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Porsche Speedster
Derek Warwick: Back in the hot seat While contemplating the future of the British GP, the former F1 ace tackled Silverstone…
September 2007
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Growing up quickly
Formula One Does experience still matter? Drivers such as Hamilton are seasoned racers by the time they graduate to F1 Lewis…
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Numbing down
Weight watchers The latest strain of BMW M3 is faster than previous editions. A pity then that’s it’s nowhere near…
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Crisis management
Few drivers have ever been as popular in the Formula 1 pitlane as Gerhard Berger. But it was against a…
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Glorious ambition
Aston Martin’s Project cars were intended to return the company to the forefront of GT racing. We drove a recreation…
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Tourist Trophy
The Tourist Trophy Celebration race has become one of the main attractions of the Goodwood Revival due to its glamorous…
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The right stuff
The annual Revival is justifiably promoted as a magical step back in time. In case you’ve never been, here’s why…
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Lunch with... David Richards
The multi-faceted motorsports tycoon discusses his rallying background, a laid-back management style, Aston Martin, helicopters and entry to F1 By…
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Being there
It’s free on TV, so why spend money on a grand prix ticket? We sent our man to Silverstone with instructions…
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The first all-British F1 victory: Tony Brooks on his shared 1957 British GP win with Stirling Moss and Vanwall
Those last 10 laps were exhausting. I was checking the rev counter, listening anxiously to the engine’s note, changing gear…
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Jordan 198: the car that carried Damon Hill to Belgian GP victory
Damon Hill’s Jordan 198, chassis number 3, sits quietly now under the spotlights at the Donington Grand Prix Collection. It…
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Jochen Mass on James Hunt
The mantelpiece at his home in Monaco has been creaking, these past years, under the weight of invitations to appear…
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Ford RS200
The Group B supercar was full of promise, but events overtook it and the entire class was canned before it…
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Turbo chargers
The pairing of Gilles Villeneuve and Eddie Cheever was exactly the spark a lacklustre World Championship of Makes required By…
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Spy stories
Espionage is big news in F1 right now, but it’s also old news. Ideas, designs, even complete cars, have been ‘borrowed’…
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David Purley: The fighter
No racing driver has ever survived such a big accident. And it’s unlikely that a grand prix car will ever…
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Crash & learn
When creating a modern F1 car, designers major as much on safety as speed. Robert Kubica is one who’s thankful…
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Robert Kubica
What did the young Pole think about – during and after – his spectacular crash during the Canadian Grand Prix?…
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Vintage Porto
McLarens, BRMs and GT40s raced amid memories of Porto’s 1960s grands prix as racing heroes of yesteryear looked on By…
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Forza Argentina
After designing and building a 3-litre V8 racing engine in less than a year, Oreste Berta dreamed of his self-built…
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