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The Credit Suisse Classic Car Program
Owning a classic car and experiencing the fascination of automotive history is something special. But experiencing it up close and…
October 2012
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The Real Deal
Six pages. That's all McLaren took to sign Gilles Villeneuve in 1977. As Martin Whitmarsh reveals, there’s more to F1…
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Lunch with... David Brabham
We’ve noted before the potency of the motor-racing gene, the father-and-son successions such as the Hills and the Villeneuves, and…
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What's in a name?
A great deal, according to the men behind the resurrection of the team formerly known as Toleman, Benetton and Renault.…
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Insight: Spirit of Innovation
With fewer variables to control, teams must think differently It’s only six years since Fernando Alonso won back-to-back championships with…
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Serious fun
Modern-day Le Mans ace Nicolas Minassian experienced more than he bargained for when he agreed to step back 20 years…
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Insight: Audi vs Peugeot: Inside the duel
For five incredible years Nicolas Minassian was privileged to find himself at the heart of the greatest sports car rivalry…
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Andrea de Cesaris: The bigger picture
Big breath. I have to go there. The matter has to be raised. So best get it out of the…
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Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
Every time Ferrari produces a new 12-cylinder two-seat flagship the motoring media pounces on the opportunity to proclaim it the…
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Nissan GT-R Track Pack
Few cars are as fawned over by press and public alike as the Nissan GT-R. The latest in a long…
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BMW X6 M50D xDRIVE
This really is the story of an engine, not just because it does things no engine has ever done, but…
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Dolan's flying start
It takes talent and years of experience to race at Le Mans, but accountant Simon Dolan didn’t believe in the…
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Fuelling the future
NASCAR is not known as a green sport, but recent initiatives are providing the irst step towards an environmentally friendly…
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The new unfair advantage
The PlayStation GT Academy winners have proven that they can race well, but it’s still seen as an easy route…
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Classic constrictions
The world’s biggest historic meet is a great weekend out – if you’re not in a hurry Pity poor Silverstone.…
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Design always matters
With an E-Type inside and C, D and E out front, Jaguar made a splash at the V&A I had…
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Some freedoms we don't need
Government proposals to relax rules on testing pre-1960 vehicles could affect all of us – the wrong way…. I've just…
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Dream Garage
What we'd blow the budget on this month ASTON WORKSHOP Aston Martin DB2 DHC The DB4, 5 and 6 series…
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RM Auctions
Unsurprisingly RM also had a successful Monterey sale with the 1968 Ford GT40 Gulf/ Mirage lightweight racer fetching more than…
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Gooding and Company
There weren't just records being set for individual cars at Gooding's Monterey sale as the company managed to sell machinery…
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