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Perhaps I just don't eat enough seafood, but I've never quite been able to picture how the Brabham BT34 earned the soubriquet 'lobster claw' — although its unusual disposition of twin…
Ferrari's F1 Finest 1st, Ferrari 500 << Ferrari 156: Shark strike >> Ferrari's F1 finest: the verdict Ferrari was just over three years old, and yet it had seen off Alfa…
Over the years McLaren has produced some super successful cars. The remarkable M23 was in action from 1973 to '78, won two Championships, and formed the basis of a very…
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Down the years there have been exceptions to the rule, of course, but by and large the running of two bona fide number one drivers in a single team is…
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Jackie Stewart was never going to be part of the Tyrrell team in 1974, having given Ken ample notice of his intention to retire at the end of ’73, but…
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It was a country on the verge of a revolution, in need of a hero. Three years had passed since the death of Eva Peron and an uneasy nation watched…
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Childhood wishes drew Tony Crook to motor racing, and eventually made him decide to leave it. Until recently best known as the man behind Bristol Cars, Crook had a distinguished…
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Make a list of the cars Chris Amon raced to earn his living in the 1960s and 1970s and two things strike you. First that there's an awful lot of…
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Motor racing fans measure success in terms of wins and that's not a bad thing. The Cosworth GP car never even entered a race, let alone won one. So why…
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In 1932, in the depths of the economic depression, a quiet, modest man who had spent most of the previous year unemployed joined the payroll of Mercedes-Benz as a humble…
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The year is 1948. In Maranello, Italy, Enzo Ferrari is preparing for the debut of his first Grand Prix cars. Ferdinand Porsche is putting the finishing touches to the prototype…
By the late ANTONIO ASCARI I am very pleased to have the opportunity of writing my experiences of the Grand Prix d'Europe, especially in The Brooklands Gazette, because I have…
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I suppose that the 1979 Italian GP at Monza, when Gilles and I were second and first and I won the world championship, has to be my most spectacular race,…
Age, experience and undimmed enthusiasm have endowed him with a deep perspective of the sport and its proponents that, while often controversial, has frequently helped him to strip away the…
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The qualities that stood Jim Clark apart from his rivals were many. There was his versatility, for example — he was a driver who could win in single-seaters, sports cars…
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Grand prix racing was a changing world by 1958. And after the opening race of that season, in Argentina, it would never be the same again, for a tiny rear-engined…
