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2008 Monaco Grand Prix report
After qualifying, McLaren looked to be on the back foot. Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen had qualified third and fourth, which was hardly a disgrace in itself, but one and…
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Grand Prix Special, Monaco Qualifying
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What price good racing?
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Mechanics, Monaco and memories
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Calling all mechanics
Monte Carlo, Monaco, May 18 1958. Roy Salvadori, Cooper T45-Climax, retired, and Jack Brabham, Cooper T45-Climax, 4th position, talk to a mechanic. The eagle-eyed amongst you will know that I…
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There’s nothing like a good PR stunt
As you can imagine, the hot topics of the weekend included Massa scoring his third consecutive victory in Turkey, the fact that McLaren has made progress in catching their rivals…
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2008 Turkish Grand Prix report
It looks like Massa is almost unbeatable at Istanbul Park after a decisive victory this year, giving him a hat trick of wins there. He drove a great race and…
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Grand Prix Special, Turkey – Qualifying
Massa is certainly in the right position to go for a hat trick of wins in Istanbul after he put his car on pole, ahead of McLaren driver Kovalainen. Hamilton,…
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2008 Monaco Grand Prix report
After qualifying, McLaren looked to be on the back foot. Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen had qualified third and fourth, which was hardly a disgrace in itself, but one and…
Opinion
F1
Grand Prix Special, Monaco Qualifying
It’s all change from last year when the Ferraris struggled to match the pace of the McLarens, as Massa took pole with his team-mate alongside him. It looked like the…
Opinion
F1
Grand Prix Special – Monaco – Practice 1 and 2
The Formula 1 circus has come to Monaco and so far, apart from a few gentle brushes with the walls, the whole grid has managed to complete the opening two…
Opinion
F1
What price good racing?
A week or so after the sad, but perhaps predictable, demise of the Super Aguri team, Tony Purnell (the former Jaguar team principal, and now, as an FIA consultant, something…
Opinion
F1
Mechanics, Monaco and memories
First, a note of thanks. Last week I was talking about mechanics – you know, the guys who get all the messing around and none of the credit. I was…
Opinion
F1
Calling all mechanics
Monte Carlo, Monaco, May 18 1958. Roy Salvadori, Cooper T45-Climax, retired, and Jack Brabham, Cooper T45-Climax, 4th position, talk to a mechanic. The eagle-eyed amongst you will know that I…
Opinion
F1
There’s nothing like a good PR stunt
As you can imagine, the hot topics of the weekend included Massa scoring his third consecutive victory in Turkey, the fact that McLaren has made progress in catching their rivals…
F1
2008 Turkish Grand Prix report
It looks like Massa is almost unbeatable at Istanbul Park after a decisive victory this year, giving him a hat trick of wins there. He drove a great race and…
Opinion
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Grand Prix Special, Turkey – Qualifying
Massa is certainly in the right position to go for a hat trick of wins in Istanbul after he put his car on pole, ahead of McLaren driver Kovalainen. Hamilton,…
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