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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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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
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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…
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John Barnard’s life at Lola
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6 – 1967 Italian GP
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