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Nostalgic bonanza from new Ecclestone and Stewart documentaries
As a boy I remember one of the delights of the Christmas holiday was scouring the pages of the Radio Times to see what festive treats the TV would serve…
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‘Every F1 driver loses their edge — did Lewis Hamilton make such errors in the past’?
Congratulations to George Russell for his first grand prix win, in Brazil. He did a solid job and exactly what he needed to do. Very impressive. He’s always had it…
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“I’ll be sad to see the back of the Fiesta, far more than the Focus, Mondeo and Galaxy”
I’ve been asked a few times over the past few weeks how I feel about Ford’s decision to kill the Fiesta. And I think ‘glum’ sums it up as well…
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Alain Prost to tell his life and F1 story
Twenty-nine years ago Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna stood together on the podium at the Australian GP, the final race of the season and embraced one another, the rivalry that…
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How to make a hash of Suzuka: Goin' up & down at the Japanese GP
Drivers, fans and viewers were overjoyed to return to Suzuka for the first time in three years, so what went wrong? There's one overriding factor...
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Letters, November 2022
I read with interest your report in the August 2022 issue [Triple Crown tales] about the Henri Pescarolo and Graham Hill victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours 50 years…
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'Emotions run high at Ferrari, but F1 needs a methodical approach' — Johnny Herbert
The ‘three wheels on my wagon’ moment for Carlos Sainz Jr during his pitstop at Zandvoort summed up the state of Ferrari right now. Shades of Eddie Irvine at the…
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'There’s a new category of cars you can neither race nor use on the road' — Andrew Frankel
What is more frustrating in a road car: too much performance or not enough? The answer seems simple enough: too much performance provides the option not to use it all,…
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Sun sets on an evocative summer of racing: The Editor
Unlike Formula 1 which follows the sun around the world, domestic motor racing is coming to a close as the evenings begin to draw in. So it seems like a…
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Dutch rant reveals Hamilton has F1 fight on his hands with George Russell
A furious Lewis Hamilton lambasted his team, as he once again fell behind George Russell in an outburst that revealed the close competition within Mercedes, writes Tony Dodgins
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'His Chevron B25 suffered a puncture sending him crashing into the guardrail': The Editor
Later this month at a small ceremony in Bourne, Lincs, the home of BRM, a memorial to Jo Siffert will be unveiled. The Swiss driver was killed on October 24,…
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'Fernando Alonso’s decision will have shocked Alpine, as it did everyone. The team expected him to stay': Johnny Herbert
On Monday morning after the Hungarian Grand Prix, Martin Brundle’s message on WhatsApp simply read “wow”. Fernando Alonso had signed for Aston Martin for 2023. In a media session over…
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'The Aston Martin tagline is now ‘Intensity. Driven’. I wish they’d left it alone': Andrew Frankel
Do rebranding exercises actually work? I guess that they must because otherwise no-one would bother, but I still goggle at the millions paid to agencies full of sharp-suited, gimlet-eyed advertising…
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'Is it right to penalise drivers for breaking track limits by millimetres? Actually, yes it is': Johnny Herbert
Track limits and the rule on crossing the white line reared its head again at the Austrian Grand Prix. In the race more than 40 transgressions were recorded and five-second…
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'Empires rise and crumble. MotoGP is at a milestone of change': Mat Oxley
The world never stops changing and motorcycling’s elite with it. Riders and motorcycles come and go. Empires rise and crumble. And sometimes ancient empires arise from the dust. MotoGP seems…
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'Why should Mercedes’ problem be everyone else’s problem?' Mark Hughes
The FIA issued Technical Directive 039 to the F1 teams ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. It addressed the vexed issue of bouncing and porpoising following complaints from drivers in…
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'Silverstone booing Max Verstappen was unacceptable': The Editor
We had a young trainee reporter in for work experience this month. Henry Hudson is in his first year studying journalism in Leeds and as his first assignment I sent…