The secret to Nuvolari’s speed
So how come Tazio Nuvolari was so fast? Two Motor Sport photographs in particular provide clues. The first features in the August 1932 edition’s French Grand Prix report (right). It…
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This week in motor sport, as Formula 1 and sports cars head to Argentina. January 9 1960: Pascal Fabre is born. In profile 1972: Ronnie Peterson and Tim Schenken win the Buenos Aires…
Mercedes AMG’s Toto Wolff is 45 today. A handy GT racer in the early 2000s, he set a new lap record on the Nürburgring in 2009, his next lap was slightly…
Renault and Frédéric Vasseur have parted ways, a split that has been a long time coming Frédéric Vasseur’s sudden resignation as team principal of the Renault F1 team is just…
As predicted in Motor Sport this month, Mercedes-AMG’s tech chief Paddy Lowe has left the championship-winning team and is set for Williams. For the full story, go here. The story, written by…
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