2025 is F1’s most polite title battle ever – Up/Down in Austria
Describing this year's championship race as a 'battle' might be slightly over-egging it, writes James Elson
Dickie Meaden took the wheel of three Rover SD1 tin-tops for a special triple test at Donington Park for the August issue, more than 30 years on from their heyday.
It was a time when big saloons ruled the race track, and the liveries, too, were as evocative as they come.
Take a look at some of the photos from the Donington test below, and you can read all about Dickie’s on-track experience in the August issue of the magazine.
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