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Matters of Moment, October 2012
We’ve been inspired this summer by athletes from all nations in both the Olympic Games and the Paralympics, not just…

We’ve been inspired this summer by athletes from all nations in both the Olympic Games and the Paralympics, not just…
Happiness is a pile of old car magazines. So says RICHARD HESELTINE, back from a trip to Portland, Oregon, where…
It would be foolish to discount Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull. The German might not have been able to repeat…
There's little doubt that Ferrari has made more progress than its rivals, given the F2012's poor form in the early…
Lewis Hamilton's win in the Hungarian GP sent McLaren into FIN four-week summer break on a high — and left…
The Mercedes challenge stepped up a gear when Nico Rosberg won convincingly in China, but the W03's form has since…
Lewis Hamilton's Hungary victory was a much-needed fillip for both team and driver. McLaren appeared to have gone slightly off…
Lotus remains the wild card. While a first victory has eluded the team, it has logged podiums more consistently than…
Valentino Rossi's Ducati gamble is over. After two seasons with the Italian marque he will return to Yamaha next season.…
Energy drink giant Red Bull is spreading its motor sport wings by stepping in as the World Rally Championship's saviour.…
The FIA GT1 World Championship will be relaunched next season as a Europe-based series without an FIA title. Series boss…
The build-up to the 2013 Motor Sport magazine Hall of Fame rolls on. Each year we host a star-studded night…
Audi has bought the twin-supercharged 1939 D-type Auto Union rescued from the USSR in the 1980s, meaning that it now…
Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Rinaldo Capello has driven his last race in a prototype. The Italian, who won…
A spate of big accidents marred the first Pikes Peak hillclimb to take place on a full-asphalt course this summer.…
A GP3 test with Carlin Motorsport and a simulator session at the Red Bull Racing Formula 1 factory are just…
Past and present touring car aces will dominate the grid for this year's St Mary's Trophy race at the Goodwood…
One of the star cars at this year's Goodwood Revival will be a reconstruction of the 1964/65 Maserati Tipo 151/3.…
The Frenchman, who has died after a fall at the age of 49, will be remembered as the first man…
This notable Indycar veteran has passed away in California, aged 77. Jerry Grant was renowned as a 'nearly man' who…
Casey Stoner’s retirement bombshell overshadowed everything at Le Mans, but it wasn’t the only talking point. The other story that grabbed people’s attention was the Tech 3 brakes saga which…
Les Vingt-Quatre Heures du Mans held little interest for me. A motor racing fan since I was five years old, when my parents took me to Goodwood, it was Grand…
The Lotus name returns to Formula 1 this year. Neither Tony Fernandes nor Mike Gascoyne are pretending this new team has any direct link to Colin Chapman’s great squad, but…
If a young Valtteri Bottas and his dad hadn't spotted the sign for a go-kart race in Finland, then the Alfa Romeo driver may never have got on track, let…