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VW Golf review: the hatchback is back to its best
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Mini Cooper EV review: another electric car fail
The most fun I’ve ever had driving an electric car was not in the 939bhp Porsche Taycan Turbo S referred…
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Official timekeepers for Spa and NÜrburgring launch BRM V6-44-SA watch
If you’re someone who likes to wear a love of motor sport on your sleeve, BRM watches could be for…
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Spa Six Hours event preview: a historic racing triumph
Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, September 25-29 Late September and it’s the first flush of autumn. The nights are drawing in, leaves are…
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Incredible story of how Jim Hall and Chaparral changed racing forever
When Jim Hall came to Goodwood he was surprised how much people knew about him and his racing cars. In…
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Letters - October 2024
I was delighted to read of Jenks’s public-road jolly in the Lotus 12 [The time we drove a racing car on…
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Andretti’s Formula 1 plans gather pace despite opposition
Over the British Grand Prix weekend the 10 Formula 1 teams working away in the Silverstone pitlane were joined by…
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Andretti’s hiring spree
Nick Chester [Technical Director] An engineer for Arrows before joining the then Benetton team in 2000. He rose through the…
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Want to start a new Formula 1 team? It’s gonna cost you
Starting a Formula 1 team was never easy, but for decades it was achievable with cash in hand, wealthy backers…
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Brawn, Jordan and Wolf – the Formula 1 newcomers that hit the ground running
You’ve heard the words of caution. Audi, in advance of its Formula 1 arrival in 2026, is already speaking in…
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Mercedes’ 1924 Targa Florio racer is back on the racing track
The back straight is quite short, but we’re already running out of revs in top gear. The 100-year-old car is…
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W Series, winning in Indy NXT and IndyCar ambition: an interview with Jamie Chadwick
The Motor Sport interview Jamie Chadwick, triple W Series champion, has been racing since she was 11 years old, starting…
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Lewis Hamilton’s first taste of winning – his early years at Manor Motorsport
October 17, 2001, a chilly Wednesday at Mallory Park. It’s a routine test day for the Manor Motorsport Formula Renault…
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Lewis Hamilton’s Tatuus Formula Renault restored to 2003 condition
One-make junior single-seaters from the past couple of decades don’t seem particularly collectible. They hardly make the heart beat a…
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Formula E reaches its 10th anniversary with a typical cliffhanger season
A decade ago this month, Formula E was gearing up for its first race in Beijing. Following testing in the…
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Jaguar sharpens its claws
In December 2015 at London’s Shard, soon-to-be Jaguar team principal James Barclay spoke amid a throng of media on a…
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How Gen4 will “wow the world”
Lucas di Grassi probably won’t be racing in Formula E in 2026. But the 40-year-old will be taking a keen…
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Legends of rallycross and rally descend on Lydden Hill for a loud weekend of action
The glory days of rallycross were celebrated at the sport’s spiritual home in July as the Lydden Legend Festival tapped…
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Unique 1975 Ferrari estate that turned heads at Monterey Car Week now up for sale
Ferrari caused quite a stir with the launch of its FF grand tourer in 2011. While it might have been…
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Auction picks include Stig Blomqvist’s Sierra, an Escort Mexico estate and a £750 Rolls-Royce barn find
1986 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Sold by Bonhams, £165,833 Not only was this billed as “the most original surviving Group…
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