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Crossing the tunnel channels
It is notable how the development of the Red Bull and Ferrari, comfortably the two fastest cars of the season,…
October 2022
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'Fernando Alonso’s decision will have shocked Alpine, as it did everyone. The team expected him to stay': Johnny Herbert
On Monday morning after the Hungarian Grand Prix, Martin Brundle’s message on WhatsApp simply read “wow”. Fernando Alonso had signed…
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Aston Martin DBX707 review: Come fly with me, let’s fly away
This new Aston Martin DBX707 is the most powerful SUV on sale in the UK, and its very existence speaks…
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2022 Fiat 500 review
No one listened to me when I argued that the reborn Fiat 500 was the most over-rated car of the…
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2022 Citroën C5 review
I love the idea of big Citroëns. Not long ago, the racing driver and motoring journalist Chris Harris turned up…
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Night fever: October 2022 events
Singapore Grand Prix September 30-October 2 The last two editions of the Singapore Grand Prix were cancelled due to Covid,…
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The 8C Story Continues, book review
Must remember not to use the adjective ‘definitive’ in this review, because that’s just what I thought Simon Moore’s previous…
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Heart and console
Whether you want to toy around with the latest F1 cars or race as an F2 driver, F1 22 for…
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Vern Schuppan: The Motor Sport Interview
Motor racing’s path from Down Under to Up Top is well trod: Jack Brabham, Denny Hulme, Alan Jones. It’s too…
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Guy Smith on Jamie Davies: My greatest rival
This has to be Jamie Davies. We were fierce rivals in karting in 1988 and that competitiveness only continued on…
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Flashback: Barbara Woodhouse-like pitboard communication at the 1987 German Grand Prix
These days, communications between F1 drivers and their pitcrews are detailed and convoluted to the point of being unintelligible to…
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Letters, October 2022
I read your book review on drivers’ helmet design (Books, September 2022) and would like to add a few unknown…
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Special brew: The Lotus 72
Chassis 72/5 Fittipaldi’s old faithful Emerson Fittipaldi crashed what would turn out to be his ‘old faithful’ on his first…
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Emerson Fittipaldi: The best car of my career
"The Lotus 72 was such an important car for me –definitely the best car of my career. I have driven…
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Back in black: Lotus and Emerson reunited at Brands Hatch
It’s one of motor racing’s most familiar photographic clichés: black livery with gold flourishes, distinctive dark helmet with elegant red…
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Smoke and Heat: Lotus in the JPS days
Although I had no more than a small role as the team’s press officer during the black-and-gold glory days of…
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Fire Inside: Interview with Simon Pagenaud
As Simon Pagenaud perches on a picnic bench watching the likes of Michael Jordan and David Beckham stroll past him…
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Racing while paralysed: Sam Schmidt's McLaren controlled by his head
Sam Schmidt was on the verge of becoming an IndyCar title contender before he crashed his Treadway Racing G-Force in…
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2022 Goodwood Revival preview: It were different in our day
It’s time to rummage in the dressing-up box, raid the vintage clothing shops, pack a picnic and head for a…
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Driving the spectacular Ferrari Daytona SP3
The front wings curve and curl ahead of you, the monstrous V12 bellows and barks behind you. The revs keep…
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