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Precision: Let us prey — Chopard Alpine Eagle
Chopard co-president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele must be one of few car enthusiasts to have competed in every Mille Miglia since his…
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Motor Sport Letters, February 2021
Well, the circuit may have looked too short and rather uninspiring, but my God, what a remarkably eventful race…
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Steve McQueen's lost F1 movie: Day of The Champion
Steve McQueen or James Garner? Michael Delaney or Pete Aron? Hilts ‘The Cooler King’ or Hendley ‘The Scrounger’? You’ll have…
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Day of The Champion film footage: The fluke find
Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie is written, produced and directed by Alex Rodger, who got his teeth into this feature-length…
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Elfyn Evans' 2020 WRC season: Mud, sweat and tears
Elfyn Evans has his feet firmly on the ground – but most people who come from Dinas Mawddwy do. It’s…
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Band of Brothers: Toleman's dominant F2 campaign
July 1979, the first corner at Enna, Sicily: my life as a freelance reporter covering the European Formula 2 Championship…
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Friends reunited: Derek Warwick & Brian Henton's 1980 F2 title-winning Tolemans
Before we go back to the history, can we start with what it was like to drive the Toleman…
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F1: The Strange 2020 Season
The world became very strange this year, didn’t it? It was just beginning to go wobbly as F1 prepared to…
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For sale: Lola, two careful owners
There’s something eerie, a bit Mary Celeste about this place. It’s as if the workforce has downed tools and headed…
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V16 BRM P15: the sensational GP car that's forever England
This is far more than just another Grand Prix car. Back in period, ‘The BRM’ was as much part of…
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Hall of Fame 2020: This year's inductees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Poui_O1yKZU Editor's Choice Martin Brundle Brundle’s duel with Ayrton Senna for the 1983 British Formula 3 title remains the…
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1938 Austin Seven Supercharged: The six-million dollar car
When Herbert Austin converted his billiard room into a drawing office and tasked a young draughtsman from the ‘works’ to…
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The Gaul of it: '72 Le Mans-winning Matra MS670 up for sale
Few interesting competition cars had been consigned for sale in early 2021 but the shortage is more than made up…
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Online auctions: has the novelty worn off?
Mixed results at the year-end auctions in the UK and America suggest that the novelty might be wearing off when…
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Race car buying guide: Mercedes 190 Evo II DTM
Competition breeds success. It’s a statement that rings true throughout racing history. And perhaps at no moment was it more…
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Road car buying guide: Toyota 2000GT
During these days of the Honda NSX, Subaru Impreza, Toyota Supra and Skyline GT-R, it is quite difficult to believe…
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You were there: At the heart of the action in 1966
Press guest with extra privileges: Being Ford’s guest at Le Mans in 1966 is already pretty lucky, but Robert Ames…
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Parting shot: 1988 Detroit Grand Prix
June 19, 1988 Detroit, US Alessandro Nannini in his multi-coloured Benetton B188 twists through the circuit at the 1988…
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