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Facing the fear
In September Motorcycle Grand Prix racing endured its worst week in decades. Two riders died on consecutive weekends at the…
December 2010
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Franchitti's Powerplay
We saw Dario Franchitti at his best in 2010 as he chased down Will Power and beat the Australian to…
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Letters, December 2010
Medicine and duty Sir, I live in Thailand and I love watching motor sport here. Why? Because there’s clean racing…
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"A fighter with a Lion's heart"
That’s what Bernie Ecclestone says of Fernando Alonso. In our exclusive interview, the bullish Spaniard reveals how he handles fame,…
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Targa Florio: Lap of the Godfathers
"I’ll give you the same tip I gave to Jacky Ickx in 1973 when he was driving the Targa for…
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“I made my race debut on the Targa”
Vic Elford explains how he built his formidable sports car reputation in the Madonie road race 1967 After an initial…
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DSJ on...
The Sicilian roads stirred Jenks’ blood on his trips to the Targa The Targa Florio is not so much a…
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Lunch with... Stefan Johansson
He’s had a lifetime of racing whatever he could get, grabbing any opportunity, rolling with the punches when it went…
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Five-Corse feast
To mark Alfa Romeo’s centenary, the company offered us a mouth-watering menu. But the tastes would prove both sweet and…
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Rock'n Roll'n Racing
Forget playing Wembley Arena – the stadium that Nick Mason loves best is in France, just outside a small town…
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Tech Talk: Composite Monocoques
Pioneer aircraft were built using fabric and glue. But so is today’s high-tech racing machinery… Since McLaren revealed the MP4/1…
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What Kimi did next: Räikkönen's rally adventure
Day two of Rally Finland, noodling slowly along a public road between special stages three and four, near a place…
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"I tried a Beetle once, but I didn't like it ..."
It’s 50 years since Erik Carlsson scored the first of three RAC victories for Saab – and he’s still loyal…
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Road Cars
It’s not often that the Brits get to upstage the entire motor industry at a foreign motorshow, but that’s precisely…
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My motoring month
904 and latest Toyota tech delights My month was dominated by an unforgettable European jaunt. First stop was Spa for…
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Ferrari 458 Italia
It is instructive to mark the arrival of Ferrari’s latest V8-powered, mid-engined two-seater by looking briefly back to its first.…
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Mini Countryman
How far can a brand be stretched before it snaps? BMW’s Mini may be about to find out. Its new…
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Lexus CT200H
Like the Mini Countryman Lexus's new CT200h, the self-styled ‘world’s first premium compact hybrid’, is also asking more questions than…
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Simon Saunders
Occupation: Managing Director, Ariel Motor Company What is your greatest achievement?It has to be the success of the Ariel Atom.…
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And that reminds me...
Of the time the ‘Ferrari spell’ was broken and reality set in with the 348tb If I try to recall…
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