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Silver Barrows
Sir, I paid the £15 entrance fee and £5 for a programme at Donington Park's VSCC/HGPCA meeting in eager anticipation…
July 2001
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Marshals, you know your place!
Sir, Among the letters in your May issue, John Winter calls for "action to be taken" to protect marshals and…
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Don't forget Peter
Sir, Having undertaken numerous 'Sunday drives in the Eifel' over the past five decades to watch racing on the 'Ring,…
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Sommer of '59
Sir, A few months ago, I noted in Motor Sport reference to a memorial to Raymond Sommer close to the…
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Moss with Es
Sir, I take issue with the News in Brief item last month which states that Stirling Moss has never competed…
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Dino sore
Sir, Surely one of the excellent Jesse Alexander photographs in your May issue carries an incorrect caption. The annual press…
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Modern Times
The unseemly fight between Jaguar and McLaren — and thus, between the giant resources of the Ford Motor Company and…
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Richard Attwood: Nigel Roebuck's Legends
One of the reasons I no longer stay in Monaco for the GP is that these days I find the…
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Opening the score
When Jose Froilan Gonzalez muscled his Ferrari past the chequered flag at Silverstone in 1951, no-one knew Enzo's team would…
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Gonzales at Silverstone: Act two
If the 1951 British Grand Prix was a thrilling race, the 1954 edition was doubly so. This time, the roles…
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Mike whips the cream
1953 French Grand Prix Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari 500) The 1953 French GP earned a place in the history books, not…
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Injection of promise
1964 German Grand Prix John Surtees (Ferrari 158) It was probably his motorcycle experiences that gave John Surtees the bravery…
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Master of the territory
1972 German Grand Prix Jacky Ickx (Ferrari 312B2) This was personal. This was Jacky Ickx's stomping ground. He wasn't about…
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California dream win
1976 United States Grand Prix (West) Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari 312T) The Formula One teams were wary when they turned up…
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Against all odds
1981 Monaco Grand Prix Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari 126CK) When Jacques Laffite said, "No driver can do miracles. But Gilles sometimes…
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Triumph from despair
1982 German Grand Prix Patrick Tambay (Ferrari 126C2) The 1982 German GP was by no means a classic. The enduring…
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Crown dual
1985 German Grand Prix Michele Alboreto (Ferrari 156/85) After qualifying for the German Grand Prix, championship leader Michele Alboreto looked…
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Il Leone rampante
1989 Hungarian Grand Prix Nigel Mansell (Ferrari 640) Some snapshot moments instantly ingrain themselves into the very fabric of grand…
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Spanich exposition
1996 Spanish Grand Prix Michael Schumacher (Ferrari F310) The 1996 Spanish GP represented the start of a new chapter in…
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The roll-cage
Technofile It's easy to ignore a safety product when it not only adds weight but also cuts performance. However, as…
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