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How can motor racing be more inclusive? It all comes down to money
Motor racing is a cut-throat business and that truism was proved once again this month with the news that the…
December 2022
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Once the turbo took over, a bypass let the blower idle. Details matter
IN THE SPIRIT OF BOD AND JENKS Editorial +44 (0) 20 7349 8484 [email protected] 18-20 Rosemont Road, London NW3 6NE,…
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‘Exceptional’ Verstappen becomes a double F1 champion
Max Verstappen is confident he can go on to record even more Formula 1 World Championship titles after completing the…
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Sky ties up British F1 broadcast deal until 2029
Sky has extended its broadcasting deal with Formula 1 until the 2029 season, but F1 will retain free-to-air coverage next…
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Kalle Rovanperä crowned youngest WRC champion in history
Kalle Rovanperä has made history by becoming the youngest-ever World Rally champion after guiding his Toyota GR Yaris to victory…
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Lotus 72 reunion commemorates Emerson Fittipaldi’s 1972 F1 title
Fifty years after Emerson Fittipaldi raced the Lotus 72 to a drivers’ and constructors’ championship double, he and every example…
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Goodwood announces dates for 2023 events
Can it really be 30 years since John Surtees, Ron Dennis, Damon Hill and our own Denis Jenkinson joined a…
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The ultimate Gran Turismo car collection goes up for auction
A unique collection of some of the greatest GT cars in history is set to go under the hammer at…
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‘Life is good’ for Mario Andretti after dream McLaren F1 drive
Mario Andretti joked that driving a modern Formula 1 car has given him another 10 years of life, after a…
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Red Bull’s F1 cost cap breach presents penalty dilemma
Red Bull’s breaching of Formula 1’s cost cap in 2021 – as recently confirmed by the FIA – puts everyone…
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KTM tie-up with Red Bull F1 team is bad news for MotoGP racing
During last summer’s British MotoGP round some unfamiliar faces were spotted within the Silverstone paddock. They were aerodynamicists from Red…
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Hydrogen series shows Le Mans is looking to future in centenary year
Sitting beside me here is a small squared-section bottle. It contains clear liquid and is securely capped by one of…
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Will IVA loophole give supercars a stay of execution?
A couple of weeks back, a few old friends got together after what felt like far too long. We made…
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F1 Trackside View: December 2022
Race report Rain at the Singapore and Japanese grands prix couldn’t dampen Verstappen’s victory Word on the beat Latest on…
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Max Verstappen mounts Red Bull charge on Asian GPs
The inevitability of Max Verstappen winning the 2022 world championship could only be delayed for so long. He had a…
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Pierre Gasly horrified at Suzuka recovery vehicle near miss
Carlos Sainz’s nasty aquaplaning exit on the opening lap of the Japanese Grand Prix put in place a sequence of…
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Switching from inters to slicks: the crucial strategic tyre call in F1 wet races
All conventional tyre deg-dominated strategy went out the window with the rain-affected Singapore and Japanese grands prix. Getting the strategy…
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The faster Rodriguez brother?
F1 Retro – March 1998 "I may be biased, but I think he would have become another Prost or Senna,”…
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Formula 1: good month, bad month — December 2022
Good Month Gasly goin’ up Pierre Gasly has finally been freed from his Red Bull shackles, earning an Alpine move…
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Why F1 car floors are the new technical battleground
For all that we are towards the end of the season, there is a cost cap in place and although…
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