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Sir, I write in respect to the Technofile article in the May's MOTOR SPORT. Freddie Dixon and Walter Perry won…

Sir, I write in respect to the Technofile article in the May's MOTOR SPORT. Freddie Dixon and Walter Perry won…
Sir, I started to read Motor Sport in 1953, became hooked on DSJ, but walked away when it went into…
Sir, Nice to see the standard being maintained so effectively. Your Taruffi feature is illustrated by a fine photograph of…
Sir, I am working on a life of Tom Cole who drove Ferraris, amongst other cars and died while driving…
Sir, We felt compelled to respond to the article in your magazine headed 'McLaren Can-Am Can to Star at Goodwood…
Sir, Gordon Murray's dismissal of Auto Union GP cars as the true progenitors of the mid-engined revolution seems a little…
Sir, Sitting in the garden the other day, beer in hand, reading the latest MOTOR SPORT with the Parting Shot…
Sir, If there was ever any doubt that Fl is not what it was, look at the effort Ferrari put…
Sir, I thoroughly enjoyed the article in the May issue on Jo Siffert's victory in the 1968 British GP. But…
Ten days before British Grand Prix weekend, I drove up to Silverstone — yes, it was raining — and there…
How to find out how much F1 cars have changed? Ask Martin Brundle and test five of them It was…
The first thing! felt when I climbed aboard the Connaught was vulnerable. It is only the second '50s racing car…
Comparing the Connaught to the BRM is akin to contrasting a bread knife to a scalpel. Both are brilliant at…
Two little words: 'slicks' and 'wings'. Together, these two ensure the jump from '60s Fl car to '70s F1 car…
There was a development in Formula One that came between the Brabham and this Beatrice-Lola that was more significant still…
What an amazing car this turned out to be and one that was so much better than I'd expected. I'd…
t is easy to see how F1 changed between the '50s and '70s. The route from Connaught to Brabham via…
If the Coys festival at Silverstone is not already in your diary, put it in now. Marcus Pye reveals why…
The classic restorers In a new series, Gordon Cruickshank visits some of Britain's finest specialist restoration preparation and manufacturing companies…
It is curious that we understand much better than its inventors the way Castrol R works, yet take it for…
The whines having long been uncorked, I’d heard plenty about the allegedly ‘disappointing’ spectacle the latest Formula 1 cars provide. There was no point drawing any conclusions, though, until I’d…
Anthony Peacock looks back on Group B's penultimate event, and last in Europe – the 1986 RAC Rally Ask any rallying enthusiast for their favourite era of the sport and you’ll…
Kyle Larson will attempt 'The Double' in 2024, racing IndyCar's Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 on the same day – here's what's he's said about his rollercoaster journey so far
1994 could have been Riccardo Patrese's 18th season in F1 when he agreed to help Williams following Ayrton Senna's death but, in the midst of tragedy, he had a change of heart – the Italian explains in our September 2023 edition