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Tempers frayed at Suzuka
Back-to-back races in Formula 1 at this stage of the season is tough for everyone. I am not expecting any sympathy and I do know how lucky we all are,…
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Tempers frayed at Suzuka
Back-to-back races in Formula 1 at this stage of the season is tough for everyone. I am not expecting any sympathy and I do know how lucky we all are,…
Opinion
F1
Japanese Grand Prix – epilogue
This year’s Japanese Grand Prix was the 25th to take place at Suzuka – and you have to wonder why the event has ever been staged elsewhere. Fuji Speedway benefits…
F1
2013 Japanese Grand Prix report
From first-lap nutcase to startline hero… Romain Grosjean’s Japanese Grand Prix fortunes have changed beyond measure in the space of 12 months, but the Lotus driver was denied a shot…
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Japanese Grand Prix – day two
The radio messages were relatively muted, but the satisfaction ran deep. Mark Webber is rarely given the credit he’s due, but the 12th pole position of his Formula 1 career…
Opinion
F1
Japanese Grand Prix – day one
Somebody had been busy with their pruning shears – and a broom. The slender path to 130R had been cleared of its customary foliage and spiderwork, but many an element…
Opinion
F1
A letter to Murray Walker
Unless we are very much mistaken it was your 90th birthday yesterday. So many, many happy returns from me, and all of us at Motor Sport magazine which, as you…
F1
Roebuck’s legends: Phil Hill on Ferrari
Taken from the December 1997 issue of Motor Sport No one ever had Enzo Ferrari’s number better than Phil Hill. “The Old Man used to produce these annuals at the…
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F1
Japanese Grand Prix – prologue
It’s an oft-repeated cliché that Suzuka is remote, but getting there is half the fun – and few motor sport destinations reward travellers quite so handsomely. Nagoya possesses the closest…
Opinion
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