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I have been out on the road. Not having as much fun as Jack Kerouac, but nonetheless an interesting week or so. The final leg of my journey took me…
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Who’s in your top 10?
After Sunday’s excitement the editorial team wasn’t that quick to get down to work on Monday morning. Instead we spent a reasonable amount of time discussing who our top 10…
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It’s in the lap of the gods…
I’ve been thinking. Yeah, I know, but bear with me. As the days get shorter, we approach the penultimate race of this extraordinary season of Grand Prix racing. The year…
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Cosworth’s transformation
Last week I enjoyed a couple of days at Cosworth in order to write a story for the magazine about the company’s expansion in recent years into businesses beyond motor…
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Backing a winner
As I write, there is some uncertainty that the Korean Grand Prix – a race no one within the sport, save Bernie Ecclestone, seems to want – will actually take…
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A lap with Moss and the Ferguson
Imagine looking in your mirrors and seeing Stirling Moss right up your chuff, that familiar white-dome peaked helmet and goggles, face set in grim determination, as you’ve seen in a…
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Goodwood Revival podcast
We know you’ve been waiting longer than usual for the next audio podcast, but I think you’ll agree this one’s worth waiting for. We gathered in the Drivers Mess at…
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Jochen Rindt – by his rivals (5/5)
In the final part of our special Jochen Rindt tribute, we hear from two more of his rivals who were due to race against him at the fateful 1970 Italian…
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Jochen Rindt – by his rivals (4/5)
In the fourth part of our special Jochen Rindt tribute, we hear from three more of his rivals who were due to race against him at the fateful 1970 Italian…
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A lap of Goodwood with Button
I have been out on the road. Not having as much fun as Jack Kerouac, but nonetheless an interesting week or so. The final leg of my journey took me…
Opinion
F1
Who’s in your top 10?
After Sunday’s excitement the editorial team wasn’t that quick to get down to work on Monday morning. Instead we spent a reasonable amount of time discussing who our top 10…
Opinion
F1
It’s in the lap of the gods…
I’ve been thinking. Yeah, I know, but bear with me. As the days get shorter, we approach the penultimate race of this extraordinary season of Grand Prix racing. The year…
Opinion
F1
Cosworth’s transformation
Last week I enjoyed a couple of days at Cosworth in order to write a story for the magazine about the company’s expansion in recent years into businesses beyond motor…
Opinion
F1
Backing a winner
As I write, there is some uncertainty that the Korean Grand Prix – a race no one within the sport, save Bernie Ecclestone, seems to want – will actually take…
F1
A lap with Moss and the Ferguson
Imagine looking in your mirrors and seeing Stirling Moss right up your chuff, that familiar white-dome peaked helmet and goggles, face set in grim determination, as you’ve seen in a…
Opinion
F1
Goodwood Revival podcast
We know you’ve been waiting longer than usual for the next audio podcast, but I think you’ll agree this one’s worth waiting for. We gathered in the Drivers Mess at…
F1
Jochen Rindt – by his rivals (5/5)
In the final part of our special Jochen Rindt tribute, we hear from two more of his rivals who were due to race against him at the fateful 1970 Italian…
F1
Jochen Rindt – by his rivals (4/5)
In the fourth part of our special Jochen Rindt tribute, we hear from three more of his rivals who were due to race against him at the fateful 1970 Italian…
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