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Michael Schumacher's move to Mercedes: Fallen hero?
Fifteen thousand e-mails in a few hours, expressing happiness, disappointment, predictions, surprise: this was the reaction on December 23 after…
April 2010
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The greatest grid ever!*(*maybe)
A rare collection of talents, sporting and technical, has been assembled for the 2010 Formula 1 season. We explore whether…
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Never say best ever
So Lewis thinks this season will be the best? Perhaps, but first you must consider what has gone before By…
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Return of the slick pitstop
With the ban on refuelling for 2010, fast tyre changes once again become key – and could be the deciding…
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On with the show
The BBC returned to host coverage of Formula 1 in 2009 – to largely glowing reviews. Now it’s got to…
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Lunch With... Derek Warwick
Twenty-five years ago Formula 1 drivers had already become, in their own eyes at least, pretty important people. Now they…
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“I want more race wins, more championships, more Indy 500s”
Restored to title-winning form after his frustrating sojourn into NASCAR, Dario Franchitti plans to make his Indycar career last as…
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The dapper snapper
One of the great motor racing photographers, Louis Klemantaski got closer to the action than most By Eoin Young Dapper,…
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In for the long stretch
Aston hopes its new four-seat Rapide will become a staple of its range, but this is a car best suited…
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Paint it black: How Tony Southgate created Shadow's first F1 car
After leaving BRM at the end of the 1970 season, Jackie Oliver had joined Don Nichols’ Shadow racing organisation in…
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Deauville
This French resort bears little sign of the Grand Prix it hosted in 1936, when Giuseppe Farina cemented his ‘hard…
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XTrac transmission technology
From humble start this firm has cornered the F1 market XTrac started making gearboxes in the early 1980s for the…
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Virtual route to car set-up
Prodrive’s simulator is used to test car parts as well as young drivers So how much can Formula 1 teams…
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BERU f1systems
Wiring harness firm also has a handle on tyre temperatures The time and effort that goes into building an F1…
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Cristal Palace to host sprint event
After an absence of a decade, motor sport will return to Crystal Palace with a two-day sprint event over the…
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New speed run in Manx Classic
A new event, using the final mile of the TT course through the streets of Douglas, will be the opening…
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Lagonda win to be celbrated
The 75th anniversary of Lagonda’s greatest moment in racing will be celebrated at Oulton Park in August, when the ‘Great…
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Brooklands gifted land for museum
The long-term future of the Brooklands Museum has been assured after land owner Japan Tobacco International gifted the freehold of…
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Lister marque to star at Race Retro
Lister will be a featured marque at Race Retro to mark the launch of a new book on the company…
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Race return for Clark's 49
The Lotus 49 that Jim Clark drove to victory in the 1967 Dutch Grand Prix will return to racing this…
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