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Matters of moment, September 2013
Formula 1 might be as lost without Bernie Ecclestone as it would without Ferrari, but it’s a reality the sport…
September 2013
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Formula 1 news
Cash boost for F1 teams At least, that’s what Sauber and Lotus are hoping… | by Adam Cooper As Formula…
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TechnoFile
A glance at developments from the Formula 1 pit lane Lotus Like a passive F-Duct, Lotus’s drag reduction device stalls…
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International news
Allan Simonsen 1978-2013 Sports car racing was robbed of a talented and popular driver at the Le Mans 24 Hours.…
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The best of his era
Gordon Kirby In mid-summer, after 18 of 36 SPRINT Cup races, five-time champion Jimmie Johnson held a strong if not…
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Book reviews, September 2013, September 2013
McLaren from the Inside Photographs by Tyler Alexander As you can read in this issue, Tyler Alexander is one of…
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The control tyre conundrum
Mat Oxley Tyres account for an inordinate amount of the conversation in racing circles these days. Things have certainly come…
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Historic news
Aston Martin parties on Centenary celebrations continue into the summer | by Paul Lawrence Two major Aston Martin celebrations are…
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Quite simply glorious...
Rob Widdows The car sat silently under a sheet, inside a small, white tent. Curious fans peeped through the flaps.…
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Austin-Healey Sprite
An original road test taken from the Motor Sport archives, September 1958 | by Bill Boddy After neglecting the small…
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Road car news
Goodwood's supercar bonanza Manufacturers flock to impress their dream captive audience | by Andrew Frankel The supercar paddock at the…
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Volkswagen Golf GTi
The seventh chapter of a familiar tale | by Andrew Frankel You’ll think I’m saying it simply to be contrary…
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Mini Paceman
...or how style is sometimes used to solve probems that didn’t exist Some of you may remember I was once…
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Porsche Cayman
Less is more? Not in this instance... May your God spare you the Porsche bore. In clumps they can be…
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BMW M6 Gran Coupé
Effortless speed is a given, but true M-cars need more than that The last Gran Coupé I drove, the 640d,…
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Letters, September 2013
Wistful thinking Thanks for the superb Jim Clark edition (August). A chord was struck with the track test of the…
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Reflections with Nigel Roebuck
The magnificent challenge of Pikes Peak, Pirelli’s rapid response to the British Grand Prix tyre fiasco and how F1 failed…
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Niki Lauda vs James Hunt
The making of an A-list Formula 1 blockbuster, from the race tracks of 1976 to cinema’s silver screen It was…
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James Hunt, McLaren's unlikely hero: "We didn't know he was quick..."
A large Greek called Demis Roussos topped the charts. Water was rationed as Britain sweated in the hottest summer on…
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Niki Lauda: "The only one who should beat me was James Hunt because I liked the guy"
When Alain Prost deemed unacceptable the conditions at Adelaide in 1989, and withdrew after one lap, he was widely criticised. However dead the reckoning,…
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