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Swooning sixties
Berlinetta ’60s – Exceptional coupés of the Sixties Xavier de Nombel & Christian Descombes. Published by Dalton Watson Fine Books, £125. ISBN:…
March 2019
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Books
The Blunt End of the Grid Dave Roberts. Published by The Book Guild, £9.99. ISBN: 978-1-912575-64-0 Search under the ‘motor sports’ tab…
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Products
Product of the month Are you sitting comfortably? No? Well perhaps a custom-designed chair inspired by a legendary automobile might…
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Events
March 13-16, Sebring International Raceway, Florida At the heart of the world Endurance Championship’s ‘super-season’, book-ended by consecutive editions of…
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Precision, March 2019
There can’t be many people who are not moved by the sight and sound of a Spitfire (the aircraft I…
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Racing Lives: David & Sam Brabham
Their name is rich in racing pedigree. David, 53, is the youngest racing son of triple world champion Jack Brabham;…
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Lunch with Stéphane Ratel
Like many great motoring tales, this one began with a Mk1 Volkswagen Golf. Unlike many great motoring tales, that small…
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A legal brush with Bernie
During the early 1990s the FIA, under Max Mosley, was restructuring its commercial rights agreements with international series, handing many…
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Letters, March 2019
I was delighted to read the articles on Mike Hawthorn in the February 2019 of Motor Sport, but would take…
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Subscribe
Save money on every issue (up to 40% off) Get every issue before it appears in the shops Access to…
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Unwrapping Lewis Hamilton
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'The fastest I've seen': How Lewis Hamilton compares to F1's finest
An acknowledgement of Hamilton’s extraordinary ability as a driver is an essential component of understanding his enigmatic persona. His inner…
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The early signs of success
April 1998 JICA British karting championship, Larkhall It was Hamilton’s first meeting since McLaren boss Ron Dennis had agreed to back…
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Five of his best
2018 Hamilton’s best title would have been that as a rookie in 2007 – except, of course he didn’t win…
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Lewis: The Man
What you need to know about Lewis Hamilton is that protecting a sensitive inner soul is one tough hombre. That’s…
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Trial by Twitter
The race card The 2011 season wasn’t kind to Hamilton, who endured a mixed bag of results with a difficult…
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Nicolas Hamilton: My brother, Lewis
“We spent Christmas together as a family, out in the US – it’s the first time we’ve been able to…
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Last of the Beach Boys: racing on the Daytona sand
Hershel McGriff can recall how much his ’53 Oldsmobile cost when he picked it up from the factory in Lansing,…
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Spot the difference
Few things in motor sport are more evocative than watching a solitary car lapping an otherwise empty circuit. Senses trained…
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MS Shop Clock
Two period dials, one black and one white, reminiscent of instrument clusters of classic 1930s British sports cars Check out…
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