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2024 Ford Transit review
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New titanium TAG Heuer Monaco watch offers technical innovation in spectacular style
Jack Heuer (great-grandson of Heuer founder Edouard) was one the most innovative watch marketeers of the 20th century – not…
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More celebrating over spilt milk: the 2024 Indy 500
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, US, May 26 This year, IndyCar’s showcase revs up for its 108th outing. Over 200 laps…
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JaguarSport XJR-15 book review: the supercar they sent to Coventry
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Flashback: Dallara F1 drivers De Cesaris and Caffi on the Monaco pitwall
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Letters - June 2024
I can’t be the only one who is fed up with hero-worshipping movies, documentaries and articles on Ayrton Senna [Senna,…
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Jota targets 24-hour glory with Porsche Hypercar: Le Mans golden boys?
David and Goliath? It’s an old sporting cliché. But in biblical terms the parallel to plucky British privateer Jota taking…
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It began at Donington...
Twenty-five years ago, Sam Hignett’s single-seater story petered out – and something more nourishing and sustainable began. A graduate of…
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2024 Le Mans preview: the eight key themes you need to know
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BMW’s only Le Mans win: the dramatic 1999 triumph of its V12 LMR
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Twenty-five years later...
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Oscar Piastri: F1’s new ice man
Oscar Piastri is the cool, calm centre of the Formula 1 universe. The Australian meets triumph, disaster and everything between…
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The day Motor Sport tested a Lotus 12 racing car — on public roads
It’s a skimpy little thing, slim, short, low. Look at the photo of it arriving for its illegal excursion: the…
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Nigel Greensall: Is this man the world’s most prolific racing driver?
The numbers for one calendar year tell the story: a remarkable tally of 102 races and three rallies; 34 cars…
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‘The best of times’: Adrian Reynard relives F3000 era in Alesi’s ‘89 title-winner
Reynard in a Reynard? This we’ve got to see. Especially as the car in question is peak Formula 3000, the…
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Antiques roadshow
Colin Sowter just loves Formula 3000 cars. That’s why he owns five of them: two Marco Apicella chassis, a March…
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Stefan Johansson: The Motor Sport Interview
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A room with the ultimate view? Silverstone’s Escapade complex nears completion
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Jacky Ickx’s Brabham BT26 that gave Jackie Stewart a fright
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Red-striped Aston Martin Valkyrie fetches £2.4m in Sotheby’s sale
2023 Aston Martin Valkyrie Sold by RM Sotheby’s, £2.4m Aston Martin’s F1-inspired, road-legal hypercar was in development for seven years…
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