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History revived on the streets of Monaco
With its harbourside setting and aura of glamour, the Principality’s Grand Prix Historique is unmatched The first Monaco GP was…
June 2012
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Lunch with .... Tony Southgate
It’s progressively harder these days for racing car designers to demonstrate true versatility. Formula 1 has greedily made itself the…
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The Colonel's little trooper
Ferrari’s Dino-badged ‘F2 sports car’ fired Col Ronnie Hoare’s enthusiasm, but this battle was lost before it began Nissan has…
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Thierry Boutsen: On a different plane
When compiling a list of famous Belgians, I think instantly of Georges Prosper Remi, better known as Hergé, whose Tintin…
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Patrick Head on Thierry Boutsen
"Thierry was a very smooth and stylish driver, a quiet man, not that forceful, and a very gentlemanly person who…
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Tony Brooks: My racing debut at Goodwood
It was books and magazines that sparked the young Tony Brooks’s interest in motor sport. With his enthusiasm boosted by…
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Vive l'Ecosse!
Scotland’s greatest race team lives again, and the target is a return to Le Mans. But first Ecurie Ecosse must…
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Road cars
It’s not just the Eurozone that’s trying to get used to a two-speed Europe. The European car industry is in…
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The joy of just watching historic motor racing
At the grassier end of the racing spectrum, I stood in the rain at Castle Combe on Easter Monday to…
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Proud to be a press car number plate bore
As ever the Porsche cars GB press 911 Turbo came wearing the 911 HUL plate. This is so famous among…
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Why the Turbo is he best long distance 911
Spent some of the month careening around the place in a Porsche 911 Turbo. I have never liked forced-induction 911s…
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British GT ushers in new exciting era
Took the Turbo to Silverstone to attend the media day for the British GT series. Also managed a few laps…
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BMW 320D
There was a time when it appeared BMW could do no wrong. In fact for most of the past 25…
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Volkswagen Beetle
I was fascInated to discover that the new Volkswagen Beetle, while perhaps not quite so terrible as its predecessor, is…
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Mercedes-Benz SLK
While the news wires continue to be dominated by electric cars, plug-in hybrids and range extenders, out there in the…
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And that reminds me...
Saab’s end brings back memories of a record-breaking run The recent sad demise of Saab reminds me of happier times…
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Hyundai Genesis Coupe R
Hyundai is a company that is fascinating to me. Bigger than Ford, there’s probably not a brand in the land…
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Modelling is a Rush job
The new Ron Howard Formula 1 movie Rush is using replica cars for filming, but for Mirage Engineering it's not…
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Pushed by the wheels of industry
The government has recognised the UK motor sport industry’s plans to boost the number of young engineers From June 30…
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Those who can, do.... those who can't
Jaime Alguersuari, dropped by Toro Rosso at the end of 2011, has opted to ‘stay in F1’ by becoming a…
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