particularly carefree this month it will be because he has at long last, completed his history of Brooklands Motor Course, which…

I said last month that only mad-dogs and Englishmen would endure some of the things the VSCC enjoys, but which would be quite unacceptable to non-enthusiasts. The all-night Measham Rally falls…