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MotoGP
Moving MotoGP's goal posts
And here come the players, out of the tunnel and into the stadium; just 15 minutes to go before the opening game of the 2014 World Cup, and the noise…
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F1
The season of the debutants
It used to be that ‘the season’ was the time for the debutants, the higher echelons of society, to launch themselves, show off, amaze people with their brilliance and ultimately…
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Hypercars – all just hype
I’m not sure I like the term ‘hypercar’. I first remember seeing it 20 odd years ago when the likes of the McLaren F1, Jaguar XJ220 and Bugatti EB110 took…
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Ganassi’s surprising Sebring win
This year’s Sebring 12 Hours was a fierce race all the way with 10 different leaders and more than half a dozen cars capable of winning. In the end, it…
F1
2014 Australian GP report
The crowd’s hero Daniel Ricciardo took his new Red Bull past the chequer in a terrific second place and the cheers drowned out the engines – though that’s not so…
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F1
Who's got the new formula figured out?
Some of the mist of close-season F1 testing cleared after the first day of running at Melbourne. The new hybrid formula’s personality and the revised competitive order began to emerge.…
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F1
Allan McNish on the WEC and F1
I asked him if he thinks sports car racing is on its way back to the glory days of the 1970s, when any performance car manufacturer worth its name was…
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F1
2014 Formula 1 viewing guide
For UK viewers it’s much the same setup as it was last year: if you want to watch every race live, you’ll need to invest in a Sky subscription. However,…
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F1
Ferrari's journey towards 2014
Ferrari and long-time sponsor Shell have teamed up to make this 10-minute film, showing the transition from 2013 to the new rules this year. The main attraction is seeing inside…
F1
Jacky Ickx's final flourish in Formula 1
John Player Team Lotus had planned to send two of its new Type 76 to the 1974 Race of Champions, for Ronnie Peterson and Jacky Ickx to drive. But because…
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F1
Under the skin of a 2014 F1 car
Rule changes can be confusing, particularly if they concern parts of the car you can't see. Luckily Red Bull has produced this video that gets under the skin of the…
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The return of the rear-engined city car
As is the way of such things, last week’s Geneva Motorshow was heaving with vastly expensive, entirely impractical and, for the most part, somewhat irrelevant product. I have no problem…
