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The Past and the Spurious book review — what is a genuine classic car?
I’m glad I’m not a judge. Paul Griffin, a city lawyer as well as a historic racer, hangs his book…
March 2023
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Mika Häkkinen: The Motor Sport Interview
Mika Pauli Häkkinen came to Britain from Finland in 1988, where he’d won everything there was to win in karting…
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Mika’s five formidable F1 performances
1993 Portuguese GP (DNF – crash) “Häkkinen was the breath of fresh air F1 needed in Estoril, and he bounced…
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André Lotterer on Bourdais, Pagenaud & Lamy: My Greatest Rival
For me this is not one driver, this is a team rivalry – Audi and Peugeot at Le Mans in…
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Martin Donnelly makes F1 comeback after horrific crash — Flashback
Silverstone. Thursday February 4, 1993. The media, out in force, has not come to admire the Jordan-Hart F1 car or…
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Letters March 2023
What a great picture of Tom Walkinshaw in the Pentax Cameras BMW 530i at the British Grand Prix support race…
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Long Beach 1976, the greatest historic race ever staged
Most halfway serious race fans know that the inaugural Long Beach Grand Prix – technically the US Grand Prix West…
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Mario Andretti: 'We're not asking F1 for favours, we're bringing something to the party'
Andretti Global, Michael’s racing empire based in the US, is teaming up with General Motors and the Cadillac brand in…
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Navigating in the middle of nowhere: Dakar's brutal challenge
The only sound is the wind rustling through the camel grass, sand stretching as far as the eye can see.…
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The rise of Walter Brun, privateer Group C champion
Joest, Kremer, Richard Lloyd, John Fitzpatrick… where would Group C have been without the great Porsche customer teams who were…
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Formula E — the new power generation
Almost a decade on from Formula E’s birth, its third generation of cars brought a new electric circus to Mexico…
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Simon Butler, the racing Reverend with eyes on Le Mans
If you think being a man of the cloth is about nothing more than preaching sermons, lending an ear to…
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Renault Sport Spider — transporting you back to 1990s summers
If you’re looking for a road-legal track-day car but think a Caterham 7 is too obvious and a Radical SR3…
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The Ferrari 250 LM that never raced
If you are reading this month’s issue hot off the press and you’re a fan of classic competition Ferraris, you…
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Royal Enfield Interceptor raising money for the Marines: Auction results
Royal Enfield 650 Interceptor ‘Bootneck’ Sold at Royal Marines Association gala auction, £60,000 Royal Enfield is going great guns with…
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Let’s get to the point
Kevin McNicholas artworks When it comes to Formula 1-themed art there seems almost no limit to the variety you can…
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Second career down under for GP greats
Send Us Your Images If you have any images that might be suitable for You Were There, send them to:…
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January 20, 2001 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
The 2001 WRC programme began with the Monte Carlo Rally. Although we know that Richard Burns would take the title…
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