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Renault all the way Knittelfeld, August 17th Following one week after the German GP most teams arrived at Osterreichring with the same cars they had used at Hockenheimring, but Ferrari went…

Sir, May I express my deepest sympathy to the family and friends of the marshal who sadly died at Albert Park. This, after the recent tragedy at Monza, must require…

To keep their Vanwall model company as it were,  "Corgi" have introduced a miniature B. R. M., complete with that car's unusual exhaust system, rear suspension struts, wrap-round screen and air intake, etc.…

Quote — "We do not object to an experimental maximum speed limit." Who said this? R.o.S.P.A?, the Pedestrians' Association? No! —a Director of the A.A! Just how wet can you…

TAMING THE DESMOSEDICI Only Valentino Rossi's most ardent fans expected him to start his association with Ducati covered in glory. In 2004 the Italian turned Yamaha's mid-grid YZR-M1 into a…

Long Beach in 1983 was my greatest and most memorable Grand Prix, and it's memorable because of three elements; the build-up to the event, the race itself, and then the…

THE PALMER SPECIAL. AROAD-TEST published in a previous issue of MOTOR SPORT revealed the potentialities of the B.S. A. Nine chassis. Palmer Revile & Co., of 14, Merton Park Parade,…

A special Siddeley FOLLOWING OUR RECENT REFERENCE TO SIDDELEY SPECIALS, A READER SENT US a photo of an unusual car seen at VSCC Silverstone. The work of Derrick Moores, this…

Mud and Hills The VSCC held another highly successful Welsh Two-Day Trial, with the usual 100-mile run in, on October 10-11, although heavy rain beforehand made the seventeen hills difficult.…

Few competitors have made the transition from motorcycle racing to the world of Formula One with the same success as Mike Hailwood. John Surtees of course, for whom Hailwood drove…

Signs that Group C racing will get stronger, and that the challenge will come from the Orient, were seen in Japan when the Fuji 1,000 Kilometre World Endurance Championship race…

Sir, In your article on the new 3.6-litre XJS Cabriolet, you state that the new car takes a "still impressive 20.1 seconds" to reach 100 mph. As I am sure…