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2013 Belgian Grand Prix report
After taking pole position – his fourth on the trot – for the Belgian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton admitted he was surprised to find he had done it. On a…
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Looking forward to Spa-Francorchamps
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2013 Belgian Grand Prix report
After taking pole position – his fourth on the trot – for the Belgian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton admitted he was surprised to find he had done it. On a…
Opinion
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Belgian Grand Prix – day three
The clock has yet to strike seven, but human traffic stretches a long way from the circuit’s main gate towards the village of Francorchamps, wherein the bakeries are already attracting…
Opinion
F1
Belgian Grand Prix – day two
Mayonnaise-laced chips are a Belgian delicacy and the tomato sauce crisp is king, but Spa-Francorchamps has greater delicacies still. The outside of Raidillon is prohibited to the general public –…
Opinion
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Belgian Grand Prix – day one
It was a moment of purest Spa. Little more than an hour before first practice, with Williams putting the final touches to its traditional Friday morning media fry-up, the circuit…
Opinion
F1
Belgian Grand Prix – prologue
It’s a fair while since I had the privilege of driving a Porsche 911, but the sense of familiarity is immediate. The latest Carrera 4S looks bulkier than elegantly pillared…
Opinion
F1
Build your own Grand Prix car
At first glance Bob Alexander’s introduction to racing was much like that of every designer, engineer or mechanic in motor sport. “When I was seven years old my parents took…
F1
Formula 1 scene, December 1977
Taken from the December 1977 issue of Motor Sport By Denis Jenkinson When I go to a Formula 1 Grand Prix, in order to make a comprehensive report for Motor…
F1
Looking forward to Spa-Francorchamps
Written in 2013… The last Grand Prix I attended was at Silverstone in 2003. It was an epic race, enlivened by Neil Horan’s potentially suicidal track invasion, the best victory…
F1
I was there when… 2000 Belgian GP
It was Flavio Briatore who famously said that Kimi Rӓikkӧnen made Mika Hӓkkinen seem like Jerry Lewis, but Mika, too, had that unemotional Finnish way with him. Far less dour…
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