Hamilton backed Vasseur at Sepang while saying the hierarchy above him is “a question”. A day later, Vasseur’s answers were only about relationships and unity
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James Vowles believes the cost cap has made Formula 1 less competitive, not more. His argument has real force, but it also rests on a decade of underinvestment that the cap didn’t create
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The Subaru Impreza 555 swept all before it in the WRC, and became an icon in the hands of Colin McRae – its design team leader remembers the epic tale
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