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The Editor: A visit to Prodrive’s HQ finds chief David Richards in fighting form
Drive along the M40 and approaching junction 11 your eye will be drawn to the vast white building on the…
December 2024
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Dacia targets Dakar glory after a debut win in Morocco
Dacia’s bid to win the Dakar Rally at its first attempt looks on track following an impressive dress rehearsal on…
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New 6 Hours of Donington historic race to channel the spirit of Spa
British motor sport will gain its own historic endurance race for 1960s sports cars next summer, to be run in…
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‘Incredible value’ ex-Lola wind tunnel now on sale
The wind tunnel formerly used by Lola Cars is back on the market. Peer Group, the company founded by the…
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McLaren vs Ferrari in humdinger hypercar showdown
Fifty years ago McLaren and Ferrari were battling it out on the track as Emerson Fittipaldi and his rival Clay…
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Silverstone in talks for slot on WEC calendar
International prototype sports car racing will return to these shores in 2025 for the first time in six years –…
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Toyota teams up with Haas in new F1 ‘technical partnership’
Is there such a thing as a slight return to Formula 1? That was the question raised by Toyota’s new…
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Brands Hatch bonanza as BTCC and Superbikes offer end-of-season spectaculars
Britain’s two premier motor sport series put on thrilling 2024 title deciders on the majestic Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit…
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One-off Swift motorcycle to be auctioned at the NEC
Underseat exhaust pipes help with the modern look Rear-set footrests and reversed gear lever make for a racy riding position…
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Mark Hughes: The rise and fall of Daniel Ricciardo
Between the previous issue of the magazine and this one, it was confirmed that Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 career had…
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Mat Oxley: The daredevils who tackle the TT on three wheels
Imagine racing a 220hp superbike around the Isle of Man’s 37.73-mile TT course, hitting speeds of 200mph as you thread…
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Doug Nye: 80th anniversary of an illicit Motor Sport road race
Eighty years ago, for the Allies, WW2 was ‘going well’ and in Britain serious planning had begun for postwar peace.…
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Andrew Frankel: McLaren’s W1 to push the hypercar limits
To McLaren for a full guided tour of its W1. This is the machine intended to occupy the same space…
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Karun Chandhok: Daniel Ricciardo’s bizarre F1 exit at the Singapore GP
The Red Bull driver merry-go-round made its first stop after the Singapore Grand Prix, with Daniel Ricciardo hopping off the…
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Lando's F1 title challenge falls wide of the mark at United States GP
Unlike during the summer, the four-week gap between the races in Singapore and Austin was not used as a break…
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‘Nothing to see here,’ claims Red Bull over its cockpit floor ‘device’
In Austin there was another regulation controversy between the title-contending Red Bull and McLaren teams, following on from that concerning…
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Word on the beat - December 2024
Red Bull chief strategist Will Courtenay has accepted the role of sporting director at McLaren. He will not be free…
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Ferrari’s US Grand Prix-winning strategy
In recent years the US Grand Prix at COTA has been a two-stop race. When the Mercedes strategy team informed…
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Good month, bad month - December 2024
Good I Fought the Lawson Lawson overcame predecessor Ricciardo’s engine penalties to one-stop himself from 19th to ninth in the…
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Renault blew it! The pioneering F1 turbo that failed Prost in title bid
Jean-Pierre Jabouille took up his pole position slot at Dijon 1979. The sun glinted off the bright yellow bodywork, and…
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