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The right sort of Tecno music
Every year at the end of May, those who are truly passionate about speed on wheels make a pilgrimage to the village of Gotherington deep in the Gloucestershire countryside. In…
F1
Great subject matters
Dear Nigel, I’ve enjoyed your articles and books since a teenager, and have always wanted to ask about three drivers who did not make it into your Grand Prix Greats book,…
Opinion
F1
Webber’s stock rises
An aspect of Grand Prix racing which has never failed to fascinate me is the ‘instant’ appraisal of a driver’s worth. There really is some truth in the old cliché…
Opinion
F1
May’s audio podcast with Patrick Head
Ladies and gentlemen, the Patrick Head podcast is here! It’s taken a while and a couple of date reshuffles, but it was well worth the wait. Thank you all very…
Opinion
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The Patrick Head podcast
Due to a late change of plans, the Patrick Head podcast will be recorded on Friday May 21 rather than today. We’re very sorry for the delay, but we’re pretty…
F1
2010 Spanish Grand Prix report
Pole position and a solid race win: Mark Webber drove one of his best Fomula 1 races ever in Barcelona and gave everyone, his team-mate included, something to think about…
F1
Remembering Gilles at play
Saturday is the anniversary of the death of Gilles Villeneuve at Zolder in 1982. I still recall Gilles’s four years in Formula Atlantic, and his 1976 season in particular when…
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Psychological battles
Dear Nigel, Having just watched both the qualifying at Melbourne and highlights of the 1969 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, courtesy of YouTube, I was struck by the enormous…
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Building a better F1
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