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Editorial, April 2001
There used to be a time when Ferrari couldn't hit a barn door from three paces. They were publicly loved,…
April 2001
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Matters of Moment, April 2001
Clubs battle to maintain dates at Silverstone The future of historic and vintage race meetings at Silverstone has been thrown…
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News in Brief, April 2001
Prince Bira's racing career will be one of the themes of the annual Louis Vuitton Classic to be held at…
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Obituary: Dale Earnhardt
A late Sunday afternoon, December 1996. The Great Room of London's Grosvenor House looks like a bomb's hit it as…
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Letters from readers, April 2001
Full-face the facts Sir, I write to refute the remark made in the February 2001 issue, page 62, stating that…
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Modern times
It's a truism that marshals are the unsung heroes of motorsport. Motor racing simply wouldn't take place, at any level,…
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Legends
Niki Lauda's return to the world of Formula One, with Jaguar, is fine news for anyone with an appreciation of…
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Glory and hope
After years of disappointment, it was ironic, says Paul Fearnley, that BRM's debut grand prix win came just as the…
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Power politics
Cosworth's DFV transformed Formula One, dominating the sport during the seventies and kick-starting the 'kit car' era. But BRM rarely…
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Jean-Pierre Beltoise's mist opportunity
Rain drumming on your helmet as you snuggle into your BRM. Check the belts are tight. Release the clutch and…
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BRM's last front-runner
The small, slightly stooped, white-haired Frenchman has a distant look in his eyes, almost three decades later, but smiles at…
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Mission: Improbable
BRM meant British Racing Motors. But racing was only a part of their activities. The team was a small cog…
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Bourne to be reviled
When 1976 passed with only one BRM grand prix entry, it seemed that the team from Bourne had reached its…
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The right stuff
The burgeoning historic motorsport scene means that, in 2001, there will be ever more exciting cars at ever more varied…
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Up the creek without a saddle
Nuvolari, Rosemeyer, Surtees and Hailwood were bike stars who made seamless transitions to four wheels, from leaning to sliding. But…
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Thirst for success
That John Watson never won a grand prix for Brabham defies logic, for he was so close so many times.…
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Freehand
Bob Freeman is never entirely happy with any of his drawings; he says he never knows exactly what direction they…
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Warhorses: Lola T290, chassis number HU22
While impecunious privateers in the '70s felt momocoques were flimsy and no rugged enough, this car proved them wrong, says…
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Charles Jarrott: British motor racing pioneer
The are some figures in motorsport whose importance has been unfairly ignored, ad Charles Jarrott is one such. Bill Boddy…
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De Dion axle
Such was the lack of understanding of suspension dynamics, this crude, bent piece of tube ruled the GP roost for…
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