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Matters of Moment: September 2018, September 2018
Congratulations to France. It is never easy to win a global competition, especially against better-fancied teams, but our Gallic cousins…

Congratulations to France. It is never easy to win a global competition, especially against better-fancied teams, but our Gallic cousins…
FRENCH, AUSTRIAN & BRITISH GRANDS PRIX Mercedes and Ferrari have introduced mid-season engine and aero upgrades, but that hasn't made…
Rumour and gossip from the F1 paddock DANIEL RICCIARDO has admitted that his intention is to remain at RED BULL,…
SIGNES CURVE A famous straight reappears on the Formula 1 schedule The Mistral is blowing insistently, funnelled down from the…
Revolutionary rule changes are set to alter the face of the WEC and Le Mans 24 Hours Could a McLaren…
DTM and Super GT agree to share rules in bold step One of the longest-running sagas in world motorsport has…
EU negotiator finds time to indulge his Formula Junior passon at Brands Hatch Amid a turbulent British political situation, the European…
Numbers are up at the Le Mans Classic, but so are costs The organisers of the 2018 Le Mans Classic…
Peace and queues among the dips and twists of Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Kent Fresh motor sport venues are ever a…
Alexander de Vries, the man with a BMW-powered 2CV... Conversationally, it’s not a standard opening gambit. “I was in the…
Historically a non-championship F1 meeting, the Oulton Park Gold Cup is now a celebratory festival The Oulton Park Gold Cup…
3D printing has moved on from producing little plastic parts They’re not pretty, the racing machines coming out of Formula…
A quest to encourage automotive engineering talent is now well established As the title suggests, youngsters from around the world…
Can the new 600LT provide PI performance for a fraction of the price? McLaren has unveiled its new 600LT, which…
Another month, another stumbling block as conflicting interests complicate plans to finalise the next generation of Formula 1 engines The…
Two events, three weeks apart, at the same, familiar venue: they are similar in spirit, yet in many ways could…
Why Silverstone is the best host for the British MotoGP round and why a home rider has a genuine chance of…
Sixty years after the passing of Peter Collins at the Nürburgring, some reflections on the customs of times past Unexpected…
The wonders - both grounded and airborne - of Bicester Heritage's Flywheel event, plus the Total Grand Prix of Farnham…
Montecarlo bust I was delighted to read (Letters, August) Lothar Wiegand’s unstinting praise of that oft-overlooked driver, Hans Heyer. As…
About this time of year in 2007 I watched Casey Stoner and his wife Adriana walk out of the back of the pits at Sepang, get into their hire car…
Sebastian Vettel finishes on top at Barcelona, but Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes almost matches his time Ferrari ended 2019’s Formula 1 preseason testing still ahead of the pack as Sebastian Vettel…
On Thursday April 7 the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) is hosting an evening with designer and engineer Gianpaolo Dallara at the Williams F1 Conference Centre. It promises to be an…
A November night race in Las Vegas could bring the coldest temperatures of the F1 season, and a new challenge for teams. How will grand prix cars keep tyres and brakes at their optimum temperature as the cool desert air draws away heat?