The racing driver’s ego
The subject of racing driver egos is always a fascinating one; ego-centricity at some level is a vital ingredient of the competitive make-up. But for a few moments on Thursday…
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With the Hungarian Grand Prix only a few days away we look back into Motor Sport’s archives to see what’s been said about the venue over time. Damon Hill “coped…
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There is a delicious story doing the rounds at the moment that I’d have not taken seriously were it not for the fact that, first, it originated from the editor…
It was a time for keeping your nerve, when the British weather was holding the crowd’s race-leading favourite Lewis Hamilton hostage to fortune. The rain had arrived on around lap…
The subject of racing driver egos is always a fascinating one; ego-centricity at some level is a vital ingredient of the competitive make-up. But for a few moments on Thursday…
With the Hungarian Grand Prix only a few days away we look back into Motor Sport’s archives to see what’s been said about the venue over time. Damon Hill “coped…
Established in 1946, the Cooper Car Company started life with a pair of donor Fiat 500s. Stripped of their front suspension components and disc wheels, the little Fiats formed the four…
When it came, the news was partially expected. Philippe Bianchi recently hinted that his son’s prospects of making any kind of recovery were looking more distant and, on Saturday morning,…
From Spa onwards there can be no radio communication to the driver about clutch settings once he has left the garage on the way to the grid. That’s the full…
A Hall of Fame special looking at four names from the shortlist: Rudolf Caracciola, Bernd Rosemeyer, Dan Gurney and Mika Häkkinen Caracciola and Rosemeyer Rudolf Caracciola was an old 34. Pain…
For our Hall of Fame’s 2016 class, we’ve decided to open the choice of inductees up to you. Damien explains everything in this month’s podcast, but the basic premise is…
There is a delicious story doing the rounds at the moment that I’d have not taken seriously were it not for the fact that, first, it originated from the editor…
It was a time for keeping your nerve, when the British weather was holding the crowd’s race-leading favourite Lewis Hamilton hostage to fortune. The rain had arrived on around lap…
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