May 2023

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2023 Vauxhall Astra review

For longer than I’ve been doing this job, and that’s quite a long time, the Vauxhall Astra has been cast…

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The LED wristwatch that channels the spirit of Group C sports cars

It has been almost four years since we featured a new watch launch from New York-based designer and classic car…

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Goodwood Members’ Meeting to celebrate 80th anniversary in style

Goodwood Members’ Meeting, April 15-16 Amid all the historic race events across the UK, few can match the Goodwood Members’…

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Ferrari 1960-1965 book review: revolutionary era perfectly captured

Hallowed. A good way of avoiding the overused word ‘golden’ to pin down a period when everything looked at its…

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Formula 1 Technology: The Engineering Explained book review

Confession time: I’m not much interested in F1 drivers’ wages, their social media blunders or their ‘mental challenges for the…

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Chip Ganassi: The Motor Sport Interview

Floyd Ganassi Jr, better known as ‘Chip’, is quite simply one of the most successful team owners in the sport.…

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Howden Ganley: My life in cars

When I was young, our family car was… A Morris Minor, which my mother let me race once. We also…

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Bernie Ecclestone and Ayrton Senna: Flashback

This is the edge of the unique and beautiful Montreal paddock, as it was in June 1991. But ‘beautiful’ only…

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Letters May 2023

I’m sad to report the death of Charles Bridges at the remarkable age of 96. I spoke with him only…

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Historic racing: highlights of the 2023 season to come

Donington Historic Festival Donington Park, Leicestershire, April 29-30 The Donington Historic Festival is one of the key early season historic…

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Or take a more leisurely pace

Have classic car, will travel. For those who don’t just want to go to historic races but also want to…

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Goodwood’s great races: best of the ‘50s and ‘60s

1952 Lavant Cup April 14 Reigning Formula 1 world champion Juan Manuel Fangio was coming to Goodwood – as was…

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Goodwood Revival’s six of the best

6: Era- R5B Remus wins Woodcote trophy, 1998 The moment the union flag dropped to start the opening race of…

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Why racing greats keep coming back to Goodwood

Tom Kristensen Having won Le Mans nine times, the Great Dane headed for historics, becoming a crowd favourite at the…

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Seventh heaven: Behind the wheel of Moss’s TT-winning Ferrari 250 GT SWB at Goodwood

There are trickier corners than Madgwick at Goodwood, but not many. The approach is curved and unless you’re in something…

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The Jaguar F1 horror that still haunts Ford

Ford and Red Bull in alliance for 2026? These two have previous, and it didn’t end well. OK, the colours,…

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Adrian Newey renege left Rahal high and dry

The close friendship of Bobby Rahal, above left, and Adrian Newey, right, was founded on the bond that occurs when…

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Andretti vs Mansell: the 1993 IndyCar team-mates who couldn’t get along

The traditional pre-season test at Phoenix International Raceway was usually a casual, under-the-radar affair – no fans to speak of,…

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The surprisingly affordable Maserati Tipo 61 recreation

Those who doubt that cars should ever be described as works of art have probably never seen one of Maserati’s…

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M-Powered auction interest for BMW M3 Sport Evolution

Are you feeling M-powered? If not, a trip to RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba auction taking place during this spring’s Villa…