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This week in motor sport – October 3
This week’s motor racing milestones from the Database and Archive, with Formula 1 in North America and a handful of maiden wins
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The beautiful Jordan 191 F1 car: It’s not easy being green
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Formula E’s manufacturer draw
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John Barnard’s life at Lola
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F1’s future needs to be loud and lairy
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Ten Malaysian Grand Prix facts
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2016 Malaysian Grand Prix
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6 – 1967 Italian GP
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7 – 2008 Brazilian GP
In 2007 the Paulistas had embraced Lewis Hamilton – a mixed-race tyro chasing the F1 championship in a mixed-race city – but one year on attitudes had changed. He was…
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This week in motor sport – October 3
This week’s motor racing milestones from the Database and Archive, with Formula 1 in North America and a handful of maiden wins
Great Read
Archive
The beautiful Jordan 191 F1 car: It’s not easy being green
The past 20 years have not been kind to Formula 1 newcomers. Of the three that arrived in 2010 only Manor survives – and then in much-recycled form. BMW’s brief…
Opinion
F1
Formula E’s manufacturer draw
Why the manufacturers are being lured to Formula E Another month, and another announcement that a major manufacturer is jumping on the Formula E bandwagon. The news that Mercedes has…
Opinion
F1
John Barnard’s life at Lola
Paul Fearnley speaks to Hall of Fame nominee John Barnard about his time at Lola John Barnard CV Lola 1969-72 McLaren1972-75 Vel’s Parnelli Jones 1975-77 Chaparral 1977-1980 McLaren 1980-1986 Ferrari 1986-90 Benetton 1990-93 Ferrari 1993-98 Arrows/Prost 1998-2001…
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F1
F1’s future needs to be loud and lairy
Mark Hughes looks at an alternative, rebellious future for F1
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Ten Malaysian Grand Prix facts
Ten things you might have missed from the Malaysian Grand Prix 1. Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen combined for Red Bull’s first 1-2 since Brazil 2013. 2. The win was Ricciardo’s fourth,…
F1
2016 Malaysian Grand Prix
Mark Hughes’s take on the dramatic Malaysian Grand Prix that saw Ricciardo score an overdue victory – and Mercedes run out of luck Daniel Ricciardo clowned, gurned and grinned, played to…
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6 – 1967 Italian GP
In 1973 Jackie Stewart would finish only fourth in the Italian Grand Prix, but then he had come through from 20th place after suffering an early puncture, and it is…
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F1
7 – 2008 Brazilian GP
In 2007 the Paulistas had embraced Lewis Hamilton – a mixed-race tyro chasing the F1 championship in a mixed-race city – but one year on attitudes had changed. He was…
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Mark Hughes: Why McLaren team orders brought painful F1 flashback for Coulthard
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