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F1
Drudge-reduction system
Air used to be dirty in Formula 1. Nowadays it’s expectant. There’s a whiff of madness in it too. Ten years ago the sport was in the Doldrums, glum and…
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Croft joins Tour Britannia route Outline route details for the eighth running of Tour Britannia have been revealed and include the first race at the Croft circuit for Britain’s only…
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A ride with Juha Kankkunen
Over the years I have learned for the most part not to turn into a gibbering idiot in the presence of famous people. There are quite a few floating around…
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America’s thriving racing industry
Four years ago the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) trade show departed Indianapolis after many years for the warmer climes of Orlando, Florida. PRI’s move left a void which has been…
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F1
Grosjean relishes Formula 1 return
Kimi Räikkönen’s 2012 team-mate at Lotus has finally been announced. Bruno Senna, Romain Grosjean and Vitaly Petrov were all in the running, but it’s the Frenchman who has finally taken…
F1
All that was great about Gethin
I was like so many people very sad to hear that Peter Gethin had died. The news came to me on my mobile phone while I was at the charity…
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Motorcycle News
Changing the rules for Rossi?
Has there ever been a motor sport World Championship more reliant upon one star than MotoGP is reliant upon Valentino Rossi? Some people argue – with some justification – that…
F1
The power of one
The already much-missed Peter Gethin scored a singleton Grand Prix victory. But what a win it was. On the final lap of the 1971 Italian GP at Monza, in only…
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Toyota sees the fun side
Sometimes it is not what is said but who is saying it that provides a statement with its true significance. To whit if a Lotus engineer had told me that…
F1
The search for Rubinho's heir
It will be sad if we have seen the last of Rubens Barrichello in Formula 1. For the category’s most experienced competitor is also its most engaging. Unashamedly emotional, his…
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A poor show for Tokyo
It’s been a long time, six years I think, since I last attended a Tokyo Motorshow. I regretted it almost as soon as I was off the aeroplane and heading…
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F1
Is Kimi right to come back to F1?
It’s finally been confirmed. Kimi Räikkönen will be returning to the Formula 1 grid in 2012. The Finn – who has spent two years competing in the World Rally Championship…
