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Today, in case you had not noticed, is Friday the thirteenth of January. Lucky for some, not so for others. If you were unaware, or simply don’t care, it is…
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My 2012 wish list
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Time to reflect on 2011
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2011 Formula 1 season review podcast
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Formula 1’s fickle finger of fate
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Jenson Button on battling Webber
With the Formula 1 season over and the spate of interesting stories subsiding, it was a relief to have David Tremayne’s Jenson Button interview land in the Motor Sport office.…
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Motor racing superstitions
Today, in case you had not noticed, is Friday the thirteenth of January. Lucky for some, not so for others. If you were unaware, or simply don’t care, it is…
Opinion
F1
Where is the ‘Sir’ in John Surtees?
The New Year’s honours list for 2012 was, as ever, a matter of interest for the motor racing industry. This is one of those British traditions that never fails to…
Great Read
Archive
The 1981 Las Vegas Grand Prix: F1’s gamble that didn’t pay off
It was at Monza in 1981 that I asked Chris Pook how ticket sales were going for the inaugural Formula 1 race in Las Vegas. “Terrible,” he muttered, and I…
Great Read
Archive
Patrick Head: The F1 designers I respected… and tried to beat
During my time at Williams I have been privileged to compete against a number of designers whose work I have respected but tried to beat on track. Outstanding among these…
Opinion
F1
My 2012 wish list
Presuming this reaches you at or around the start of the New Year, can I just wish you happy motoring for 2012: may your enjoyment be high, your bills low…
Opinion
F1
Time to reflect on 2011
Oh no, I hear you groan, he’s surely not going to give us another list of his favourite moments of the racing season just gone by. Oh yes he is.…
Opinion
F1
2011 Formula 1 season review podcast
It seems like only a few months ago that we recorded our 2010 Formula 1 season review in our local pub, the Chelsea Ram. But a full 12 months have…
Opinion
F1
Formula 1’s fickle finger of fate
According to that surreal 140-character world that is Twitter (I wrote it off as a waste of cyberspace, but now I’ve signed up I’m hooked), Jenson Button has been sunning…
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Jenson Button on battling Webber
With the Formula 1 season over and the spate of interesting stories subsiding, it was a relief to have David Tremayne’s Jenson Button interview land in the Motor Sport office.…
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