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New Mexican Wave
He returns to Mexico this month as an ambassador for the revived Grand Prix, but memories of the old one…
December 2015
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Drum & race — Slim Borgudd's rhythmic route to F1
Karl Edward Tommy Borgudd was born and brought up on the island of Oland in the Baltic Sea – a…
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Lunch with... Peter Stevens
Spend time with Professor Peter Stevens, and you learn a cornerstone of his philosophy: there should be as much satisfaction…
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In the spotlight: Piers Prior
This year’s Henry Surtees Foundation karting challenge winner hopes to graduate to single-seaters, as he explained to Alex Harmer ith…
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Precision: Rallying Support, December 2015
Certina makes battle-ready sports watches that are perfectly suited to the WRC I’ve always personally held the view that the…
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Precision: How a watch works, December 2015
An expert summary explaining the basic functions of a mechanical timepiece A traditional watch movement is a piece of precision-manufactured mechanical…
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Best of British
Get your claws into a watch inspired by the Jaguar E-type The Henley-based brand Bremont has been making a very big…
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The spirit of Tazio
Latest in a series of watches paying homage to Nuvolari As epitaphs go, it is hard to beat. Pre-war Italian racing…
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A very fine place to start
Shelby Daytona Coupé inspires fresh initiative There are many watch brands associated with motor racing, but until recently Baume &…
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Power house
Celebrated swiss manufacturer is making ever more watches with in-house movements Chopard has been sponsor and official timekeeper of the Mille…
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Emerging from the shadows
Rolex’s junior sIbling has cultivated its own band of devotees The Tudor brand was introduced in 1946 as a more…
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Watch auctions: Single-minded
The upside of selling a personal collection It is history and personality that BRING auction lots their value. From prints…
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Glance behind the curtain
A splash of colour from the former East Germany The small Saxony town of Glashütte, just south of Dresden, is…
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More than just a number
Triple Eight Racing is one of the UK’s most prolific teams and earlier this year celebrated its 500th British Touring…
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The world titles time forgot
Silverstone hosted the first world championship motor race and Vanwall became the inaugural world champion constructor in 1958, right? Wrong.…
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Data trace: Indy Racing League
Recalling how American single-seater racing tore itself into two rival series | Writer Peter Higham The 2015 IndyCar Series was the 20th…
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Event of the month: BTCC Brands Hatch
At the start of the season, the British Touring Car Championship featured plenty of talking points. There was the equalisation…
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On the road with Simon Arron
Game, set and maths Snetterton, September 19 & 27: from ERFs to ERAs and Scanias to Austin 7s, opposites prove…
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Historic scene with Gordon Cruickshank
Wireless words Hard to picture a race mechanic getting national airtime today, but the BBC was young in 1935… Something…
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From the archives with Doug Nye
The shape of things to go Today it is regarded as a prime racing icon, but the Shelby Daytona Coupé…
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