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Politicians who love cars
I only know one politician and we were chums long before he felt the call of his party. He is, at least as I write in this election week, the…
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Racing History
Reliving the Mille Miglia
The 1955 Mille Miglia is approaching fast and Mercedes-Benz team manager Alfred Neubauer is dictating the final details of the race to his secretary Gertrude. He starts by outlining the…
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1955 flashback: The Mille Miglia live
At 7.22am on May 1 Stirling Moss, a podium finisher in last year's Belgian Grand Prix, and Motor Sport's continental correspondent Denis Jenkinson will start the Mille Miglia. They are…
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Le Mans News
The greatest show on earth
The countdown is on. As I write, there are just 45 days to go until the 83rd Le Mans 24 Hours rolls into action at the fabled Circuit de la Sarthe…
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Britain's rallying heroes
Had history been a benign guide rather than a harsh teacher, Kris Meeke might have followed the wheel tracks of fellow Northern Irishman Paddy Hopkirk and won a Monte Carlo…
Racing History
Classified spotlight: Jaguar D-type
Commissioned by former Grand Prix driver Henry Taylor, this Wingfield recreation mirrors the original TKF 9 D-type – a car made famous by Taylor’s own success at its wheel, not to…
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F1
Where is Whitmarsh now?
It was a pleasure last week, at a function unconnected with motor racing, to run into Martin Whitmarsh, whom I hadn’t seen since the palace coup at McLaren early in…
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The best time of year
By Darren Turner We’re getting into the best part of the season for sports car drivers now, when it seems that every race you do is epic. It’s my favourite…
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F1
Lee McKenzie podcast
Who's the fastest driver on the Formula 1 grid at the moment? Is Audi coming to F1? Why did Lee's father Bob do a naked lap of Silverstone? And which…
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Return of the manual 'box
For years people like me have been moaning about the decline of manual gearboxes in the cars we like to drive, or at least would like to drive if we…
F1
1980 and the Balestre vs Bernie battle
I frequently find myself straddling F1’s past and present in my writing. For Motor Sport my current assignment is to bring you all that’s happening in present day F1, in racing terms,…
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BTCC News
The week in motor sport, 25/04/15
MotoGP Earlier this week Mat Oxley asked whether the battle between Marc Márquez and Valentino Rossi is developing into the best closely matched fight in GP history. For my money…
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