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Le Mans 24 Hours special
It’s a universal touchstone, part of motor sport’s tapestry since 1923. Talk of Le Mans turns one’s mind not to…
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"After you've slugged it out for a while you develop mutual respect"
Switching from Formula 1 to endurance racing requires drivers to embrace an alien culture based on honesty, integrity and a…
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The crown joules?
Audi scored another Le Mans victory in 2014, but faltered elsewhere. This season it’s armed with more power, more electrical…
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Porsche's Le Mans recharge
With extra electro-power and a three-car entry, Stuttgart aims high for the 919’s second 24 Hours – even if it’s…
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Lunch with... Norbert Singer
The earliest use I can find in print of the expression “Racing improves the breed” dates from 1835. It refers,…
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Back to front thinking
Porsche, Toyota and Audi had already embellished the WEC with fascinating technological diversity… and then Nissan unveiled its radical new…
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Alex Buncombe
This son of a ’70s saloon hero has beaten his own path to a Le Mans factory seat. But it’s…
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Ferrari, Chinetti and Le Mans: The race the Scuderia 'didn't need'
Enzo Ferrari thought him a Milanese chancer, a fair-weather lightweight who sold Alfa Romeos in frivolous Paris before ducking the…
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Nothing but the truth
It’s a result that sparked half a century of rumour and counter-rumour. Did the winning drivers receive illicit assistance? Luigi…
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Ickx and Bell at Le Mans
Torvill and Dean, Pinsent and Redgrave, Ickx and Bell… some partnerships in sport just work Writer Peter Higham It is…
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Jean-Pierre Jarier: 'My career was a failure'
Early evening is a good time to savour modern Goodwood. The crowd has dispersed so there are few distractions to…
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WEC Silverstone 6 Hours
Audi’s Marcel Fässler, Benoit Tréluyer and André Lotterer drew first blood in the 2015 World Endurance Championship, ending Audi’s four-race…
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Thruxton Easter Revival
The paddock looked rammed, even if some of the grid sizes didn’t reflect as much, the mood was mostly convivial…
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On the road with Simon Arron
Slow in, fast out Oulton Park, March 28 & April 6: From 2CV to GT3, opposite ends of the performance…
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Historic scene with Gordon Cruickshank
Up for the Cup Despite grappling with a new machine, Julian Grimwade came away with the Motor Sport Trophy "There’s…
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From the archives with Doug Nye
Filler up, Mister... A highly original Porsche proves that its beauty survives – deep beneath a layer of body filler…
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